The constitution making process in Kenya

The Process of constitution making in Kenya

The Constitution making process in Kenya

Prof Ng’ang’a Wahu Muchiri explains his background and transition from Engineering to the rich field of Literature. He describes the connection of land in development, Identity in Africa and spirituality. Prof Ng’ang’a Muchiri introduces the answer Literature and performances as an answer to resolving land disputes away from field related Technical solutions and disciplines. Prof Ng’ang’a Wahu Muchiri, of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, has wide interest in Africa Literature, 20th...

This is the second part our podcast with Prof. Ng’ang’a Wahu Muchiri who celebrates African’s diversity in population, language, culture and Diaspora as a tool to uphold innovation and strength to recall the cultural heritage from the Western countries. He challenges African writers and intellectuals and those in the diaspora to exploit literature as a tool for knowledge creation through the diverse languages. He continues to explore on Pan Africanism and diaspora writings as a solution to...

Zarina Patel, a Kenyan South Asian woman, has made significant contributions to various social and political movements in Kenya. She followed in the footsteps of Makhan Singh, the father of trade unionism in Kenya, and authored his biography. She also worked closely with trade unionists and labor activists to promote workers' rights and improve their working conditions. Zarina's diverse contributions include fighting for women's rights, saving Jeevanjee Gardens from land grabbers, working...

Zarina Patel, a Kenyan South Asian woman, has made significant contributions to various social and political movements in Kenya. She followed in the footsteps of Makhan Singh, the father of trade unionism in Kenya, and authored his biography. She also worked closely with trade unionists and labor activists to promote workers' rights and improve their working conditions. Zarina's diverse contributions include fighting for women's rights, saving Jeevanjee Gardens from land grabbers, working...

Zarina Patel, a Kenyan South Asian woman, has made significant contributions to various social and political movements in Kenya. She followed in the footsteps of Makhan Singh, the father of trade unionism in Kenya, and authored his biography. She also worked closely with trade unionists and labor activists to promote workers' rights and improve their working conditions. Zarina's diverse contributions include fighting for women's rights, saving Jeevanjee Gardens from land grabbers, working...

Prof XN Iraki illustrates the introduction of cash crops in Kenya by the British colonialists that disrupted the social, economic traditional way of farming in Africa. He reveals the unique pattern of growth of towns along the railway line. He also narrates how the colonialists brainwashed the Africans into working on their farms in return for basic food and minimal wages thereby neglecting their own subsistence farming. He further explains the economic effects of juggling between large scale...

Today we hear the Tanzanian perspective of restitution of African heritage objects from the global North. Dr Silayo enlightens us on how some of the objects taken away tactfully to the western countries in the name of research. He emphasizes on the economic benefits and co-relation between cultural objects and cultural practices of a community and the source nation in general. He mentions solution to the weak infrastructure, policies and laws in Tanzania that makes Restitution of African...

Juma relates restitution of African heritage products to human rights. He reveals how post-colonial legislations have been abused, thereby dislodging cultural objects from the community, to the western nations. He also exposes the myth surrounding African heritage products stored in Western Museums, as artistic objects, rather than being valuable spiritual, economic and political objects to the lives of the communities from which they were stolen from. He fondly narrates about human remains...

Prof. Willy Mutunga reflects on his personal journey and contribution towards People based pan africanism, through human right and social justice movements. He shares his view on the current system of political leadership in Kenya, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Mauritius and Africa in general. He illustrates how the involvement of judiciary and other institutions in Afica can contribute towards radical pan africanism. He mentions Land, boundaries and natural resources as factors related to the...

Prof Willy Mutunga traces the origin of radical pan-Africanism since 1945 and the multi dimension approach in "The African world" and the Caribbean. He makes a clear distinction of the advent of Pan Africanism as People oriented and not "states" based, with proponents such as Tom Mboya, Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, W.E.B Du Bois, George Padmore and Ralph Bunche amongst many others. The conversation also reveals the role of Tanzania as a catalyst towards growth of Pan...

The Podcast discusses political, economic, social, cultural and environmental issues affecting the African continent while at the same time delving into particular national and regional concerns. The podcast presents an opportunity for knowledge sharing and learning, and gives priority to African voices from the continent and the diaspora.