Katama G. C. Mkangi

Katama G. C. Mkangi (1944–2004) was a novelist, activist, and sociologist born in southeast Kenya, best known for his three novels, Ukiwa (1975), Mafuta (1984), and Walenisi (1995). He came by his interest in political satire honestly; under the regime of President Daniel arap Moi, Mkangi was held as a political prisoner from 1986–1988 for his association with the underground Mwakenya Movement that agitated for multiparty democracy.