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At Mageuzi, a refreshingly sexy take on history and marginalisation

ODM leader Oburu Oginga addresses a rally at Kamukunji grounds, Kibera, Nairobi, on January 14, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

I attended a book launch last Saturday at Mageuzi, the official seat of the potential next Prezzo of the Republic of Kenya, Bonnie Mwangi.

Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism, by the Kenyan-American academic Brian Kwoba, excavates a little-known black journalist, activist, and educator whose thoughts and politics influenced major black leaders of the last century, including Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican pan-Africanist and precursor of the Rasta movement.

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