Refocusing the Kenya Resistance: From GenZ to Working Class
There has been much attention given to the actions by GenZs and others under the RutoMustGo resistance activities in Kenya . This is appropriate as these actions have been the…
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In New African Protest Movements, the Youth Are Leading the Way
by Onyonge Mengo and Moses Awuor “Africa is Rising!”—or so the narrative goes. But the sun of economic growth does not shine on everyone. African youth face record-high unemployment, political underrepresentation,…
Ruto’s Kenya
Since June’s anti-finance bill protests, dozens of people remain unaccounted for—a stark reminder of the Kenyan state’s long history of abductions and assassinations. Ruto’s government is abducting people every day.…
#RutoMustGo as a Resistance Movement
Events in Kenya are moving at a fast pace in the year 2024. Resistance to capitalism and imperialism under another comprador government had given birth to a new upsurge in…
What Next for Resistance in Kenya as the Comprador Government Increases Repression?
The on-going resistance in Kenya is sometimes referred to as a revolution. This is perhaps because the hope for change from the status quo is stronger than the reality. It…
People’s Resistance to Capitalism and Imperialism in Kenya — Then and Now
Comparing war of independence with people’s resistance today Note: This is a companion article to the author’s ‘Historical Perspective on the Resistance of Gen Z in Kenya’ published in countercurrents.org on 14-07-2024 . Available…
First came the floods that washed away people’s homes, then came the bulldozers that destroyed everything that was left
Before the mass revolt in Kenya spread countrywide in June, it had started in the informal settlement area of Mathare, in Nairobi, following forced evictions after flooding in the area.…
Kenya’s Ruto bans protests as hundreds of thousands of teachers threaten to strike
Yesterday, the Kenyan government of William Ruto banned protests in the heart of the capital Nairobi indefinitely. The move targets the continued mass protests across the country against austerity, mass…
Kenyan anti-Ruto protests continue as Uber drivers walk out and truckers threaten to strike
Tens of thousands protested yesterday across Kenya, demanding President William Ruto’s resignation and calling for a “total shutdown.” Voicing opposition to police repression, austerity measures, soaring living costs, and mass…
Historical Perspective on the Resistance of Gen Z in Kenya
PART 1: The Story Volcanoes do not erupt suddenly, although they seem to do so. It may take years or decades of underground activities which build up the pressure to…
Spreading protests demand Kenyan president “Ruto must go!”
Yesterday, Kenya’s anti-austerity protesters staged the #OccupyEverywhere shutdown of Nairobi and other major cities. In Nairobi, where schools and most of the central business district remained closed, thousands of youth…
Kenya’s Ruto withdraws IMF-Finance Bill in attempt to stem social explosion after massacre of anti-austerity protestors
Kenya’s President William Ruto announced the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024 Wednesday, terrified of the mass opposition sparked after Bloody Tuesday when police gunned down dozens of austerity protestors…
Bloodbath in Nairobi, as millions protest Kenyan President Ruto and parliament is stormed
Kenyan President William Ruto has called out the army after millions protested his mass austerity Finance Bill. Describing protesters as “treasonous” and “dangerous criminals” in a televised address, he said…
Combating Capitalism and Imperialism in the 21st Century – Some Experience from Kenya
Capitalism and imperialism have been exposed as anti-people forces like never before by their sponsorship of the genocide of the Palestinian people by their special agent, ‘Israel’, an illegal country created…
Understanding the role of trade unions under capitalism and imperialism in Kenya
Trade Unions have played a crucial role in Kenya’s anti-colonial, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist struggles in Kenya. This assessment is confirmed by several studies including one from 1998 and the other…
Kenya and Palestine Are Among The Victims of The Imperialist Power Games
The social media is an important resource for oppression — or resistance, depending on who you are and where you stand. A recent posting on Facebook from Khatija Suleman asked…
The Voice of Ambu H. Patel, the Freedom Fighter from Kenya, must not be Silenced!
Written for the reprint of Ambu H. Patel (Ed): Struggle for ‘Release Jomo & Colleagues’. Nairobi: Vita Books (Forthcoming). The book, Struggle for Release of Jomo and his Colleagues…
Is the Left Dead in Kenya?
Kenya faces critical times today as the government of President Ruto moves full speed towards the agenda set by USA via IMF directives. The push on Kenya to turn ‘West”…
The Kenya Resistance Archives Adds the Missing Links to the History of Kenya
The official or ‘normal’ history of Kenya ignores or downplays resistance to capitalism and imperialism by the people of Kenya. Mostly ignored are organisations of those who opposed the rule…
Reflections on the Revolutionary Legacy of Makhan Singh in Kenya
Photo Credit: Amarjit Chandan and Manmit S. Jabbal This is an extract from a revised version of earlier articles on Makhan Singh. It will be published in Reflections on…
Tunakataa! Saying ‘No’ to Capitalism and Imperialism in Kenya
Preface to the book by Durrani, Nazmi: Tunakataa! We Say No! Resistance Poems in Kiswahili and English Reflecting Life in Kenya in the 1980s. Forthcoming: Nairobi: Vita Books. [Tunakataa: Kiswahili…
Trade Unions, Power and Politics in Kenya – No Politics, No Power!
Capitalism destroys every attempt by working class to end the exploitation and oppression created by capitalism itself. That is the only way capitalism has survived over generations. Workers have organised…
Trade Unions are the Future of Kenya
Image the situation in Kenya in the 1930s. The most powerful imperialist country in the world was in total control of land, life and future of the country. Not only in…
How Babban Gona Keeps Nigerian Youth Off The Streets
In 2012, Nigeria was amidst a social and political crisis when Kola Masha, the Harvard educated managing partner of Babban Gona, the award-winning for-profit social enterprise, took a monumental decision…
Capitalist Exploitation Entrenched in Kenya
An important feature of life in Kenya, as in other capitalist countries, is the ever-present exploitation of labour and resources in every aspect of life. It is so prevalent that…
Kenya’s “Null And Void” Election
It seemed as though last months election in Kenya would be, as always, stolen fair and square. Instead a Supreme Court hand picked by the Kenyatta Royal Family revolted and…
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