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Peter Kimani

Peter Kimani earned his doctorate in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston, and is a faculty member at Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi. A leading African writer of his generation, Kimani was one of three international poets commissioned by NPR to compose and present a poem marking Barack Obama’s inauguration in January 2009. Dance of the Jakaranda, his third novel, was recently published by Akashic Books. icon

Wading Through the Swamp: Nairobi, Kenya

By Peter Kimani

Above the low traffic hum on Woodvale Grove, the main street running through Nairobi’s affluent neighborhood of Westlands, a woman in braided hair …

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