Walibora, Ken

LC control no.	n 97901099
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PL8704.W32 IEN
Personal name heading	Walibora, Ken *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Waliaula, Ken Walibora Walibora Waliaula. Ken
Associated country	Kenya
Associated place	United States
Death date	2020-04-10
Field of activity	Swahili literature Swahili fiction Swahili language
Affiliation	Riara University Nation Media Group Limited Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Ohio State University University of Wisconsin--Madison
Profession or occupation	Authors Novelists Poets Linguists Broadcasters
Found in	Siku njema, c1996: t.p. (Ken Walibora) p. 4 of cover (broadcaster with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) Narrating prison experience, 2013: ECIP t.p. (Ken Walibora) Riara University website, Press release - Dr. Ken Walibora, April 15, 2020, viewed April 16, 2020 (Dr. Ken Walibora passed on on Friday April 10, 2020, in a road accident; he was the Director of the Global and Language Studies (GLAS) Centre at Riara University, and lectured at Riara University's School of International Relations and Diplomacy; fondly referred to as Mwalimu Ken; author of many books written in his favourite language Kiswahili; his book Siku Njema (1996) endeared him to readers across the globe, and is now studied in Kenyan secondary schools; he was also a prolific poet, and interested in prison narratives; he previously worked with Nation Media Group) Okayafrica (website), Celebrated Kenyan author and Swahili expert, Ken Walibora, has died, April 15, 2020, viewed April 16, 2020 (Kenyan author, linguist, and journalist Ken Walibora died on Friday after being struck by a matatu; he was 56; advocated for use of Swahili in schools; published over 40 works; he was assistant professor in African languages at University of Wisconsin and also taught at Riara University in Kenya; PhD in comparative cultural studies, Ohio State University; was a Swahili broadcaster on the Kenyan entertainment channel NTV)
Associated language	swa eng