Gule Wamkulu, a ritual dance practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique
he persistence of the Kenyan politicians in discussing who might win the presidency in 2022 is part of a larger hegemonic tactic of narrowing the Kenyan national consciousness to the future. This narrow national view has been internalized so much by the Kenyan public, that we have developed a vocabulary of abuse against anyone who tries talk about where Kenya has come from and where it is now.
This narrow obsession with the future is not new. During colonial times, we Africans were promised "civilization" if we adopted European cultures, and "heaven" if we worshipped the European god. After independence, we were promised "development" if we did what IMF and World Bank said. Today, we are still promised development by the current president on condition that Kenyans refrain from all political discussions.
This narrow obsession with the future is not new. During colonial times, we Africans were promised "civilization" if we adopted European cultures, and "heaven" if we worshipped the European god. After independence, we were promised "development" if we did what IMF and World Bank said. Today, we are still promised development by the current president on condition that Kenyans refrain from all political discussions.
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