To Farmers, Take Back Your Land!
Magdalene Idiang’"The land is our mother, and to take it from us is to take away our very breath” - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’oThe small-scale village farmers are not farmers by…
To the Generation That Chose Fear and Silence, We Are Not You!
Kinuthia Ndung’uTo those who lived through the KANU dictatorship and now urge us to be silent - we hear you. We know your fear because we grew up watching it…
Atwoli’s Purple Politics: Empty Symbolism in the Face of Kenyan Workers Struggles
Photo credit: Gammz By Kinuthia Ndung'u In an astonishing display of misplaced priorities, Francis Atwoli, the long serving leader of the Central Organization of Trade Unions(COTU) since 2001, and The…
Sorrow, Struggle and the search for a new Kenyan dawn
Dedicated to the patriots and martyrs who came out to challenge unjust power during the historic Gen-Z uprising in Kenya. Kinuthia Ndung’u “The struggle of man against power is the…
STATEMENT BY WOMEN COLLECTIVE KENYA AGAINST THE INSENSITIVE COMMENTS ON COMMUNITIES LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
We reject the narrative that blames the most marginalized communities in Nairobi, especially those living in informal settlements, for the pollution of the Nairobi River. This narrative not only shifts…
Beyond Exploitation and Abuse
The Impact of Kenya’s Labour-Export Policy on Children Left Behind in Kenya By Chichi KoechHuman migration in pursuit of opportunities is a phenomenon that has taken place throughout human history.…
We shall win!
Inspired by the gallant women that contributed to the independence struggle in Kenya against British imperialism and dedicated to all women who continue to resist against the oppressive neo-colonial regimes.Engulfed…
Ken Saro Wiwa Did Not Die for This: The Legacies of Imperialism and Colonialism in the Niger Delta
Magdalene Idiang’The Niger Delta in Nigeria is a potent symbol of the broader legacy of imperialism across Africa. For over 67 years, multinational corporations - particularly the Royal Dutch Shell…
The Real Dragon: George Jackson and the Black August Tradition
By Alieu Bah "I don't want to die and leave a few sad songs and a hump in the ground as my only monument. I want to leave a world…
Memento Mori: On Death, Dying and Revolutionary Urgency
Image By Pawel Janiak By Alieu BahI have known loss. I have known grief. Immense loss that makes you forget how to grieve because the sadness and helplessness in the…