by editor | Jun 29, 2022 | issue 5
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,...
by Shiraz Durrani | Jun 24, 2022 | issue 5
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...
by Wairimu Gathimba | Jun 23, 2022 | issue 5
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...
by Kimani Waweru | Jun 22, 2022 | issue 5
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...
by Nicholas Mwangi | Jun 21, 2022 | issue 5
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...
by editor | Jun 20, 2022 | issue 5
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...
