Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was born on 1 October 1988 and is a Ugandan novelist and lawyer.
12 Facts About Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is the author of The Greedy Barbarian and Banana Republic: Where Writing is Treasonous.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was named winner of the English PEN 2021 Pinter International Writer of Courage Award.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija studied at several primary schools in the same district.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija attended Kyamakanda Secondary School, Makobore High School and Kigezi College Butobere for O'level.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija later joined Muyenga High School in Kampala for A'level.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija graduated with a bachelor's degree of Laws from Cavendish University Uganda, degree in development studies from Kyambogo University, a master's degree in journalism from the University of Cape Town and a master of laws from Europa Universitat Viadrina.
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On 13 April 2020, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested by security operatives from his home in Iganga and detained for publishing his first book The Greedy Barbarian which they believed was about the person of President Yoweri Museveni.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested again on 18 September 2020 after writing another novel, narrating his ordeal in the hands of his captors.
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In February 2021, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija sued the Government of Uganda for the torture he suffered at the hands of Chieftancy of Military Intelligence security operatives.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was released for a brief home visit under armed guard that day.
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija showed visible signs of torture from the Ugandan police, including bloodstains on his clothing, which was removed by Kakwenza and kept by his wife.