Ruth Nyambura
Ruth Nyambura is a Kenyan feminist and organizer whose research interests are primarily on the agrarian political economy and ecology of Africa, as well as other parts of the Global South. Nyambura has written extensively on various aspects of the current agrarian transformations in Africa with her overall work focusing on the ideological underpinnings of the ‘New Green Revolution in Africa’ and its ties to philanthro-capitalist organizations such as the Gates’ Foundation and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Ruth’s research also analyzes the rapidly changing policy and legislative frameworks across the continent related to biosafety and Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) regime which are not only criminalizing the rights of small-holder/-peasant farmers to use their traditional/indigenous seeds but are also opening up the space for foreign agri-business companies on the continent at the expense of food sovereignty and climate justice. Nyambura is the founder and co-convenes the African Ecofeminist Collective – an autonomous anti-capitalist group started in 2013 by African feminist organizers, academics, researchers, and grassroots activists, all working on the intersections of gender, economy and ecological justice on the continent of Africa. Ruth holds an LL.M in Comparative Law, Economics and Finance from the University of Turin (UNITO), Italy and has been a judge on the International Tribunal on the Rights of Nature.
Journals presented by Ruth Nyambura
The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) or Mau Mau as it is more widely known as across the world was the cornerstone of the anti-colonial movement in Kenya and presented perhaps the most revolutionary fight against imperialism in the country. After Kenya’s independence from the British in 1963, there were hardly any substantial changes […]