Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Binyavanga Wainaina

Born: January 18, 1971
Died: May 21, 2019 (aged 48)
Bio: Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In April 2014, Time magazine included Wainaina in its annual TIME 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."
Known for:
- How to Write about Africa (2006)
- Discovering Home (2003)
- Kwani? 1 (2003)
- Beyond the River Yei (2004)






