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Binyavanga Wainaina: Fallen writer remembered in colours and words

Binyavanga Wainaina resting on a couch. [Photo: Courtesy]

The 2002 Caine Literary prize winner and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina died at his Langata home in Nairobi on Tuesday night after battling stroke.

The death of the 48-year-old writer, who declared being gay in 2014, has elicited reactions from Kenyans, international media and literature enthusiasts.

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