Renowned author Micere Mugo dies at age 80

Micere Mugo in 1995. [File, Standard]

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga shared his condolences on Twitter saying: "Our Comrade, Sister, and Revolutionary, Professor Micere Githae Mugo has joined our ancestors. May she shine in the light of the ancestral abode as she shone on earth with revolutionary light. Her revolutionary Spirit Lives."

Mugo's counterpart Ibbo Mandaza also penned his heartfelt tribute describing her as a fighter and an African icon.

"Sad news that one of our luminaries, sister, and comrade in the long struggle for liberation in Africa and the diaspora, Professor Micere Mugo, has succumbed to a protracted fight with cancer. Go well, our darling sister. You live an indelible track record!" he said in a tweet.

Prof Micere Mugo during a public lecture at Riara University in June 2015. [File, Standard]

As a thespian, Mugo collaborated with other African writers in editing plays and stories one of them being The Trial of Dedan Kimathi which she collaborated with Ngugi wa Thiongo.

She will be remembered for her boldness in fighting for the human rights of Africans and upholding African culture through her literature.