Is Colonialism Back In Mombasa? 🇰🇪
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2023
- I've come to the port city of Mombasa to find the old Lunatic line that was built by the British Empire. The railway construction began in 1896 under British colonial rule, and it was primarily intended to facilitate trade and transport goods to the interior of East Africa. The line was famously called the "Lunatic Line" due to the immense challenges faced during its construction, including harsh terrain, hostile wildlife, and health risks, particularly from malaria and other diseases.
The railway played a crucial role in the development of Kenya, but its construction also had significant social and economic implications, including the forced labor of thousands of African workers, many of whom lost their lives during the construction process.
Today, parts of the old railway, along with some original stations and bridges, still exist and hold historical significance. The Lunatic Line is a reminder of Kenya's colonial past and the challenges faced during its development.
A new foreigner is in town now and they are the ones building the new infrastructure of this budding country, including the Standard Gauge Railway that replaces the Lunatic line.
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya is a modern railway system that was completed in 2017. It is officially known as the "Madaraka Express" and connects the port city of Mombasa to the capital city Nairobi and further to Naivasha, with future plans for extension to other regions. Here's a summary of the SGR in Kenya:
The SGR is a major infrastructure project aimed at transforming Kenya's transportation system. It was constructed by Chinese contractors and funded through loans from China. The railway system was designed to replace the old, narrow-gauge railway that had been in operation since colonial times.
The project faced criticism due to the high cost of construction and the financial burden of Chinese loans. Concerns were raised about potential debt issues and questions about the transparency of the loan agreements.
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I enjoy your videos, but most of your perspectives here are so Eurocentric. Trying to put Kenyan or the indigenous people's contribution to the history of Mombasa and Swahili culture (food, architecture etc) as minimal. Such were the colonial narratives. For example, Swahili is a Bantu language, with borrowed words from Arabic. It is like trying to say English is a Greek language. Though there is a great influence of classical Greek on English, through Latin and French, largely on lexical and conceptual, no one says that English is Greek. Mombasa was in existence before the Arabs. It was founded by a Bantu Queen Mwana Mkisi. Arabs came to trade. It is logical, you don’t trade in a jungle. Later, Shehe Mvita overtook the Empire of Queen Mwana Mkisi. He had already converted to Islam and built the 1st permanent stone structure on the island of Mombasa. In addition, you bring the Chinese narrative to the New Kenya Railway. It isn’t Chinese. It is done via a Chinese loan, and I surely believe you understand how loans work. Apart from those grey areas, nice video.
I sort of understood what you’re saying but It’s a 15 minute video specifically talking about the European and other colonial influences on the area. It’s by no means a comprehensive history of Mombasa. On the language, English is a Germanic language and borrows many of its words from all over the world for example pyjamas comes from India. It’s not dismissive of English to say it’s Germanic. All languages borrow words. Even with Bantu it could be argued they colonised this area of Africa as they originate from west Africa. So Swahili culture is a mix of many tribes, races, or whatever categorisation you want to give it. The Chinese rail as it will forever be known from this day forward is a heuristic. Everyone knows what I’m talking about when I say ‘Chinese railway’ .. thanks for watching.. I’ll try add more native history to my videos going forward. I appreciate the input thanks again
@@GoingGlobull that is my point, English is Germanic, not Greek, as Swahili is Bantu, not Arabic but both with influences of diverse cultures they interacted with or controlled the territories. ‘Chinese’ to the Kenya Railway, is a narrative that was engineered and driven by the media, both local and international. Nothing accurate, for the railway is fully funded by Kenya taxpayers.
@@rang3688 I’m not sure if I said it was an Arabic language if I did I’ll make a comment and pin it. It’s also a nickname so people know what I’m talking about.. admittedly it is a narrative in the west, but it’s not the only one or the only place where that narrative exists.
Wah! Okey! Africa have no written history. We were brainwashed with everything and left our traditions. We even don't know our religion, we can only read what colonizers wanted as to know. We were told our gods were mantis, came from gods knees, about muumbi, coming from the sky on animal skin..... All these country baunderies came later. it's just an unending argument. About languages and foods there's no big debate since it's evident.
