“It is easy to speak about this book purely at the level of what it is about, rather than what it is.”

“I asked the two if they knew where Okot p’Bitek’s grave was. They didn’t, and neither did they know who that was…”

“In the aftermath of Moi’s death, his choirs of praise came to the fore again. He was exalted as an African statesman, a patriot, a hero who did his best to bring democracy to the continent. However, to many in the country, memories of Moi’s tyranny remain.”