Last week, the literary world lost Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the great Kenyan writer who gave Africa a powerful, unapologetic voice. He died aged 87. A towering figure, his novels, essays, and plays ...

The impact of Ngugi wa Thiong’o extends far beyond the literary realm. His advocacy for African languages has spurred ...

Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing ...

Lofty Return On October 24, 2013, two massive golden eagle statues were dedicated to the University by alumnus Chuck Scianna – one on the Hattiesburg campus and the other on the Gulf Park campus.

The death of Kenya’s literary giant, Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, in the US aged 87, has forced a rethinking of the state of ...

He joined Makerere University in 1969 and carried out research on marabou storks. Prof Pomeroy once served as the director of Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources and was ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938-2025) was a towering figure in African literature and postcolonial thought, widely regarded as East Africa's leading novelist and one of the continent's most influential ...

Ugandan study finds women with pregnancy complication known as pre-eclampsia three times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.

Jinja councillors have approved the allocation of 52.85 acres of land to Makerere University to construct a new campus in the city. Makerere University’s Jinja campus, established in 2009 ...