Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama, Author at This is Africa

IMF’s economic terrorism: Structural adjustment, “Capitalogenic” disease, and the fight to hold the World Bank accountable

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:26:36 +0000

From Washington's Structural Adjustment Programs to a Nairobi courtroom — and a June 25 ruling that shielded the IMF even as it kept the case alive — a decades-long battle to make global lenders answer for their choices is entering a new, decisive phase.

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The 1953 original sin: How a coup in Iran engineered 70 years of global resource wars

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:42:18 +0000

The geopolitical crises of 2026—from the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran to the conflict in Ukraine and Africa’s scramble for critical minerals—are not isolated events. Instead, they are the direct blowback of a single historical pivot point: the 1953 Western-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

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The architecture of extraction: From colonial famine to the mortgaged Kenyan pay slip

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:25:43 +0000

Historical famines under British rule were never accidental; they were engineered via systematic extraction. Today, that colonial machinery thrives in Kenya. Replacing land theft with sovereign debt, the Ruto administration's securitization of the Affordable Housing Levy collateralizes future generations' labor for foreign creditors. This modern exploitation breaks the African philosophy of Utu (human dignity), sparking a reborn, youth-led liberation.

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The 2027 horizon: Organizing in the wake of ontological shock

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:46:17 +0000

A cosmic reckoning is leaking from the shadows. As credible insiders warn of an undeniable collision with Non-Human Intelligence, the modern nation-state faces total delegitimization. Stripped of human supremacy and engineered scarcity, our centralized systems will collapse. The elite are panicking—but localized, mutual aid networks can harvest the shock.

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The proxy presidency: How Kenya was made to serve Washington, Paris, and a private few

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:45:01 +0000

Nearly four years into his presidency, William Ruto’s anti-colonial rhetoric has collapsed into a "recolonization on steroids." From exporting police to Haiti and hosting dangerous US biosecurity risks to selling off public assets and hiding private fuel-deal profiteers, Kenya’s public routinely absorbs the cost for powerful patrons abroad.

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