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Writer & Journalist
Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019) was a Kenyan writer, founding editor of *Kwani?*, and satirist.
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Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019) was a Kenyan writer, founding editor of *Kwani?*, and satirist.
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Won Caine Prize (2002)
Founded *Kwani?* magazine
Named TIME100 (2014)
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Editor *Kwani?*
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Journalist
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Publicly came out as gay (2014) in conservative Kenya
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Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019) was a Kenyan writer, founding editor of *Kwani?*, and satirist.
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