Writer and filmmaker Meja Mwangi dies aged 78 in Malindi, his popular books include Kill Me Quick and The Coackroach Dance.
Veteran Kenyan actor, writer and university lecturer David Mulwa dies while receiving treatment.
Mulwa had been admitted to the ICU at a Nairobi hospital late last month after suffering what appeared to be a minor stroke.
Africa urgently needs journals sponsored by regional agencies.
This is according to husband James Murua who said the incident happened on the global Sumud Flotilla water off the Gaza coast.
Soma Nami Books has grown from a book club into hosting the annual African Book Fair, which this year drew readers to the Kenya National Library with works from across the continent and diaspora.