One of Kenya's brilliant literary minds has decided not to come back home because the country doesn't have "big dreams for its human beings".

In a social media post, Binyavanga Wainaina wrote, "I am finally, not coming home to Kenya to live after my stay in Germany in April. I will continue to live in South Africa. That is a country with big dreams for all its human beings. Kenya would rather see me dead, than live and love."

He added, "The board of Kwani have no idea how that breaks my heart they are all too Kenyan. The institution I founded with so much energy and me part ways because in the final analysis, they were not keen for the way I have chosen to love."

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Binyavanga is bitter that Kwani refused to fund his trip to South Africa to be with his boyfriend. The famous author did not mince his words when calling them out on that.

He explained, "The board. Two weeks ago, I sent a letter to my doctor. I said to her I would like to see a psychiatrist. I was being pressurised quite intensely by Chimamanda Adichie and somebody who shall remain anonymous.

I have fallen out with my whole family. I even wrote my will since I know I can die anytime. When I asked The Board of Kwani to fund a trip to South Africa, they know not about my depression, but they knew that there is nothing doctors can do anymore. I can. die. anytime. To deny me time with my boyfriend, I can only say they want me dead or they do not want homosexual me hooking up.

I have resigned from the board, and will not use the fund for any reason at all. Ever. I have sent them today by email a letter from my psychiatrist. I went to see him yesterday after the news that I will not be seeing the man I love. I was in tears for three days. Yesterday I had to get somebody to take me for the appointment. I hate hate hate that kind of cheap moralising by the board. His conclusion: major depressive disorder. He gave me anti depressants."