Kenya: LGBT Activist and Writer Binyavanga Wainaina Is Dead

Nairobi — Kenyan writer and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina is dead.

According to reports, the Caine Prize winner died at the age of 48 after a short illness, BBC Africa has reported.

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