I am Kenyan and this piece sums it all rather accurately. Kenyatta's rule has had an impact to this day of immense social economic inequalities due to the self enriching mentality of the Kenyatta family and their cronies. The family is involved in every lucrative business sector and suffocates the ordinary Kenyan. BTW... Harambee is not Swahili... but a chant the Indians who helped build the Mombasa - Nairobi railway used to chant whilst lifting & moving the steel rails.
@Renz-ih4xi2 жыл бұрын
All those leaders in the indepenedence fucked up the indeginous kenyans and enriched the non africans.
@Excellentbug Жыл бұрын
Don't forget to mention natives and the hard work they did
@kirotich Жыл бұрын
@@rodneykaran3557 The actual etymology of the term is from the Miji Kenda term halumbe "to pull or push together".
@misterw9761 Жыл бұрын
Am Kenyan & wish to confirm that this item is accurate... The best history channel about Africa ever... I watched the Daniel Moi documentary which was equally accurate & unbiased
@freeenergyeducationinterna10862 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't compare Kenyatta to Lumumba, nobody is as good as Lumumba.
@kikoferras73692 жыл бұрын
he's not God
@freeenergyeducationinterna10862 жыл бұрын
@@kikoferras7369 I didn't say he was.
@hatinmyselfiscool2879 Жыл бұрын
@@kikoferras7369 he died for his cause. Many colonial leaders never even come close too that.
@egillskallagrimson5879 Жыл бұрын
Lumumba wasn't that a saint as so many people think he was, he died young, he died early in his presidency so everyone thinks of his unfulfilled potential but the truth is that given enough time he would have become another disappointment as he already was pushing for a wealth redistribution from the white settlers to the natives and he didn't look like Kenyata as willing to pursue a reconciliation policy so I would expect from Lumumba to became another Mugabe with time or the same as his executor, Mobutu.
@thandokoboka924 Жыл бұрын
@@egillskallagrimson5879Patrice Lumumba was killed traitorous Congolese troops led by Mobutu in co-operation with the CIA bcoz the West were well aware of the potential that he possessed and that the potential he possessed posed a threat to their economic interests in the Congo...The mistake that Patrice Lumumba made was to get the Soviet Union involved in the Congo Crises..he should have asked the Mexicans and the Brazilians for assistance instead as both nations were well experienced when it came to counter insurgents; plus both were neutral. Most white minority communities in post colonial Africa have refused to assimilate into their respective societies... preferring to hold on to their concepts of racial superiority and partenalism..King Baudin of Belgium made a speech on Congolese independence day stating that the Congolese should be thankful for what they, the Belgians have built and Patrice Lumumba responded by stating that Belgian control over Congo before independence was an era of humiliation and suffering for the Black Congolese community and that he would lead Congo into an era of glory and dignity..King Baudin was so enraged by the speech that Patrice Lumumba made that his government played a role in the downfall of Lumumba; the CIA described Lumumba as an unreasonable psychopath in an attempt to demonize him and justify their operations against him. For your own information,The West was responsible for the rise of Mobutu Sese Seko; they did whatever they can to protect his reign;they turned a blind eye to his kleptocracy and human rights abuses; during the Simba Rebellion France deployed Morrocan paratroopers to protect Mobutu from the Simba rebels. Note that the Belgians have one of the worst colonial reputations on the African continent; their refusal to show sympathy towards the black Congolese majority for their crimes against humanity; instead promoting their "racial superiority" made them well hated among the Congolese, who began organizing attacks against them upon independence. In fact the Belgians were so well hated that whenever a white man landed in Congo: the first thing the Congolese locals asked him was "Are you Belgian or not" If he said no, they treated him well If he said yes, well they made sure that they hurt him. -The Belgians were cruel colonizers who treated their subjects like animals and showed no sympathy for their crimes; as showcased by King Baudin's speech during celebrations of Congolese independence which had hallmarks of arrogance and lack of sympathy for their cruel crimes. And you expect the black Congolese majority to just forget about their suffering at the hands of the white minority Belgians, especially when they show no sympathy Be real man
@lukmonakintola62533 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your insightful contents. I'm truly a fan
@AfricanBiographics3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👏
@juliusnjuru89403 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention that his son is the current president of Kenya
@kewsiyehboah60583 жыл бұрын
Thank You for your Uploads.. Ubarikiwe..
