I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA
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Binyavanga WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina 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 WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina 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 WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina All people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.
Binyavanga WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood.
Binyavanga WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina People reach an age… where somebody elses platform is no longer yours.
Binyavanga WainainaBinyavanga Wainaina Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London.
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