John Rugoiyo Gichuki

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John Rugoiyo Gichuki is a teacher and columnist in Kenya. He won the BBC's African Playwriting competition for 2006 with his play Eternal, Forever, [1] and the BBC's African Performance playwriting competition in 2004 with his play A Time for Cleansing, a play about incest and refugees in Rwanda. [2]

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References

  1. "African sci-fi wins competition". BBC News . 11 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2006.
  2. "Kenyan writer wins BBC award". BBC News . 15 April 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007.