Professionals for export by Mw. Wandia published on 2019-07-19T01:19:05Z "Professionals for export: Training and work in the Kenyan political imagination" Lecture at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, as part of their Mellon 30th Anniversary Seminar series on "Mapping African Futures," 17 July 2019 2:37 The Eunice Songa Manifesto - story of a young dedicated doctor 8:17 The struggle of professionals in colonial/neoliberal economy 9:26 Songa, Fanon and Cabral, and their views of professionals 19:40 Theoretical perspectives: Proletarianization as the war against professionals 28:43 #Lipakamatender and the struggle of doctors against alienation by Kenyan politicians and the media 43:45: The commodification of education, the public war against teachers, and competency based curriculum 51:31: Where do we go from here? (Picture is "Bone Doctor" by Leroy Campbell) Genre Learning Comment by Luca Saraceno Thank you Dr Wandia for having beautifully memorialised my late wife, and for having elevated her thinking and dreams of a better Kenyan society, more just and responding to the needs of its people, to the thinking and lessons of great thinkers and intellectuals such as Fanon and Cabral. As Kenya is taking a stand as a champion in Universal Health Coverage in Africa, I wish that the Government, and the National and International Organizations working to strengthen the Kenya Health Sector, may take the "manifesto" and the ultimate sacrifice of Dr Eunice, which has been remembered beautifully by your lecture, as an eye opener of the extent of the gaps in the health sector that still need to be addressed. 2019-07-19T14:20:58Z Comment by Timothy Mwichigi Great listen for my Friday morning 2019-07-19T05:42:50Z