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Kamirithu: Community's struggle to keep Ngugi wa Thiong'o name alive

Author Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o during an interview with The Standard on 7/2/19. [File, Standard]

Everything at the historic Kamirithu Polytechnic in Limuru, Kiambu County, ran normally on Thursday.

The lecture halls face each other, as students rush from one to the other to get their plates— the lunch bell had rung. They queued one by one at the kitchen, where they were served rice, beans, and cabbage before settling in various places to eat.

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