I met Frene Ginwala, who was defined to become the first Speaker of the Parliament of a democratic South Africa (and who has just died aged 90) first in Dar- Es-Salaam, Tanganyika, in June 1962.
I'd just attended the first Conference of African Writers held at Makerere University, Kampala, from June 11-17 of that year.
But now, there in my hands had come a ticket that would take me to Kampala, Uganda, and back. I sought out a very competent Travel Agent, and with his help, converted my ticket into a very complex, but inexpensive, one that would enable me to go from Uganda to Kenya, then to Northern and Southern Rhodesia, , as well as to Nyasaland
But in 1961, the British had caved in and released Mr Kenyatta. Now an Honourable Member f the Kenya Parliament, he was waiting in the wings to become Prime Minister!
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