From Mau Mau to Ruto Must Go – a genealogy of resistance

Recently published by Editor House Facility, From Mau Mau to Ruto Must Go edited by Shiraz Durani and Ruo Kimani-Ruo, brings together a broad range of essays and analysis that covers Kenya’s long resistance to British colonialism, and the post-independent struggles for liberation and freedom. Activists and writer, Gathanga Ndung’u celebrates in this blog a volume that provides a unique record of current events, with relevance not only in Kenya but also across Africa and the Global South, but he also tells the story of how the authorities tried to stop the book from reaching its audience. 

Forthcoming: The Winter Circus by Leo Zeilig 

The Winter Circus: A Memoir is a bold, genre-defying work that blends memoir, fiction, and political reflection to explore what it means to live in a time of personal and global crisis.

Forthcoming: From Mau Mau to RutoMustGo

From Mau Mau to RutoMustGo, edited by Shiraz Durrani and Ruo Kimani-Ruo, soon to be published by Editor House Facility, examines important developments in Kenya leading up to the 2024 protests and the ongoing struggles.

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