Rasna Warah
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Rasna Warah (1962 – 11 January 2025) was a Kenyan writer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
She was born in Nairobi in 1962, and went to a boarding school in Naini Tal in northern India.[7] She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and women's studies from Suffolk University in Boston, United States, where she spent five years, and a master's in communication for development from Malmö University in Sweden.[8] She also spent a year living in London, England, where she found "the weather and the coldness of the people are quite alienating".[7] She worked for some time as an editor at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).[1]
She wrote regularly for The Elephant,[9] The Daily Nation,[10] and Debunk.[8]
Rasna Warah died of cancer on 11 January 2025.[3][11]
Selected publications
[edit]- Warah, Rasna (2016). UNsilenced: Unmasking the United Nations’ Culture of Cover-Ups, Corruption and Impunity. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5049-9993-9.
- Warah, Rasna (11 May 2014). "Yesterday it was Asians, today it is Somalis, Tomorrow it could be You". Sunday Nation. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- Warah, Rasna (2014). War Crimes: how warlords, politicians, foreign governments and aid agencies conspired to create a failed state in Somalia. Author House. ISBN 978-1-4969-8281-0.
- Warah, Rasna (2012). Mogadishu Then and Now: A Pictorial Tribute to Africa's Most Wounded City. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4772-2903-3.
- Warah, Rasna (2011). Red Soil and Roasted Maize: Selected Essays and Articles on Contemporary Kenya. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4567-7725-8.
- Warah, Rasna (2008). Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits: An Anthology. Author House. ISBN 978-1-4670-2276-7.
- Warah, Rasna (1998). Triple Heritage: A Journey to Self-discovery. R. Warah. ISBN 978-9966-9974-9-4.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rasna Warah". africasacountry.com. Africa Is a Country. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Mengesha, Ras (17 January 2025). "Who Was Rasna Warah?". Debunk Media. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b Makokha, Kwamchetsi (13 January 2025). "Rasna Warah: A warrior of truth hangs up her sword". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Guchu, Betty (15 January 2025). "A Tribute to My Friend Rasna Warah". The Elephant. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Our Tribute to Rasna Warah – Exceptional Writer, Activist & Human Rights Defender". Embrace everyone. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025. Includes 6m25s video clip
- ^ Muluka, Barrack (19 January 2025). "Kenya will miss Rasna Warah's clarity of expression and spine". The Standard. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Rasna Warah, Columnist and Writer". Lost in Nairobi. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Rasna Warah, Author at Debunk Media". Debunk Media. 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 6 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Rasna Warah - The Elephant". 16 October 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Search: Rasna Warah". Daily Nation. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Warah, Rasna (13 January 2025). "Cancer: The Enemy Within – Adios Rasna Warah". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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