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