Ngũgĩ wa Mirii
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii | |
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| Born | 1951 Roromo, Limuru, Kenya |
| Died | 3 May 2008 Zimbabwe |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Language | Gĩkũyũ language |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Nairobi University |
| Notable works | Ngaahika Ndeenda (English: I Will Marry When I Want) |
| Children | Elizabeth Wanjiku Ngũgĩ, Wangari Ngugi, John Mirii Ngugi, Peter Kiarie Ngugi and Martha Nyambura |
| Relatives | Margaret Katungu, Zion Macharia, Zara Macharia, King Ngugi Mirii (grandchildren) |
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii (1951 – 2/3 May 2008) was a Kenyan-Zimbabwean playwright, social worker and teacher, most known for his play Ngaahika Ndeenda, which he co-authored with fellow Gikuyu writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. The play depicts the injustices and excesses of post-colonial Kenya, and was staged by non-intellectuals in an open-air theatre at the Kamirithu Educational and Cultural Center in Limuru.