Africa: Stories in the 55 - Kenyan writer Kiprop Kimutai's short story speaks about the privilege of wealth in a queer environment
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In his short story "The Man at the Bridge", Kenyan writer Kiprop Kimutai explores the conflicted feelings of a closeted gay man-- a story that has garnered the 2018 Gerald Kraak Fiction prize. RFI's Africa: Stories in the 55 speaks to Kimutai about his inspiration for this piece.
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