However, unlike other writers who went into exile, Wainaina returned home, and as Nanjala Nyabola points out for BBC on Twitter, that was major:
Hata hivyo, tofauti na waandishi wengine waliokuwa uhamishoni,  Wainaina alirudi nyumbani kama Nanjala Nyabola anavyoelezea BBC kupitia Twitter, anasema hiyo ilikuwa muhimu: