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Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo
Born	Madeleine Mĩcere Gĩthae; 12 December 1942; Baricho, Kirinyaga District
Died	30 June 2023 (aged 80); Syracuse, New York, United States
Nationality	Kenyan
Citizenship	Kenya and the United States
Education	Alliance Girls High School;; Limuru Girls High School; Makerere University;; University of New Brunswick;
Occupation(s)	Professor, playwright, author, activist and poet
Employer	Syracuse University
Spouse	Divorced
Children	Mũmbi wa Mũgo, Njeri Kũi Mũgo
Relatives	Eunice Muringo Kiereini; the late Judi Muthoni Gilmore; the late Joyce Muthoni Githae; Duncan Mutugi Githae; Winnie Wambui Marekia; the late Rose Wanjiru Wachira; the late David Githanda; Patrick Njeru Githae and Nancy Wangari Githae (Siblings);

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo (born Madeleine Mĩcere Gĩthae; 12 December 1942 – 30 June 2023) was a Kenyan professor, playwright, author, activist and poet. She was a literary critic and professor of Literature, Creative Writing and Research Methods in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University. She was forced into exile in 1982 from Kenya during the Daniel Arap Moi dictatorship for activism and moved to teach in the United States, and later Zimbabwe. She taught Orature, Literature, and Creative Writing.

Mũgo's publications include six books, a play co-authored with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and three monographs. She also edited journals and the Zimbabwean school curriculum. The East African Standard listed her among the 100 most influential people in Kenya in 2002.

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo

Born	Madeleine Mĩcere Gĩthae (1942-12-12)12 December 1942 Baricho, Kirinyaga District
Died	30 June 2023 (aged 80) Syracuse, New York, United States
Nationality	Kenyan
Citizenship	Kenya and the United States
Education	Alliance Girls High School; Limuru Girls High School; Makerere University; University of New Brunswick
Occupation(s)	Professor, playwright, author, activist and poet
Employer	Syracuse University
Spouse	Divorced
Children	Mũmbi wa Mũgo, Njeri Kũi Mũgo
Relatives	Eunice Muringo Kiereini; the late Judi Muthoni Gilmore; the late Joyce Muthoni Githae; Duncan Mutugi Githae; Winnie Wambui Marekia; the late Rose Wanjiru Wachira; the late David Githanda; Patrick Njeru Githae and Nancy Wangari Githae (Siblings)