Kisumu is not only the historical hub of East African Co-operation; it is also the intellectual incubator of some of the leading ideas behind our liberation movement. The national motto of “Harambee”, even though an import from India, was, for instance, introduced as a political rallying call in Kisumu City during the 1950s. After independence, our Founding Fathers popularised it as the national mantra of “Pulling Together”. Similarly, and led by Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kisumu was the epicenter of the push to release Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the “Kapenguria Six” from their illegal detention by the colonisers. Click HERE to access Kenya Yearbook 2021.