ART: Mourning Mwaura, the painter with a beautiful soul

Kenyan painter Ngene Mwaura. He died in mysterious circumstances aged only 38. PHOTO | COURTESY

The art world is mourning one of Kenya’s lynchpin painters, Ngene Mwaura, who has died in mysterious circumstances, aged only 38.

Mwaura’s body was found at the Nairobi City Mortuary on December 10, after a thorough search by his friends at police stations, hospitals and the Industrial Area remand prison, following his disappearance three days earlier.