I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation – you know the rest.

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Childhood Feelings Ideas
Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Country People Young
A stretch of my body would surely stretch as far as the sky. The whole universe poised, and I am the agent of any movement.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Movement Posed Stretch Universal
People reach an age… where somebody elses platform is no longer yours.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Age People Platform
Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Country Dominated People Worshipped
All people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

People Soul Spirit
I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a homosexual since I was five.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Homosexual Honestly Swear
I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation – you know the rest.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Believe Fighting Rights
I love playing with words and texture.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Love Playing Texture
I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Optimistic Rapids Transformation

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