Mukoma violated what's African and could have cursed himself

University of Nairobi Deputy vice chancellor academic affairs Ayub Gitau ,Tee Ngugi (son of Ngugi wa thiongo),East African Educational Publishers CEO Kiarie Kamau and Thiongo wa njinju during the Professor Ngugi wa thiongo celebrations of his life and literal works at the taifa hall , University of Nairobi on 20th June 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

In life, there are matters that demand silence from us. This is not because they are not important, or that we do not care. It is just that they are sacred. I have been around for a long time to understand the African worldview. To an African, the home is not merely a physical space. It is a spiritual institution.

It is where lineage is anchored, memory is stored, and where dignity must be guarded. To tear open its sacred veils is to invite a storm whose winds can never be fully contained. That is why I find it troubling, even heartbreaking, that Mukoma wa Ngugi, a fellow scholar and writer chose to speak publicly about the intimate relationship between his father and mother. Ngugi wa Thiong’o is now gone but Mukoma carries a burden on his shoulders.