Plans are underway to celebrate and immortalize Kenya’s literary legends, including the writers, scholars, and thinkers who have defined the nation’s identity through the power of words. The government, through the State Department for Culture and Heritage in partnership with the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS), plans to establish a National Hall of Fame that will honor the country’s most influential authors and intellectuals. Speaking during the History Conference at the University of Embu on Saturday, November 8, 2025, held in memory of the late historian Stanley Mwaniki, Principal Secretary for Culture and Heritage Ummi Bashir described the initiative as The post Govt to Build National Hall of Fame in Nairobi for Authors, Poets, and Intellectuals appeared first on Nairobi Wire.