Career
Kilaka is an artist, storyteller and enthusiast when it comes to the collecting of old traditions and stories. When Kilaka was young he always painted and soon realized that he needed to make his way to Dar es Salaam for an education. There he got familiar with Tingatinga painting and today he is a front figure.
He debuted as a book illustrator with Fresh Fish.
In 2004 Kilaka was awarded the Peter Pan Silver Star (Peter Pans silverstjärna) for his work with Fresh Fish. His latest book is The Amazing Tree (2009), which was translated to many languages, e.g.
Swedish by Britt Isaksson under the title Förtrollad frukt. This book was also awarded the Silver Star, in 2011.
All three books are fables that praise friendship.
