The inaugural conference was held at the University of Nairobi and was themed, East Africa at 50: A Celebration of Histories and Futures. It was organised by the Department of Literature in general and specifically by Tom Odhiambo and his committee of experts. The famous Tanzanian doyen of Swahili literature passed on last week on January 9 at the age of 75. He was one of the international scholars who delivered the keynote lectures at the debut East African literature series conference in 2013. Other works include: Nagona (1990) and Dunia Uwanja wa Fujo (2007), among many others literary works dexterously crafted of form and content.

Source: The Star January 19, 2020 01:52 UTC