Mak Mansa
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A scene from The Bildad Kagia Play, depicting him arguing with Kenyatta over how land was being dished out! One of the prime crimes that happened after our so called independence is that Kenya was loaned £12.5M, to be loaned to Kenyans by the new government, for purposes of buying land from the white colonialists who wished to sell “their” land back to the natives. As we all know, banks don’t just give money to anyone; one has to prove that they can pay, that they have collateral and so on. Most of the Mau Mau fighters who had been in the forest and the detainees (prisoners of war) who had just come back from detention & prison in 1961-62 did not have collateral. Their kids had also been victimized and denied an opportunity to advance their education as the colonial government advanced the interests of their collaborators. These means that most of those who had the means and networks to acquire the loans to buy the land from the white colonialists were the colonial collaborators. In fact, while this was going on, Jomo Kenyatta’s government was busy hunting down the remaining Mau maus, killing & silencing them. Bildad Kagia chose to advocate for equity! He held to the belief that we could create a fair Kenya. He refused to be bribed with huge chunks of land and for this, he paid a price too high. At some point in the play, the narrator wonders whether Bildad’s principals were necessary in such a corrupt nation and how they played out on the people around him. For example, his children attended local primary schools instead of the prestigious schools where prominent politicians’ kids usually schooled. Bildad died in 2005 at Jericho Estate in his daughter’s house. That scene really broke my heart and my sister made a commentary on how sad his ending was, perhaps even more than Kimathi’s; the later had died hopeful that the rest of the country would carry on with the fight and win. As for Bildad, he had lived through the war, he had seen independence, but things shifted immediately. He had seen his friends like Pio Gama being eliminated for their stand against Jomo’s government. He had lived through an assassination attempt, and like most of the political class of the time, he had had an opportunity to steal public resources and enrich himself! However, the man had chosen to continue with the fight for a Kenya that could work for all, and he had lived through decades of seeing that become an impossibility. Here is a man who fought, never sold out despite numerous opportunities to, but one will be permitted to wonder, for what? For we live in a country that celebrates, honors and crowns the sell outs. You can still catch the play at the Kenya National Theatre Today!
Mak Mansa75,994 次观看 • 7 个月前
The first time I summited Mt.Kenya, I probably spent less than 10 minutes up here! It was cold, it was windy, and scary too… It was surreal and even after, it still felt unbelievable, especially because, that had been my first ever hike. Nowadays, I like to spend a lot of time at the summit (30mins-1hr) perhaps as a way of stamping my presence in the mountains. The hike doesn’t get easier, but it gets manageable! The body builds endurance and with that, the hike becomes more interesting! You stop focusing on the fatigue, and you pay more attention to the views and the marvels of this world. You soak and bask in the moment! I mean, after such an intense climb, it’s only fair that you do so. Here is to Victor, here is to life, here is to immortalizing you the best way I know how! 🥂
Mak Mansa36,850 次观看 • 5 个月前
