Kenya missing in action at literary prize

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature founders Lizzy Attree and Mukoma wa Ngugi. [Courtesy: Twitter @KiswahiliPrize]

Tanzanians Halfani Sudy and Moh’d Omar Juma are the winners of the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2021. Sudy won in the fiction category for her book, ‘Kirusi Kipya’ and Juma won in the poetry category with ‘Chemichemi Jangwani’.