Perhaps Mugo was privy to gossip on Ngugi’s plan for the polytechnic but, while I was at St. Paul’s, Ngugi left that unsaid. I was struck by how similar Ngugi and Mukoma are: They don’t approach writing as a 9-to-5 job. Incidentally, when will we admit that the English we speak, is actually a Kenyan language? Upon entering secondary school, that child should be able to learn at least one other Kenyan language. And, since complimenting one another is more important than winning over each other, I asked father and son to shake hands.

Source: Daily Nation March 02, 2019 09:33 UTC