We are not savages, Ngugi wa Thiong’o tells politicians

NAIROBI: Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has taken a swipe at the country’s political leaders for fanning ethnic divisions, while ignoring the yawning gap between the rich and the poor.

The academician, in a stinging jibe, described the term ‘tribe’ as ‘a collection of savages’ and wondered why Kenyans were still referring to themselves in terms of tribes, while the rest of the world had long ago abandoned such negative references.