by Kimani Waweru | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
The eighth issue of The Kenya Socialist comes at a time when the factions of the ruling class are uniting in an effort to solidify their power. Some of these factions, which over the years have used progressive rhetoric to deceive the masses into supporting them, can...
by Kimani Waweru | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
Over the couple of months, Haiti has dominated local and global news for insecurity reasons. The insecurity and other related challenges have increased especially after the assassination of country’s president Jovenel Moïse on 7th July 2021. Heavily armed gangs and...
by Alie Bah | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
“Liberalism stems from petty-bourgeois selfishness, it places personal interests first and the interests of the revolution second, and this gives rise to ideological, political, and organizational liberalism.” ~ Mao Tse-Tung Living and dying within this...
by Shiraz Durrani | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
PART 1: The Story Volcanoes do not erupt suddenly, although they seem to do so. It may take years or decades of underground activities which build up the pressure to push lava out of the ground. In the same way, social ‘eruptions’ do not happen without years and...
by Kinuthia Ndungu and Nicholas Mwangi | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
“A fierce class struggle has been raging in Africa. The evidence is all around us. In essence, it is, as in the rest of the world, a struggle between the oppressors and the oppressed.” ~ Kwame Nkrumah We are indeed living in interesting times, witnessing a resurgence...
by Shiraz Durrani | Dec 23, 2024 | issue 8
The on-going resistance in Kenya is sometimes referred to as a revolution. This is perhaps because the hope for change from the status quo is stronger than the reality. It perhaps shows a lack of understanding of relative strengths of the opposing forces in the class...
