By Camistare
They talk of peace but silence justice
What a miss?
They talk of dialogue but silence critics
What a mess?
They talk of rights but use bullets
Indiscriminately unleashing police boots
On kids in the streets picketing for freedom
From a system running on corruption
Murder and jungle law man
It is not yet Uhuru si ni mimi nakushow
They talk of sovereignty but chain us daily
They police the freedom of our thoughts
And dictate the tone of our speech
Or the contents of what we speak
When we speak truth to power
It is not yet Uhuru and the blind can now see
They talk of table manners but chose the manner less
They talk of siri ni numbers but ignore the numberless
Who just want a good country
Where the last name is not a death sentence
Of dreams, chances and opportunities
Or even the right to become, to rise or to shine
It is not yet Uhuru until we all bleed or rise as one
Mtu wetu stole our money
When they protested, he came to us
He told us to defend our community from attacks
We took arms and fought with hungry bellies
He smiled inside his guzzler and paid us a few pennies
The case collapsed at the courts,
the corridors of justice gave a verdict, not guilty
And then we hit the streets
To celebrate the victory of the thief one of us
It is not yet Uhuru na Kenya hakuna taa
My problem was my last name
It condemned me to the dustbin
So I rise to sing the anthem with a fire that you can’t dim
Because justice is my shield, I put in on as my defender
It is time for Uhuru na haki lazima Kenya
I am not a terrorist
I am harmless patriot on the streets
Adding my voice to the echoes of the patriots that are saying
We want a better Kenya where justice is the backbone
Of the peace and existence of the tribes in our borders
Ni time ya Uhuru na haki for better Kenya
Camistare 2025
