We held a Graffiti jam this past week in celebration of Panye(patrick Mukabi) in Railways museum.
This was my tribute to him
I know you are smiling from the other side.
Rest easy king.
#panye#art#graffiti#kenyart#railwaysmuseum
This brother was the last surviving link to the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy, Coltrane, Ella, Charlie Parker, Monk, all the way up to the Marsalises, Joshua Redman and Christian McBride in the present day.
Rest in Power. 🎼🎶🎷
On this day in 1956, Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win the French Open.
The following year she became the first Black athlete to win Wimbledon.
If you are an observant person,
A man who is keen, and concerned about his consciousness,
You will realise something unusual is happening,
There is a silent shift going on,
We are moving from an OWNERSHIP ECONOMY to a SUBSCRIPTION ECONOMY.
In a subscription economy, you own nothing, but you pay for goods and services which you consume,
For example,
Back in the 90s,
We bought and owned music hardware like cassettes and discs,
This ensured that the music hardware was yours and nobody would charge you a recurring monthly fee to play music,
We owned newspapers and kept them,
We bought and owned books,
We owned letters written to us,
We bought, and claimed ownership,
But this is changing, and it is concerning,
In a subscription economy, you own nothing, but you pay for it.
MKOPA phones and Electric bikes are examples of how we have lost ownership of what we have bought.
It will reach a time where,
• You won't make a call, unless you subscribe to a calling service, on top of buying airtime,
• You won't send an email unless you subscribe, or you will lose all your emails,
• You won't listen to music unless you pay a monthly subscription fee for streaming,
• You won't send a text or a WhatsApp message unless you subscribe to a monthly plan, or get used to annoying advertisements,
• You won't cook food unless you pay for a monthly gas subscription plan or pay double for electricity,
• You won't drink clean water unless you subscribe to a monthly water delivery plan.
Ultimately, you won't own land or a house or a cow,
You will own nothing, and you will never be happy.
You will become a slave of the subscription economy.
That day is coming.
If you are wise,
• Go to a rural area,
• Own land,
• Get solar,
• Sink a borehole,
• Keep poultry, cows, goats and sheep,
• Grow your food.
Don't sit in the city like sheep.
Freedom will be given to those who will defeat the subscription economy.
WAKE UP!
#ManDay
My two pieces from The @AffordableArtKE which is still ongoing.
“Inner Exile”
100 x 100cm
Mixed media on canvas
🔴
May 2026
Today is the last day of the show. Plan to attend.
What a day!
So good to welcome lots of new visitors to the show and many regulars - thank you all for showing up!
Doors open again at 10am tomorrow for the last day of the #AffordableArtShow
Why are we even pretending this is about elections anymore?
The government is fake, the opposition is fake, and most of the political class is just one network of gangsters changing jackets depending on where power is. Kenya is now trapped in a game where the same people loot, defect, reconcile, betray, regroup and return to ask for votes again.
Kenyans made a historic mistake after June 25th 2024. That was the moment the country saw the system clearly, naked and afraid, but instead of forcing a total civic reset, the political class was allowed to reorganize, buy time and return with the same old tricks.
At this point, elections alone cannot save Kenya if the choices are manufactured by the same rotten system. Voting between thieves, brokers, family empires and fake saviours is not democracy; it is managed frustration.
Kenya does not just need another election.
Kenya needs a complete political reset, a new civic consciousness, new accountability, new leadership standards and a public that refuses to be recycled through the same gangster menu every five years.
Inspired by the recent public transport strikes sparked by rising fuel prices.
This 3 piece series reflects on the ‘matatu’ as more than just a vehicle, but as a lifeline of urban movement, hustle, resilience, and connection.
Each 40 x 40cm
Available for collection 🟢
Just some of the art submitted for the upcoming #AffordableArtShow ! 🤩🤩
The show opens Friday 22 May at #Nairobi National Museum. Continues through 23 and 24 May.
Tickets on sale at KenyaBuzz