Benard Hargreaves Ouma

Benard Hargreaves Ouma (b. 2002) is a Kenyan writer, scholar, and cultural advocate passionate about Pan-Africanism, good governance, and societal values. A student of English and Literature at Egerton University, he is the 2024/2025 Best Campus Representative Award winner and a prominent voice among university leaders. Ouma chairs the Concern Writers and Publishers Foundation (Kenya) and founded the Afrowriters Association to support emerging African writers. His work spans poetry, essays, and fiction, all rooted in the belief that “rewriting our own history” is key to Africa’s liberation. Follow him on Instagram: @dr.oumab.h.