History of the Kenyan Philosophy Journal Thought and Practice (Oriare Nyarwath)

In his lecture on the “History of the Kenyan Philosophy Journal Thought and Practice,” Oriare Nyarwath provides an insightful overview of the inception, evolution, and impact of the journal within the African philosophical landscape. Thought and Practice was established in 1973 by prominent Kenyan philosopher Henry Odera Oruka, who also founded the Philosophical Association of Kenya the same year. Oruka, alongside Joseph Nyasani, were among the first Kenyan philosophers academically trained in philosophy, tasked with challenging prevailing colonial assumptions about the capabilities of African intellectuals in philosophical discourse.