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Oct

16

2025

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A Political Obituary of Raila Amolo Odinga: A Reformist Giant in a Capitalist Order

Analysisbourgeois democracy, capitalism in Kenya, class struggle, constitutional reform, democratic reform, electoral politics, featured, featurednews, Kenyan democracy, Kenyan politics, national democratic revolution, political history, political legacy, political obituary, postcolonial state, raila odinga, reformist leadership, social justice

Raila Amolo Odinga’s death signals not merely the end of a political life, but the exhaustion of a historical phase in Kenya’s bourgeois-democratic struggle. His career embodied the contradictions of reform within a capitalist state — heroic in gesture, limited in scope, and tragic in conclusion. For more than five decades, Raila stood at the center of Kenya’s national democratic movement. His politics was grounded in defiance against dictatorship yet firmly anchored within the parameters of capitalist reform. He fought for freedom of expression, constitutionalism, and participatory politics, but never for the revolutionary reorganization of society. His opposition to tyranny…

Sep

13

2025

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Why Nepal’s Gen Z Toppled the State, While Kenya’s Faltered Into Betrayal and Retreat

Analysisclass struggle, co-optation, corruption, featured, featurednews, grassroots mobilization, ideological hegemony, international pressure, Kenya Gen Z protests, Nepal Gen Z uprising, political instability, protest strategy, revolutionary escalation, ruling class legitimacy, social media ban, state repression, symbolism in protests, youth movements

The contrasting outcomes of recent youth uprisings in Nepal and Kenya reveal a hard truth about power, protest, and class struggle: outrage alone does not topple regimes. In Nepal, Gen Z transformed discontent into a disciplined revolt, escalating beyond demonstrations to directly confront and dismantle the machinery of state authority, forcing a military-brokered transition. In Kenya, equally passionate youth mobilizations exposed systemic rot but faltered under fragmentation, co-optation, and the resilience of a ruling class still capable of reproducing its legitimacy. This divergence underscores that the success or failure of rebellion lies not merely in anger at oppression, but in…

Aug

17

2025

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House of Cards: A Marxist Dissection of Kenya’s Bursary Scandal

Analysis, Commentary, Newsabolition of capitalism, bursary scandal, capitalism, capitalist system, class struggle, corruption in Kenya, democratic control, featured, featurednews, history, Kenyan bourgeoisie, marxism, Members of Parliament, neo-colonial economy, patronage politics, philosophy, politics, primitive accumulation, public funds misappropriation, social programs exploitation, systemic plunder, workers’ committees, workers’ state

Corruption as the Logic of Capitalist Rule The revelation that Members of Parliament in Kenya cannot account for Sh 4.1 billion in bursary funds is not an isolated scandal, nor a mere case of mismanagement. From a Marxist perspective, it is the naked expression of the capitalist state in a dependent, neo-colonial economy. In capitalism, the state is never neutral—it is an instrument of the ruling class, a machine for managing the affairs of the bourgeoisie. The bursary funds, ostensibly created to serve the poor and ensure that children from working-class families access education, have become yet another trough from…

Jul

21

2025

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The Counterrevolution Exposed: Terror Charges Against Boniface Mwangi Dropped

Analysis, NewsBoniface Mwangi, capitalist exploitation, class struggle, Criminalization of Protest, democracy, Economic Injustice, featured, featurednews, Freedom of Speech, history, kenya, Kenya Government, Legal Weaponization, Manufactured Chaos, Neoliberal Authoritarianism, news, police brutality, Political Dissent, politics, Protest, state repression, Terrorism Laws, Youth Uprising

Manufactured Mayhem: Goons in Uniform, Chaos by Design What began as a grassroots revolt led by Kenya’s disenfranchised Generation Z has morphed into a high-stakes battle between a corrupt ruling elite and a defiant populace. Initially sparked by the draconian Finance Bill and decades of economic misrule, the protests marked a critical rupture in Kenya’s postcolonial order. But instead of meeting the demonstrators with reform or reason, the state responded with violence, subterfuge, and deception. The playbook was familiar: baton-wielding goons in plain clothes, shielded by uniformed police, infiltrated the protests and launched a spree of destruction. Targeted acts of…

Jul

11

2025

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By Makozewe

Betrayal, Blood and Blindness: Kenya’s Ethnic Tragedy and the Class War We Refuse to Fight

News, Opinionclass struggle, donor democracy, ethnic manipulation, ethnic politics Kenya, featured, featurednews, Gen Z protests, ideological bankruptcy, Kenyan capitalism, Kikuyu elite, Luo political class, Luo-Kikuyu relations, police brutality, political betrayal, postcolonial dictatorship, Ruto regime, state violence, unemployment crisis

When the Hunters Become the Hunted: The Kikuyu Tragedy and the Politics of Amnesia In a cruel twist of history’s irony, the Kikuyu—once custodians of state power and beneficiaries of its coercive arsenal—now find themselves bleeding in the streets, felled by the very bullets that once silenced the cries of others. Today, their youth lie prostrate beneath the boots of the same police force that was unleashed on Luo protesters in Kisumu, Kibera, and Kondele for over a decade. And yet, when Luos wailed over state violence, property destruction was cited as justification, and their funerals were met with indifference,…