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Reverend Samuel Kobia, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) chairperson, has confirmed plans to arrest a leader for ignoring their summons. Speaking to a local TV station on Wednesday night, May 28, 2025, Kobia indicated that for the last year, only three individuals have snubbed their summons. Out of the three, Kobia told the TV station that two went undercover and are being sought, while one is actively being tracked for arrest.

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Popular Mugithi artist and police officer Samuel Muchoki, famously known as Samidoh, is among the budding writers who wanted to tap into Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s rich experience. In a statement on Thursday, May 29, 2025, Samidoh revealed that he met the renowned and award-winning Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in June 2024. Their conversation ended with a promise where Samidoh told the revered writer that he would fly back to Atlanta to seek his support in writing a book.

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A Kenyan social entrepreneur, Kennedy Odede, is the laureate of the 2025 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. Odede, founder and chief executive officer of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a Kenyan grassroots organisation providing services to urban slums, was recognised on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for his contribution to Kenyan society, especially in slum areas.

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Following the passing of one of Africa’s most revered literary figures, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, at the age of 87, Kenyan leaders have shared their heartfelt messages in honour of the celebrated writer. Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Masika Wetang’ula, was among the leaders who penned messages of tribute to the giant in African literature. Wetang’ula described the deceased as a mighty voice. “Prof. Ngũgĩ was not confined by the ordinary constraints of storytelling.

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | Lutta Njomo

| Ngugi wa Thiong’o, one of Africa’s most revered literary figures, has passed on. His daughter, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, confirmed his death through a brief message published on her Facebook page on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. According to the daughter, his last wishes were that people should celebrate his life and work“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, this Wednesday morning, 28th May 2025. He lived a full life, fought a good fight.