@felixnzeki41633 жыл бұрын
Unless you are Kenyan a video on our history is not enough, our political history is deeply tribal and we're still experiencing the after shocks of our ethnic politics to date. The story of our struggle for independence from the British is biased to suite certain groups of people. The true heros of the struggle are rarely mentioned.
@egillskallagrimson5879 Жыл бұрын
And who would be such heroes?
@gracewanjiru36582 ай бұрын
@@egillskallagrimson5879 Dedan Kimathi that one was a true hero he was hanged by the British
@TXxaddi3 жыл бұрын
On this you are telling lies, kenyatta never fought colonialism, he was not a maumau. He was a trojan horse from the British and killed maumau after getting into power, he never gave Kenyans the land we fought for.
@hoffmankipkurgat59492 жыл бұрын
Mzee is pretty much the most sugar-coated figure in Kenya's history. As much as he was wise enough not to roll Kenya down the poverty trap of socialism like Nyerere did, he still had some very grave misdoings.
@yankhofreemansomanje64332 жыл бұрын
I am watching one after the other, very good to have an African tell African history. I would love to see a short documentary on Kamuzu Banda of Nyasaland, currently Malawi
@faithmueni31993 жыл бұрын
He grabbed land and killed all those who opposed his rule.
@s.venkateshvenkatesh26893 жыл бұрын
Is this real bro.
@faithmueni31993 жыл бұрын
@@s.venkateshvenkatesh2689 I live in Kenya man. His son is the current president and he's been in power for almost ten years now and all he can show is high debt levels and insane levels of corruption. He said on tv "leaders are stealing 2 billion shillings every day what do you want me to do"
@s.venkateshvenkatesh26893 жыл бұрын
@@faithmueni3199 what about jomo kenyatta.what bad he did to kenya.
@s.venkateshvenkatesh26893 жыл бұрын
@@faithmueni3199 u tell about particularly jomo kenyatta.
@s.venkateshvenkatesh26893 жыл бұрын
U give ur whatsapp no. I want to discuss with u.
@elvisludoh2595 Жыл бұрын
You did a good job , as a Kenyan I have never seen a picture of young kenyatta.
@tonymverah80593 жыл бұрын
We need a deep insight on the Rwandan Genocide.
@girishn17628 ай бұрын
Grate African leaders love and respect from INDIA 💕💕💕
@Lucas_07-PL3 жыл бұрын
I had nothing to do for 14:00 minutes , now I have.
@AfricanBiographics3 жыл бұрын
Lol thanks
@alphagimba3315 Жыл бұрын
Jomo Kenyatta truly belonged to the generation of Extra ordinary Leaders of Africa,I love the fact that his son later became a President following in his steps.
@alphagimba3315 Жыл бұрын
Jomo Kenyatta's cap and the walking whip with the Slogan Harambee distinguish from any other.
@stephenf.sikolia75888 ай бұрын
My first president of Kenya for Kenyans
@masterbully43273 жыл бұрын
Kenyatta issa scam..
@katusiimemuzamil840311 ай бұрын
He was son of kabalega, thats why the leadership followed him...
@generalkago53613 жыл бұрын
Stole vast chunks of Land whose combined acreage equals that of the ENTIRE NYANZA PROVINCE !!!!
@Lucas_07-PL3 жыл бұрын
Hey , what happened to that episode about genocide in Nambia ? Why it was deleted ?
@AfricanBiographics3 жыл бұрын
Hello, it's coming out tomorrow. I pressed release instead of schedule 😄
@Coaldale1947 Жыл бұрын
Kenyatta led his country to independence. But his legacy is marred by his association with the Mau Mau and his family’s enrichment.
@andrewbrown82183 жыл бұрын
He was a GREAT AFRICAN MAN I WAS BORN ON HIS BIRTHDAY THANK YOU