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

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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…

August 1st: 43 Years After the Coup, Kenya Is Still Stuck in a Capitalist Dead End

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Celebrating a Coup That Shook a Dictatorship, Yet Failed to Dismantle It On August 1st, 1982, a group of Kenya Air Force servicemen led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka and Sergeant Pancras Oteyo Okumu attempted to overthrow the regime of Daniel arap Moi, a man who had entrenched a brutal one-party dictatorship under the Kenya African National Union (KANU). Through the self-declared People’s Redemption Council, the coup leaders sought to end a regime defined by corruption, tribalism, dictatorship, human rights violations, unemployment, and political marginalisation—all hallmarks of the Kenyan capitalist state. The coup ultimately failed, but its motivations remain strikingly…

May Day Mourning: Kenyan Workers Face Bleak Future Amidst Rising Debt and Corruption

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In the bustling markets and quiet homes across Kenya, the common worker faces a relentless assault on their financial stability, exacerbated by an onerous tax regime and escalating living costs. The taxation structure that Kenyan workers grapple with is staggeringly progressive, extracting up to 35% of their income. This system imposes a 10% tax on the first KES 288,000 of annual taxable income, which quickly escalates to 25% and 30% on subsequent increments, ultimately peaking at a 35% rate for higher earnings. Additionally, the flat tax of 7.5% on residential rental income under KES 15 million as of 2024, though…