Revolution is in the Air in Kenya: Maandamano Edition

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

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.…

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

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

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…

Night Runner

A crude man is at the helm; Like a constant…

We Are Now The New Wakuru – GenZ

Gava inamada mayouth na ndo future Ilibidi mayouth watake to…

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

May the Cries of the Marginalised Not Go Unnoticed Like Tears in the Rain

It is the season of the long rains. Humankind has its plans, but nature laughs at them – the recent floods are a testament to this. But whose plans are these meant for? Plans for all humanity or plans for…

By Mwongela Kamencu

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