Ngugi wa Mirii
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Ngugi wa Mirii is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) was a Kenyan playwright. He was known for his play, I Will Marry When I Want, which he co-authored with fellow Gikuyu writer Ngugi wa Thiongo.
Ngugi wa Mirii was educated at Ngenia Secondary School and from 1972-1974 worked with Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
Kenya posts and telecommunications corporation
Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation was a government company that provided telecommunication and postal services across Kenya.-History:...
. He took a diploma in Adult Education at the Institute of Adult Studies, Nairobi University and then joined the Institute of Development Studies. While working for the Institute he became involved with peasants and workers in community development at Kamiriithu, Limuru
Limuru
Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800....
. In 1982, he went to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
where he lived in exile. He was known as a supporter of Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...
and Zanu-PF. On 3 May 2008, he was killed in a car accident in Zimbabwe, at age 57. He drove into a stationary lorry nearby the suburb of Eastlea
Eastlea
Eastlea Community School is a comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Newham in east London. It educates 11 to 16 year olds in compulsory education and offers a wide range of GCSE subjects, BTEC National Diplomas in Sport and Digital Applications, and early entry A-level courses in...
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