EditorialIssue 18

Revolution is in the Air in Kenya: Maandamano Edition

The uprising led by the youth in Kenya was, and  still is,…

ArticlesIssue 18

A Change is Coming, and it’s Coming Soon: A snippet of the Gen Z protests in Kenya

The first time I watched Sarafina! I was about 13 years old.…

ArticlesIssue 18

Everything Must Fall, Everything Must Change

The youth in Kenya are no joke. They stormed the National Assembly in Kenya on 25 June 2024. They set…

Njuki Githethwa By Njuki Githethwa

Beyond TikTok to Occupy Parliament!

In my previous writings, I have critiqued online artivism in…

Articles Issue 18

A Change is Coming, and it’s Coming Soon: A snippet of the Gen Z protests in Kenya

The first time I watched Sarafina! I was about 13…

Articles Issue 18

The Gen Zs are in Town

19 June  "Yawne yo", the Gen Z are in town,…

Articles Issue 18

Towards a Free Society: A Millennial’s Reflections on the “Gen Z” Protests in Kenya

June 25, 2024 will go down in history as one…

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Poetry

We Are Now The New Wakuru – GenZ

Gava inamada mayouth na ndo future Ilibidi mayouth watake to…

Issue 18Poetry

Finding My People

The nightmares were terrible  Abducted at midnight by hooded men…

Poetry

Sexy Workers

Evangelist of the truth na ningekuwa bunge Nay sayers wangesema…

Poetry

What Just Happened?

1 When the dust is still in the air When…

Poetry

They Will Not Believe

They will not believe when We take back what is…

Poetry

On A Day Like This

It is on a day like this Not too early,…

Poetry

Mama I Made it!

I occupied Parliament Remember the #occupyParliament demonstrations? But tell papa…

Poetry

Ka’Rei: A Seed Of Change

Wide-eyed, flat on his back, dust gritty beneath him. His…

Mashujaa

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 County, stands a weathered container…

By Tafahri Munjatta
Issue 8Mashujaa

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
Issue 7Mashujaa

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
Issue 6Mashujaa

Waiyaki wa Hinga

Waiyaki wa Hinga was a leading personality in people’s resistance against the British invasion and…

By Njuki Githethwa

Casso

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Casso

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Bwana Mdogo

By Bwana Mdogo

RIC

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RIC

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ArticlesIssue 17

Beyond Protest To Liberation Music

When Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, he was hailed and ridiculed by many critics in equal measure. That Bob Dylan music was even considered for the award was an accomplishment by itself. It was…

By Njuki Githethwa

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