Editorial: Class Struggle in Kenya
Class Struggle in Kenya and the Search for ‘Uhuru’ is the title of the first article in this issue of The Kenya Socialist. It is a review of Two Paths Ahead(1) by Tom Odhiambo, which first appeared in the Saturday Nation of April 1, 2023. No, it was not an April...
Class Struggle in Kenya and the Search for ‘Uhuru’
Will Class Struggle in Kenya Ever be Resolved? The thrust of the anti-colonial struggles in Kenya was economic and political liberation of Kenyans. Kenyans, especially Africans, wanted to be free of racism, economic exploitation, social exclusion and alienation, and...
Origins of Primitive Accumulation of Capital
In the article ‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’, capital was defined as money meant to generate profit through the production of commodities. This happens when the capitalist (owner of the money) goes to the market and buys two types of commodities: labour power...
Njia Panda ya Uhuru wa Kenya Mkinzano baina ya Ubepari na Usosholisti 1963
Mapambano kati ya ubepari na ujamaa nchini Kenya yana historia ndefu. Lakini hayakuwa mapambano yaliyo sawa, kwani ukoloni ulikuwa tayari umeanzisha ubepari kwa nguvu tangia siku za awali. Na bado, ubepari haukuweza kukidhi mahitaji ya watu, kama inavyodhibitishwa na...
History & Ideology: Editorial Essay: Understanding Socialism through Literature
The focus of the movements and parties resisting capitalism around the world is on studying theories of socialism and Marxism. And that is as it should be, as ideological understanding is critical in defeating capitalism. But a real understanding of socialism requires...
History & Ideology: UMOJA Seen Through its Documents, 1987-1990 Part 1 of 3
The United Movement for Democracy in Kenya Takes up the Baton from December Twelve MovementINTRODUCTION — The Struggle Continues OverseasThe December Twelve Movement (DTM) in Kenya used evasive tactics to avoid attacks from the Moi- KANU bourgeois dictatorship in the...
Trade Unions as the Motive Force for Resistance in Kenya, 1900-1950
IntroductionThe history of Kenya is not complete without the history of trade unions, which made it clear that Kenya was a class-divided country — a fact that colonialism and imperialism wanted to hide by creating an impression of a race-divided country. The trade...
Remembering Pio Gama Pinto: Celebrating the Life and Work of Pio Gama Pinto
An Exhibition at the Nairobi National Gallery, March-June 2023In 2005, AwaaZ Magazine featured Pio Gama Pinto as its cover story titled ‘Independent Kenya’s First Martyr’. The democratic space which evolved after the 2002 non-violent overthrow of the Moi dictatorship...