Kenya's 'Uhuru' Day and the colonial dog

Jamhuri Day

A military chopper displays a banner during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on December 12, 2023.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

What you need to know:

  • British colonialists derogatively othered African-owned dogs as bad animals, vermins and demonic creatures that deserved to die.... Colonised people across the world pushed back against these ideas as they fought to restore indigenous values

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