Thursday, 22 November 2012
sCHOLARS AT THE LATE KENYAN WRITER PROF FRANCIS IMBUGA FUNERAL SERVICE
Dozen of Scholars University dons and students attended funeral service of the late Kenyan writer and actor Pro Francis Imbuga held at a Nairobi Church
The body was later airlifted to Western Kenya on Friday today for burial ceremony on Saturday in Maragoli where he was born 65 years ago
The late Imbuga who passed away early this week was termed as the father of playwrights in the modern Kenya whose contribution to the development of theater cannot be forgotten in a short period.
Lead by his long time publisher Dr Henry Chakava they termed Imbuga as a writer who understand his trade
While calling on upcoming writers to cope the late Imbuga they also appealed to the goverment through Ministry of Education to recommend some of the writers playbook as set study in Secondary Schools because they are rich in cultural.
Thsoe who also attended the funeral service included Sabatia Mp and DP Musalia Mudavadi among others,
Mudavadi termed Imbuga as a great writer of our time who books had inspired numerous Kenyans both old and young.
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