Kenya: Binya Was a Prolific Restless Spirit With a Funny Bone, Big Heart

I had two first meetings with Binyavanga Wainaina.

The first at Lenana School where he was two years ahead of me. I met him again in 2005 at his home-from-home Java Mama Ngina. He was now founding editor at Kwani? and larger than life.

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