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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
