Editorial: The World is Changing; will Kenya Follow Suit?
The world is changing. Or is it? Vladimir Putin sees ‘truly revolutionary, tectonic changes in geopolitics, the global economy, in the technological sphere, in the entire system of international relations’ [which are] ‘fundamental, pivotal and inexorable’(1) And yet,...
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Editorial: The World is Changing; will Kenya Follow Suit?
The world is changing. Or is it? Vladimir Putin sees ‘truly revolutionary, tectonic changes in geopolitics, the global economy, in the technological sphere, in the entire system of international relations’ [which are] ‘fundamental, pivotal and inexorable’(1) And yet,...
Lessons from the Underground: How DTM Linked Theory With Practice in Kenya
Introduction Kenya was among the leaders in Africa in its anticolonial struggle waged by workers and peasants under Mau Mau. This resistance achieved independence in 1963 and broke the back of British colonialism. But capitalism and imperialism were not to be defeated...
The 59th African Liberation Day
Every year on May 25, the world commemorates African Liberation Day (ALD). ALD was first established by Kwame Nkrumah in 1958 during the first Convention of Independent States in Accra, Ghana. It was declared that the 15th of April would be designated as ‘African...
Is Women’s Household Labour a Form of Exploitation?
Debates about paying for housewife labour at home have raged for many years. In most capitalist countries, housewives perform almost all housework (cooking, childcare, cleaning, etc). This debate is mostly steered by feminists who argue that the work at home deserves...
Revolutionary Rhetoric and
Populist Politics: Elections in the Age of Neo-colonialism.
As the country chokes in the stranglehold of structural unemployment, massive displacement for the downtrodden, extrajudicial killings, systemic corruption, failed healthcare and education systems, those vying for elective seats are vigorously seeking votes ahead of...
Filling the Ideological Gap: Welcome Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School
In Memory of Makhan Singh The Kenya Trade Union Study Initiative (KenTU) was set up by Vita Books (VB) and Ukombozi Library (UL) in 2022 following their sponsorship of Kenyan activists in the online course, Trade Unions, Class and Power run by the Marx Memorial...
The Ukombozi Library
Vita Books, Mau Mau Research Centre and Mwakenya founded the Ukombozi Library in August 2017 to provide progressive literature, especially on socialism. The library has received valuable items from the progressive community in Kenya and overseas including the...
KISWAHILI SECTION
Introducing Otsieno Godrick, our Translator The following article on the history of Kenya has been translated by Otsieno Godrick. This issue carries the first article by Godrick. Future issues will carry more. Otsieno translated the first article, Uhuru na Ukoloni...