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Those who abuse freedom are dangerous to our future

Henry Munene

Four years ago, South Sudanese poet and cultural critic Taban Lo Liyong flew to Nairobi to submit his final draft of a play, The Colour of Fate, which is based on the 2008 post-election violence. After long evening meetings, where we tried to fine-tune the play, I asked the controversial doyen of African literature what he thought was wrong with leadership in Kenya.

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