Why was ngugi wa thiong'o imprisoned? a. he formed a political party that directly opposed the european parties of the time. b. he was involved in a protest against making english the national language. c. he married a european woman, which was forbidden by kenyan law at the time. d. he staged a play that spoke out against the injustices that indigenous peoples of kenya suffered at the hands of postcolonial society.

D. He staged a play that spoke out against the injustices that indigenous peoples of Kenya suffered at the hands of postcolonial society.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan writer and academic who has published novels, plays, short stories and essays. He writes primarily in the Gikuyu language.

During the 1970s, Ngũgĩ began a project that tried to change the way theatre was performed in Kenya. He encouraged spontaneity and audience participation in his play. The political message of the play caused his imprisonment and subsequent exile for 22 years.

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explanation:

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.