Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019) was a Kenyan journalist and writer. He was born in Nakuru on 18 January 1971. He died in Nairobi on 21 May 2019, at the age of 48.
Binyavanga Wainaina worked in literary activity and journalism.
The honours on record include Caine Prize (2002). Binyavanga Wainaina studied at University of East Anglia, University of Transkei and Mang'u High School.
The recorded cause of death is stroke.
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