Who was Micere Githae Mugo? Kenyan Playwright and Activist Dead at 80

Micere Githae Mugo was a Kenyan playwright and activist who was very known for fighting against a good course. She wrote several books including My Mother’s Poem and Other Songs, African Orature and human rights, Daughter of my people, Sing!, Writing and Speaking from the Heart of My Mind, Mzalendo Kimalth, and more.

She was the founder and President of the Pan-African Community of Central New York where she initiated volunteer programs in two prisons. She was an official speaker of Amnesty International and a consultant for the “Africa of Horizon” series by Blackside.

Githae Mugo was a political activist who fought against human rights abuses in Kenya. Her political activism led her to being harassed by the police and arrested. She and her family were forced to depart Kenya in 1982.

She was stripped of her citizenship and was given to Zimbabwe. She worked, wrote, and taught from abroad since she left Kenya. She was a citizen of Zimbabwe from 1984 until she died in 2023.