A renowned Kenyan author, Meja Mwangi, has been visiting Cologne - Germany to meet his fans and read his new book Rafiki which talks about social challenges that young Kenyans face in their day to day lives.
Born in Nanyuki - Kenya in 1948, Meja Mwangi is among well known prolific Kenyan writers. Apart from writing novels, Mwangi writes short stories, children's books and also assisted in directing well known movies such as out of Africa. He started his writing career in the 1970s and his debut was the award-winning "Kill Me Quick" which was published in 1973. Rafiki, a book translated into German, was the reason for him to visit Germany this month. DW's Victoria Engels caught up with him in Cologne.
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