Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi.

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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089573

South African History Online (2012) 'Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089573 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089573, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089573. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife are attacked by armed men in the capital Nairobi.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089573.