Imbuga’s typewriter was launchpad for my career, declares writer

Standard Group CEO Orlando Lyomu (right) receives a gift from Prof Francis Imbuga's daughter, Doris Mbugua (centre), during the launch of an exhibition of renowned playwright Prof Francis Imbuga’s Literary Works at Kenya National Archives in Nairobi on Monday, November 19 2018. Looking on is former JKUAT vice chancellor Prof Mabel Imbuga. [David Njaaga,Standard]

Writer King’ori Gachoka was 22 years old when he first met celebrated author Francis Imbuga.

Things were so bad for the budding writer such that he could not afford a typewriter.