Article 4FMK9 Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan author and gay rights activist, dies aged 48

Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan author and gay rights activist, dies aged 48

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Alison Flood
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One of Africa's best-known authors and gay rights activists died on Tuesday after an illness

One of Africa's best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at the age of 48.

The Kenyan author died on Tuesday night in Nairobi after a short illness, the BBC reported. His death was confirmed by Tom Maliti, the chairman of the Kwani Trust, which Wainaina founded.

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