A painting of Okot p’Bitek by S. Mwanje at the Uganda National Cultural Centre in Kampala. Right, his books. Photos/Morgan Mbabazi.
July 20 marked the 31st anniversary of the death of Ugandan writer, poet, theologian, actor, philosopher and cultural revolutionist, Okot p’Bitek.
At the time of his death, Okot, winner of the 1972 Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, was a professor of creative writing at Makerere University. His literary career embraced the disciplines of social anthropology, education, law, literature, history, religion and philosophy.
