Commemorating Leeds alumnus, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
The University of Leeds mourns the passing of an illustrious alumnus, the pioneering African writer, dramatist, theorist and activist Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He died on Wednesday 28th May 2025, at the age of 87, in Atlanta, USA. Born in Kenya in 1938, Ngũgĩ studied an MA in the School of English at Leeds, 1964-1965. During...