Life & Times of de Souza The liberation of Kenya can be considered in two linked phases. The first was the war of independence from British colonialism, which ended in 1963. The second phase started after independence and is an on-going struggle for liberation...

The Hidden Face of Capitalism Current events and history in Kenya are usually seen in the actions related to politics, law, governance and the leadership of the ruling classes. What is not seen or shown is the ideology of the ruling class — capitalism — underpinning...

Frederick Engels wrote his pamphlet ‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’, in 1880. It is a masterpiece, which every revolutionary should read and study. Although it was written over a century ago, its ideas are still relevant today.  The pamphlet is in three parts i.e....

Speech at the Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASSA) at USIU on 25th Oct 2019 I had prepared to present a paper on Developing African Feminism by Recovering The Lost Histories of Women, but upon further reflection, I realized that the topic...

Historical Analysis of Gender The term gender, according to the World Health Organisation1, refers to the socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of, and between, groups of women and men. In Kenya, as with other...

Reviewed by Lena Anyuolo Amrit Wilson first wrote Finding a Voice: Asian Women in Britain in 1978. This expanded edition is the second publication of the original. It contains reflections of women who read the book forty years after its publication in 2018. Wilson...

Wanjiku Waring’a (Also known as Mama Kamenge) - Served on the war council, responsible for providing food, shelter, concealment of the fighters in Nairobi and transportation when they had to move new bases Source: Unknown. Supplied by Nazmi DurraniGeneral...