Abdilatif Abdalla

Abdilatif Abdalla (born 1946 in Mombasa) is a Kenyan writer and political activist. He was imprisoned for his support of the Kenya People's Union, and began writing poetry in solitary confinement. A collection of poems from this time were published as a book titled ''Sauti ya Dhiki'' (1973), which was awarded the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature. Provided by Wikipedia