Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature is a biennial literary award given by the Kenya Publishers' Association. It has been called "the most prestigious literary award in the country". The first award was in 1974, however due to financial constraints it was unable to continue. In 1990 the award was revived with sponsorship from the Text Book Centre, and the first prize given in 1992. Beginning in 2015 the award's official name was changed to Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature. 1974 1992 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Jomo Kenyatta Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu". The book was published under Armstrong's name, although Kenyatta claimed he should have been listed as co-author. He enrolled at UCL as a student, studying an English course between January and July 1935 and then a phonetics course from October 1935 to June 1936. Enabled by a grant from the International African Institute, he also took a social anthropology course under Bronisław Malinowski at the London School of Economics (LSE). Kenyatta lacked the qualifications normally required to join the course, but Malinowski was keen to support the participation of indigenous peoples in anthropological research.