Story

Authors

  • Rolex Odhiambo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v7i1.5846

Abstract

The poem is about a young person’s vision and their recollections of their life in activism. They yearn to include children, so that they can start defending their rights and join the field, but they debate about whether it’s too early for them or rather whether there is no actual right age for activism. The poem tries to explore the various forms of oppression in which young people have lately been embroiled in Kenya and their activism against it. It also dives into the various ways in which young people can be a part of a movement in order to get their stories written and voiced, based on the strong assertion that he who controls the stories controls history and how people come to know it.

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Published

2025-11-03

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Series 2

Section

Special Section: Pushing the Boundaries of Intergenerational Activism in an Era of Polycrisis, edited by Kristen Hope

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