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Kinyanjui Kombani

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in Nakuru, Kenya, Kenya

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Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller

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Kinyanjui Kombani 'The Banker who writes' is a Singapore-based Kenyan creative writer, banker, and design thinking specialist.

He is the 2018 Winner of the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature for his story 'Finding Colombia'. In 2019, he won the Jomo Kenyatta and Wahome Mutahi prizes for Literature for 'Do or Do' and 'Of Pawns and Players' respectively. He was named as one of the 25 Notable Authors of all time by Kenya Publishers Association in 2024.

His novels ‘The Last Villains of Molo’, and 'Den of Inequities' have been study texts at university level, while 'Finding Colombia' is a study text for Grade 7 in Kenyan schools. His autobiography, 'Dear Mama' is the compulsory set book for Grade 10 in Kenya.

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	Of Pawns and Players 4.18 avg rating — 168 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Villains of Molo 3.94 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Den of Inequities 4.05 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Mama it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Colombia 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wangari Maathai: Mother of Trees 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imani and the Missing Mace 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lost but Found 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do or Do 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kinyanjui Kombani liked Schola's review of Dear Mama: "Loved the unique way this autobiography is written. Really interesting book about celebrated author-Kinyanjui Kombani. I loved the short chapters too and the way COVID-19 is covered. Inspirational. Emotional.Unputdownable and the perfect book for bot" Read more of this review »
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