Kenyan Organic Intellectuals Network

Grounded in grassroots realities, we create a platform for political education, radical reflection, and collective liberation.

The Network of Organic Intellectuals draws inspiration from Antonio Gramsci’s influential reflections on the nature and role of intellectuals in society. Gramsci argued that intellectual activity does not occur in a vacuum; it emerges from specific socioeconomic conditions. Every class or social group produces its own cadre of organizers, creators, interpreters, and critical thinkers—what Gramsci termed organic intellectuals—who articulate the experiences and aspirations of their communities.

In this spirit, the Organic Intellectuals Network seeks to cultivate writers and thinkers from within social movements in Kenya and across Africa who are deeply engaged in the struggles for social justice—individuals embedded in grassroots realities—participating in everyday organizing, political education, and cultural production.