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I’m kinda fed up by Kenyans who say Kenyans don’t go as hard for Kenyans as they do for African Americans online. It’s more fruitful to have a discussion around what enboldens / hampers voices in the country. There’s a nuance to this movement shit.
Kenyans raise millions for people’s medical fees & tuition on Twitter alone. I’ve seen hashtags that translated into real life marches here. Guys, Kenyans demanded a whole re-election & it happened (lol in Africa), despite white people saying the elections were “fair”
I’ve seen young artists narrate Kenyan history & us broke youths sell out the shows ( @tooearly4birds). We show out when videos /stories pop up of police brutality here. We showed out when a baby was collateral damage for stray bullets meant for people that looked like her father.
The foundation to sustain a movement is being institutionalized amongst Kenyans on a daily basis & to say that those efforts within the country are futile is to undermine those successes that in the grand scheme of hail and fire in the US seem small.
There is also something powerful about seeing your people go up for other people that look like you. That too, institutionalizes something within you. It also teaches you, if you can do it for someone else, you can do it for yourself too & they will ride for you too.
I know there’s an uprising brewing in Kenya. Indignance is on the rise & people are building their capacities on the role they currently play / will play. More than ever we are raising our voices. Trust me, the more they go unheard, the louder they will get. It’s a marathon.
