 Ntiru deals with issues of contemporary East Africa and while he acknowledges other poets in other literatures, he consciously explores the divisions within human society and critiques his society's attitudes towards the unfortunate.Apart from poetry he has also written a radio play and short stories, and his poems "If it is true", and "The miniskirt" are included in "The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry" (1999).Richard Ntiru was born near Kisoro in Kigezi District, in south-western Uganda.