The British official also suggested that ignoring Ngugi was a better strategy to avoid giving him publicity. In 1982, after the launch of his book, Devil on the Cross, in Britain, Ngugi feared for his life and did not return to Kenya. “There is no truth in Kiplagat’s allegations that Ngugi is now being employed by the GLC or Islington Council. It was his first substantive meeting with Moi, according to a confidential letter he sent to London after the meeting. But the British official repeated the line that Ngugi had not committed any crime hence there was no ground to extradite him.

Source: Daily Nation April 22, 2017 21:56 UTC