The Revolution Rolls On in Kenya

There is a point in a revolution when there is an interregnum, an interval or pause. At times it is…

Njuki Githethwa By Njuki Githethwa

Legacy Unbroken: The Oath of 2033

In the eerie silence that hung over Nairobi in 2033,…

Articles Issue 19

Mama Mboga Dialogue With Zakayo

(Inside a lavish office, arranged the same way as Mr.…

Articles Issue 19

The Struggle and Suffering of Writers

"The novelist struggles and the poet suffers." This pithy statement,…

Articles Issue 19

The Genz Revolution and the Centrifugal Forces Fueling Discontent in Kenya

In this article I compare the crisis in Kenya with…

Articles Issue 19

Reflections on the GEN-Zs Protests in Kenya: The Revolution was not Televised

Ukombozi (freedom or liberation) is more of a verb than…

Articles Issue 19

Mau Mau’s Musings: Reflections on the Eve of Death

The night thickens like a shroud around me. The gallows…

Articles Issue 19

From Hand to Mouth

Kenya imekuwa a residence of evil.  The chief justice sleeps…

Times are Tough, na No One Can Stomach it

Wazee wamelose hope, nao watoi wanarun from home juu ya…

The Ruler of the Demons Will Flee

The ruler of the demons long possessed you! And gave…

The Litter We Treasure

Literature or literate treasure or literate erasure all lit little…

The Teetotaler

The son of our mothers once liked his tales He…

Let’s Create a Revolution

Rex Masai showed us the way Freedom has never been…

Homeland or Death, My Love.

Yesterday mothers cried They flocked the morgues Their children murdered…

What Kind Of Times Are These?

Dedicated to the GEN Zs and fellow youth who took…

Syotune wa Kathuke

For as long as Kenya has existed, Kenyans have resisted oppression. Oppression from colonizers and even from the African leaders…

By Mwende Kyalo

MWAKENYA HOUSE: A Bastion of Revolution in the Heart of Kenya

On the outskirts of Nairobi, where the city's bustle fades into the quiet of Kiambu…

By Tafahri Munjatta

Profile of Field Marshall Mûthoni wa Kîrîma

Muthoni wa Kirima is a retired top-ranking female fighter in the Kenya Land and Freedom…

By Njuki Githethwa

The Story of Yusuf bin Hassan aka Dom Jeronimo, the Last Swahili Sultan of Mombasa

By Judy Aldrick* In 1592, the island of Mombasa was divided between the Portuguese and…

By Judy Aldrick

A Review of “Cocktail From The Savannah”

If I were to describe "Cocktail from the Savannah" in a few words, I would call it a Kenyan made soap opera, complete with the rich man saves poor girl trope. Set in the background of Maasai Mara, with a…

By Mwende Kyalo

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