Celebrating life, works of Kiswahili icon Ken Walibora
Kenyan author, literary scholar and journalist Ken Walibora. Since passing on, interest in Ken Walibora’s books especially 'Siku Njema' and 'Kidagaa Kimemwozea' and his life has grown. FILE PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL | NMG
As we laid the late Ken Walibora to rest at his home on the slopes of Cherang’any Hills in Trans Nzoia County, I vividly remembered the last time he and I discussed the place of Kiswahili literary heritage in development.
That discussion held in Zanzibar reminded me of an animated talk I had had earlier on with two distinguished Kiswahili scholars from Tanzania, Mugyabuso Mulokozi and Fikeni Senkoro. We were all in agreement that we had failed to honour our literary icons.
