by Ndungi Githuku | Apr 5, 2021 | Issue 5, Poetry
I When I was a lil’ boy of 14 I wanted to be jus’ like Brass Big boots, jeans Dreadlock Rasta – Jus like Brass Before he became Brass He was Gib First Rastafarian to rock my hood That’s when tingz were nice and easy Life in Mwîmuto was good Gib...
by King Dodge | Apr 5, 2021 | Issue 5, Poetry
The mystery of death and life sing o muse, Hinders the moral effort towards divine insight Reduces their chances of attaining eternal peace Why do you smile great sages of heaven? Is it fear of unknown to your own amusement? People will feast welcoming a new born...
by Lena Grace Anyuolo | Apr 5, 2021 | Issue 5, Poetry
Until Protest Becomes Uprising Last night two men were killed by the police Which means it will not be long before they start killing people like me They are killing those with braided cords in their hair To stop the flow of time Which means it will not be long before...
by mkombozi | Apr 5, 2021 | Issue 5, Pictorial
Activists under the umbrella of the Social Justice Center Working Group addressed the nation and the President on 2nd April 2021 in Nairobi on a number of issues affecting the nation, key among them being the recently announced lockdown and increased curfew hours in...
by Njuki Githethwa | Apr 6, 2021 | Issue 5, Mashujaa
Koitalel Arap Samoei (1860 – October 19, 1905) was an Orkoiyot, the supreme and political leader of the Nandi people of Kenya. He led the Nandi resistance against British colonial rule. The Nandi Resistance was a military conflict that took place in Kenya between 1890...
by Njuki Githethwa | Apr 6, 2021 | Editor's Note, Issue 5
This 5th issue of Ukombozi Review is a collage of debates. It comes out at a time when some dark clouds have gathered. The dark clouds of Covid – 19 pandemic are yet to clear, actually, they are thickening with some regions in Kenya currently in a partial lockdown....
