Age, Biography and Wiki
Ngugi wa Mirii was born on 1951 in Roromo, Limuru, Kenya, is a Kenyan playwright. Discover Ngugi wa Mirii's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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Playwright |
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57 years old |
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Roromo, Limuru, Kenya |
| Date of death |
2 May, 2008 |
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Zimbabwe |
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Kenya
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Ngugi wa Mirii Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Ngugi wa Mirii height not available right now. We will update Ngugi wa Mirii's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Elizabeth Wanjiku Ngũgĩ |
Ngugi wa Mirii Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ngugi wa Mirii worth at the age of 57 years old? Ngugi wa Mirii’s income source is mostly from being a successful Playwright. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Ngugi wa Mirii's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Ngugi wa Mirii Social Network
Timeline
He was educated at Ngenia Secondary School and from 1972 to 1974 worked with the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation.
He obtained a diploma in Adult Education at the Institute of Adult Studies, Nairobi University, and then joined the Institute of Development Studies.
While working there he became involved with peasants and workers in community development at Kamiriithu, Limuru.
In 1977, Ngũgĩ wa Mirii and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o co-authored a play titled Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want).
Both playwrights were arrested six weeks after the play debuted, and detained in prison.
Five years later, their next play Mother Cry for Me, forced both playwrights into exile, with Ngũgĩ wa Mirii settling in Zimbabwe while Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o fled first to Britain, and then to the United States.
In 1982, Ngũgĩ wa Mirii fled to Zimbabwe where he lived in exile.
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii was joined a year later by his wife, Wairimu wa Ngũgĩ and one-year old daughter, Elizabeth Wanjiku Ngũgĩ.
He then joined Zimbabwean Foundation for Education with Production (ZIMFEP) where he worked for several years.
In Zimbabwe, he wrote extensively about the Pan-African cause.
In 1985, he was awarded funding to found the Zimbabwean Association of Community Theatre.
He was granted Zimbabwean citizenship shortly after.
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii was known as a supporter of Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF.
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii (1951 – 2/3 May 2008) was a Kenyan-Zimbabwean playwright, social worker and teacher, most known for his play Ngaahika Ndeenda, which he co-authored with fellow Gikuyu writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
The play depicts the injustices and excesses of post-colonial Kenya, and was staged by non-intellectuals in an open-air theatre at the Kamirithu Educational and Cultural Center in Limuru.
Born in Roromo, Limuru, Kenya, Ngũgĩ wa Mirii was the second born in a family of six children born to John Mirii and Elizabeth Wanjiku.
On 3 May 2008, Ngũgĩ wa Mirii died in a car accident in Zimbabwe, after he drove into a stationary lorry nearby the suburb of Eastlea.
