For those of us who grew up with "the best Kenyan writers" (whatever that means) living in exile, jailed and persecuted, or poor and under appreciated, or censored heavily, he came back and that was major.
Kwa wale miongoni mwetu ambao walikua pamoja na  waandishi maarufu wa kikenya wanaoishi uhamishoni, waliotiwa gerezani, maskini au wasiopongezwa au kukataliwa vibaya mno, yeye alirudi nyumbani na hilo lilikuwa jambo muhimu sana .