In a searing essay titled ” Letter to Nyuki from Post-Colonial Aethina,” Komungaro Mbabazi delves deep into the world of NYUKI: The Bee Story to reveal the grim realities of Africa’s post-independence condition. The prison metaphor is clear and piercing: we are inmates of a system designed to exploit us, with our leaders acting as prison guards, propped up by former colonisers and financial overlords like the IMF and World Bank.

Mbabazi dissects the layers of neocolonial power that continue to dominate our food, health, education, housing, and labour, leaving us trapped in cycles of unemployment, wage theft, and chronic exploitation. The essay argues that resistance cannot be limited to ballot boxes or polite petitions. We must envision new futures and political identities that genuinely serve the masses.

This isn’t just theory, it’s a mirror held up to our current moment.

Read Komungaro’s full essay and dive into NYUKI: The Bee Story, a symbolic comic that tells the tale of exploited bees and their return to resistance. Together, they uncover the violent truths of empire, inequality, and stolen labour—and invite us to reimagine liberation beyond the walls we’ve been taught to accept.

👉🏾 Download the full essay by Komungaro Mbabazi: Letter to Nyuki from Post-Colonial Aethina

👉🏾 Read the comic here: The Bee Story: A Metaphorical Tale of Wealth Disparity and the Need to Tax the Rich