John Kamau

4 days ago | nation.africa | John Kamau

If you hold land tainted by controversy — or acquired property through irregular or unprocedural means — it’s time to be very afraid. That warning extends even to President William Ruto, whose Weston Hotel sits conspicuously on a public parcel along Lang’ata Road. It also goes to those attempting to get the land meant for the expansion of Nairobi’s Ruai Sewerage Treatment Plant. Here is why.

1 week ago | johnkamau.substack.com | John Kamau

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2 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | John Kamau

When Pheroze Nowrojee’s grandfather, a train driver, lost his job with the Uganda Railway after 16 years of service, the family packed up and returned to India. Pheroze’s father – Eruch Nowrojee – wrote a letter to the King, demanding justice. By then, the Nowrojee family had gone back to India but returned to East Africa after the senior Pheroze was recalled and reappointed as an engine driver.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | John Kamau

When Pheroze Nowrojee’s grandfather, a train driver, lost his job with the Uganda Railway after 16 years of service, the family was forced to pack up their lives and return to India. But they did not go quietly. Pheroze’s father — Eruch Nowrojee — wrote a letter to the King, asking for justice and fair play. By then, the Nowrojee family had relocated to India but returned to East Africa after the senior Pheroze was recalled and reappointed as an engine driver.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | John Kamau

Much has been written about the failure to prosecute the killer of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru, the Nanyuki woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier from the Duke of Lancaster Regiment – and the cover-up that followed. Yet, this case is part of a broader historical pattern. It follows the logic of colonial settler violence, which rested on an imagined right to dominate and suppress and still thrives in some colonised frontiers – Nanyuki included.