Binyavanga Wainaina, the great Kenyan writer, bestselling memoirist, queer icon, and beloved literary influencer, recently passed on at the age of 48, on Tuesday, 21 May. The following send-off arrangement is taken from a press release received from Billy Kahora, editor of Kwani?, with additional information from Richard Ali, member of Jalada.
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Further to the announcement of the sad demise of (Kenneth) Binyavanga Wainaina, friends and family are welcome to attend the following sessions.
Friday, 23 May & Monday, 27 May
Meetings
Time: 5:00-7:30 p.m.
Venue: Southern Sun Mayfair, Park Road, Nairobi
Tuesday, 28 May
Open Mic: Honouring Binyavanga, Hosted by Kwani? Trust
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi
Gate: KSH 500
Thursday, 30 May
Remembrance and Celebration of Life
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC
Friday, 31 May
Jalada & The Book Bunk Memorial
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Venue: Mc Millan Memorial Library, Banda Street, Nairobi
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NOTE: Given that the details of the events are not all available at the time of writing, we will continue to update this post.
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