Renowned Kenyan Swahili author Ken Walibora dies in road accidentRenowned author and journalist Ken Walibora died Friday after he was knocked down by a matatu on Ladhies Road, Nairobi. [Joseph Muchiri/Standard]Renowned Kenyan Swahili author and Journalist Prof. Ken Walibora is dead.Details reaching the Standard Digital desk say Walibora, who was reported missing since Friday last week, was knocked by a matatu on Ladhies Road, Nairobi. The author is famous for the Swahili novel, Siku Njema, which was published in 1996 and saw Walibora become an instant household name in Kiswahili literature. Some of his most famous books include Siku Njema, Ndoto ya Amerika, Kidagaa Kimemwozea and Nasikia Sauti ya Mama. Published in 1996, Siku Njema is Ken Walibora’s magnum opus.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2020 07:44 UTC