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Terry Freedman's avatar

Beautifully written, both sad and hopeful. The novel sounds fascinating

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Eloquent, moving, deeply disturbing and important.

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Carey B's avatar

yes, Tom Mboya was killed, which totally rescued his reputation. I wonder about a world in which he wasn't, whereby he would then take responsibility for Sessional Paper No. 10, Kenya's violent lurch towards winner-take all capitalism, and the vast landgrab that he and his KANU allies partook in. Pan-African yes, but when was he ever a socialist?

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W. V. Buluma's avatar

You're right that his death rescued his reputation, and the issue I had with trying to understand his legacy is separating myths from actual truth. Definitely still looking into the ramifications of his proposals.

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Carey B's avatar

Oginga Odinga's book has some helpful insights on Mboya and he who was.

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W. V. Buluma's avatar

Will look into it, thanks.

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