issue 6 Archives - The Kenya Socialist

Editorial: Class Struggle in Kenya

by Shiraz Durrani | Aug 23, 2023 | issue 6

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’

by Tom Odhiambo | Aug 23, 2023 | issue 6
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

by Kimani Waweru | Aug 23, 2023 | issue 6
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

by Otsieno Godrick | Aug 23, 2023 | issue 6
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

by Shiraz Durrani | Aug 23, 2023 | issue 6
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

by Shiraz Durrani | Aug 23, 2023 | History & Ideology, issue 6
The United Movement for Democracy in Kenya Takes up the Baton from December Twelve Movement INTRODUCTION — The Struggle Continues Overseas The December Twelve Movement (DTM) in Kenya used evasive tactics to avoid attacks from the Moi- KANU bourgeois dictatorship in...

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