Poetic Obituaries: In eulogies at the burial,

he said, the late Ngugi [wa Mirii] was described as unique in many ways and a remarkable man of many dimensions: a poet, pan-Africanist, artist, publisher, writer, filmmaker, media analyst and freedom fighter.

"We noted that Ngugi, Kenyan-born, had become a Zimbabwean citizen, and that he had embraced as his own the Zimbabwean struggle against imperialists," Mr [Chinondidyachii] Mararike said.

from allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Ngugi Laid to Rest

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