Utajua Hujui

Let's learn about the NIS together :) Sources https://kenyanhistory.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/kikuyu-clans-and-their-attributes/ https://theses.hal.science/tel-03134460v1/document https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/lifestyle/society/how-the-british-government-used-reformists-to-capture-mau-mau--4082290 https://selousscouts.tripod.com/use_of_pseudo_gangs_against_the_.htm https://www.dailymav...

Let’s talk about the crisis that defined Zionism’s territorial ambitions – the Uganda Crisis and how Kenya was almost “New Palestine.”   Source Shlomo Sand – The Invention of the Land of Israel Shlomo Sand – The Invention of the Jewish People Moses Joseph Roth – The Wandering Jews   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/6/anti-zionism-is-antisemitism-us-house-asserts-in-dangerous-resolution https...

Welcome back for Part II! This time with a guest, and one of my long-term besties! Listen to us lose our minds, as Gilley doubles down on why colonialism ruled, and independence (for black people) droolz

Aileen has some demons to work through, and one of them is people who think that colonialism has a bad rep and should make a comeback like it’s fucking mom jeans in the late 2010s-early 2020s. Oh, and like colonialism went away, which it never did. There are no digressions this time. It is just pure, directed pettiness. Sources Giley's Article: https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_c...

I moved, and I’d like to talk about my new city. In particular, the Statue that greets you as you enter. And this means, talking about British imperialism, the politics of memory and the nature of commemoration. Just remember, I really tried to breathe this time before I let the petty out lol   The UK Governments ‘Retain and Explain’ Policy: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/retain-and-explain-gu...

TW: Torture, SA, Police Brutality, Extra-Judicial Violence In this two-parter, Aileen and Kariithi discuss the "harrowing stories of scary hounding by security agents, arrests, torture, jail and detention." Aka, the story of Nyayo House and what, if anything, we owe those who survived. Source: https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/kenia/01828.pdf

TW: Torture, SA, Police Brutality, Extra-Judicial Violence In this two-parter, Aileen and Kariithi discuss the "harrowing stories of scary hounding by security agents, arrests, torture, jail and detention." Aka, the story of Nyayo House and what, if anything, we owe those who survived. Source: https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/kenia/01828.pdf

Hello everyone! Welcome to part II of our Experiment! In this phase, we learn that our real enemy was neither the sound quality, nor patience, but sunlight. The sun quit before we did hahaha You can watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLs3pV4AcwuJN3VfVknXGh7vOEviA_lax

Hello everyone! You get to be part of not just one experiment but two! For this two-parter, Aileen and Kariithi talk about everything and anything as we try to record a video podcast for the first time (Experiment I) and see what is in shorter supply, our patience or our whiskey (Experiment 2). Drinks were provided by us, although we will not turn down sponsorship from KWAL (whose beverages inspir...

Inspired by Barbieheimer, this week Aileen and Kariithi talk about uranium mining in Africa, and what the nuclear age meant for the motherland.   Discretions: Barbie (ofc), Oppenheimer (offc), Black Panther,   Sources Books Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle – Thomas Borstelmann Spies in the Congo – Susan Williams Being Nuclear (Africans and the Global Uranium Trade) – Gabrielle Hecht   Everything El...

Aileen and Kariithi talk big picture history, as they attempt to tackle why different peoples around the world experienced different levels of technological innovation? And whether Africa was truly "left behind..." Digressions include: Love Island, Football, HIMYM and Kenyan Presidential History Sources Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs and Steel Chloe Campbell – Race and Empire (Eugenics in C...

Aileen and Kariithi discuss the death of Robert Ouko, and why some things ought to remain a secret. In Part I, we discussed the life and death of Dr Ouko; laying the groundwork for an exploration of the why, and who. In Part II, we interrogate the suspects and get to the bottom of it. Digressions include: Mean Girls, Serial Killers (Aileen Wurnos), Africa Reclaiming her Narrative, Job, Pineapples...

Aileen and Kariithi discuss the death of Robert Ouko, and why some things ought to remain a secret. In Part I, we discuss the life and death of Dr Ouko; laying the groundwork for an exploration of the why, and who.   Digressions include: Artificial Wombs, Friends (Ross), Basketball, Sports, Thriller   Sources Kenya, A History Since Independence (Charles Hornsby) TJRC Report 2A: https://s3-eu-west-...

