Wavinya Makai
BY CLARITY WE RISE
A Philosophy of African Economic Sovereignty
"Africa does not need pity. It needs clarity, courage, and capital."
I am Wavinya Makai, a Development Scholar, Cambridge-trained thinker, and author.
With a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and International Relations from University of Nairobi, I am committed to producing clarity where distortion has ruled, and to building knowledge that reshapes Africa's place in the world.
This is not simply an author's website. It is a hub of ideas, a publishing house of one, and a stage for a movement.
Latest Book
A groundbreaking analysis of Africa's economic sovereignty
Capital Violence: The Economics of Military Spending and Africa's Development
A groundbreaking analysis of how global military expenditure perpetuates economic inequality and stunts African development. This book exposes the hidden machinery of capital violence and charts a path toward true economic sovereignty.
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"When the world spends trillions on weapons while Africa begs for debt relief, that is not just economics. That is violence."
— Wavinya Makai
This is the latest release. More books coming soon.
Sankofa Journal
Essays. Ideas. Provocations.
How US Military Spending Starves Africa's Development - An analysis of how military expenditure perpetuates global inequality and stunts African economic growth.
Read on LinkedInCapital Violence Launch
18th October 2025 | Kenya National Library
Watch the full book launch event where I presented "Capital Violence: The Economic War on Africa's Dignity" at the Kenya National Library. A conversation on economic sovereignty, dignity, and Africa's future.
Press & Conversations
From Citizen TV debates to Cambridge halls, I bring Africa's story to every stage
NTV Interview - Fixing the Nation
Kenya needs decolonization from debt, hunger & knowledge
What's on your shelf Podcast
Exploring African knowledge, power, and dignity
Ventures & Investments
Mitukai Africa Solutions
Strategic advisory in mobility, markets, and research.
Sankofa Awards for Thought
Celebrating Africa's intellectual giants.
I walk with the voices of African thinkers: Sylvia Tamale, Samir Amin, Achille Mbembe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Together we declare: Africa will not be studied into silence.
We will roar, write, and rise. By Clarity we rise.