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. It is a timely collection of essays that not only records but also analyses the current political situation in Kenya.

Contributors include those active on the streets and the struggle that has taken social media by storm – the volume records events, experiences and voices unlikely to be found in many public libraries or research centres.

This is history in the making: a unique record of current events, with relevance not only in Kenya but also across Africa and the Global South, where resistance to capitalism and imperialism is intense.

Full of images, the book showcases the work of activists who have created a new way to resist government oppression.

Endorsements

‘Democracy appears to be retreating in Kenya, drifting further into crisis with each wave of political violence – abductions, unlawful arrests, and targeted killings. The authoritative nature of the state and shrinking of civic space are alarming and deeply disturbing. This collection of reclaimed, radical historical narratives and strategic lessons offer to organisers and students of liberation, helpful tools for creatively and organically arranging collective resistance and imagining new futures.’ 

Zach Patterson


‘In From Mau Mau to RutoMustGo, we have a revolutionary book that will help radical parties and social movements in Kenya and beyond to continue to think through the practice of our struggles for a planet we wish to see.’ 

Willy Mutunga