Aileen is joined by Kariithi and GM to discuss the trial of the Kapenguria 6. And the idea that the more things change, the more they stay the same Sources Charles Hornsby, Kenya: A History Since Independence Anaïs Angelo, Power and the Presidency: The Jomo Kenyatta Years David Anderson, Histories of the Hanged David Branch, Between Hope and Despair   CRIMINAL APPEAL 276, 277, 278, 279, 280 &...

Join Aileen and Kariithi as we discuss the life and times of the Mau Mau Lawyer: Clement Michael George Argwings Kodhek. Digressions include: Frozen, Kenyan Traffic Law and Nuclear Weapons Sources Books The Black Bar –Paul Mwangi Kenya, A History Since Independence – Charles Hornsby Between Hope and Despair – Daniel Branch Kenyatta Cabinets – Kenya Yearbook The Politics of the Independence of Keny...

Join Aileen and Kariithi as we talk about the life and death of Tom Mboya.   Digressions include: too many to name. Enjoy the Chaos! Embrace the Pandemonium :) Sources Charles Hornsby – Kenya, A History Since Independence Daniel Branch – Kenya, Between Hope and Despair Mary L. Dudziak – Exporting American Dreams, Thurgood Marshall’s African Journey Tom Mboya – Freedom and After Tom Mboya – The Cha...

Join Aileen and Kariithi as we talk about the life and death of Tom Mboya. Digressions are too many to name. Enjoy the Chaos! Embrace the Pandemonium :) Sources Charles Hornsby – Kenya, A History Since Independence Daniel Branch – Kenya, Between Hope and Despair Mary L. Dudziak – Exporting American Dreams, Thurgood Marshall’s African Journey Tom Mboya – Freedom and After Tom Mboya – The Challenge...

Aileen is joined by her fellow history nerd, Kariithi to talk about the late, great JM Kariuki. And why you should never outshine your master. Sources https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/stream/pdf/24/1.0401458/3 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329116987_Mobility_Confinement_and_the_Politics_of_Exile_A_Study_of_Manyani_Detention_Camp_in_Kenya_1952-1963_A_Historical_Account https://theverdic...

Aileen is joined by her fellow history nerd, Kariithi to talk about the late, great JM Kariuki. And why you should never fuck with SDE Digressions: SDE, Thanos, Baby Brothers Sources https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/stream/pdf/24/1.0401458/3 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329116987_Mobility_Confinement_and_the_Politics_of_Exile_A_Study_of_Manyani_Detention_Camp_in_Kenya_1952-1963_A_Hist...

In this special, Aileen contextualises the James Finlay saga; explaining that they are a symptom of an exploitative system that benefits the dynasties at the expense of hustlers. The kind of system the Government may , ultimately, be invested in maintaining. Sources: KNBS Economic Survey 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wMdnCx6eUc – BBC Expose https://www.finlays.net/about-us/locations/kenya/...

As promised, Aileen kicks off the Assassinations series. And we’re kicking this series off with Chief Waruhiu wa Kung’u: the best Chief in East Africa in 1952. An accolade that, ultimately, killed him. Digressions: Serial Killers, F.R.I.E.N.D.S Sources: https://twitter.com/mwihaki254/status/1266040758357893120?lang=en http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/23724 https://owaahh.com/assasinatio...

Join Aileen as she talks about Cargo Movements, the John Frum Movement and Africa. Digression: The   Gods Must be Crazy Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-john-they-trust-109294882/ https://www.sapiens.org/culture/cargo-cult-rituals/ https://www.popsci.com/kids-birthday-parties-aging https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/wps/diis/0019191/f_0019191_16402.pdf https://ro.uow.edu....

… and we’re BACK! Aileen and Kariithi kick the year off with a Mathogothanio special. This time we talk about aliens, national history, nationalism and the nature of existence itself! You know, the little things.. Digressions Include Thomas the Tank Engine, Modern Family and the MCU Sources: NASA finds Planet: https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/01/12/nasa-finds-earth-sized-planet-found-habitable-zone/...

Aileen joins Mwas and Kish on their podcast, as we discuss everything from dress codes to whether Kenyan men are, truly, the most romantic on the African continent Remember, we talk because we can, and because we want to! Catch NairoBEERNs podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nairobeerns NairoBEERNs Instagram: https://instagram.com/nairobeerns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

In the last episode of the year, Aileen discusses Bruce McKenzie; Kenya’s ONLY white CS and spy for the British. As we consider what it means to govern, and the sacrifices and compromises that must be struck, McKenzie is a great example of these compromises. And how a single act, can change a nation. Surprisingly, NO digressions! SOURCES Charles Hornsby, Kenya A History Since Independence https://...