All I know is that European powers are evil and worst of humankind
If Kenyans want more credit and history that suits what makes them feel better... then Kenyans need to start making such vlogs.
How often do we see Kenyans, Africans, and Afro Americans actually dig deep into their history and tell it accurately? It's rare.
Those who do often overlook the inconvenient truths of African and black histories, and world history at large.
I love Mombasa, but the history there is terrible and flattering for no one, especially the Arabs and Swahilis.
Otherwise, all I'm saying.. let us be white and vlog in peace instead of always attacking and talking about color.
We've had enough policing of our mouths.
*Locals have the complete freedom to vlog out their history and narratives.*
Thanks for tipping those guys. They are really hustling in the humid Mombasa
You should make a Kenyan video series like the one you did in Phillippines with the family and such...
On it. If I can make it happen I will
Woow this is good you can actually do a series on the British empire in Kenya
It won’t end well and you know it😂😂😂
mombasa was never actually part of kenya prior to 1963. when lands west of mombasa was declared british east africa in late 1800s, the 3 mile coastal strip was ruled as part of sultanate based in zanzibar. kenya lacked access to the ocean so a deal between the sultanate and British agreed to cede the 3 mile strip to britain in exchange of recognition of cultures and the customs of those who lived there. it was incorporated into the new republic of kenya.
'And' is 'na' in Swahili and no, Swahili is not 40% Arabic. It's way less.. Moreover, the railway being built by Chinese don't mean it's China owned. Get your facts right!
Intro was fire. B&B influence detected. I love it man.
He’s the best in the business, can’t hurt to be influenced by him. Thanks mate
Awesome video. I like the hard work of the people. They need it a lot.
"This place has been passed around by foreign rulers like a cute blonde in a bang bros video "😂😂 ONLY LEGENDS WILL UNDERSTAND
Top tier content Joshua 💓. Ignore the critics who try to paint you as biased or showing the negative part of our country. You always do your research well and you are mostly spot on on your comments. You are as real as they come. Cheers mate!!!
Thanks mate. Critics are useful and interesting, we can’t all agree about everything and I like that we don’t. Appreciate mate
@@GoingGlobull You are right, only hope that you dont take it with a pinch of salt. Your ability to mix with all kinds of people is truly what sets you apart. You are a rare gem, I was impressed by how you mingled with all those folks in Kibera 😃😃. You have raised the bar for vlogging , keep it up.
Nice video much love and respect form 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 am in diana area come hops I see you
Pilau, chapati, biryani and coconut baked beans are my favorite food. In terms of security we don't joke in Kenya because of Alshabaab from Somalia, you can get yourself arrested easily.
Why do British people insist on calling the Kenyan SGR "Chinese"? Sure they built it, but it's still in Kenya. Like calling the Statue of Liberty French.
Like calling highways British or American if they are built by contractors from those countries. So wrong. The railway is in Kenya and was built at the expense of our taxes, not Chinese.
And that’s how it’s get referred to by many of the money was borrowed from them and the workers / came over to build it. Delicate souls you guys.
@@GoingGlobull No. I think it's more like western countries getting butt-hurt their former vassals in Africa have turned East. They keep mentioning the money we borrow to build stuff as if they'd' helped us build anything for free. Need to come to terms with the fact that western power and influence is declining.
They are just jealous because the Chinese are a good job in Africa
@@GoingGlobull would it be right to call all the stolen/ plundered African resources & slave-built infrastructure British?
If it's about who provides resources and labour then Britain was built by Africans, America too. Slaves and stolen resources from Africa!
The millions of resources that were stolen from Africa to build empires in Europe + Britain? And the slave labour. So let me hear you say that's African infrastructure in Britain. Britain plundered and looted the rest of the world and used slave labour to build their "empire".
Coastal people are very nice and humble
the intro was pretty dope...
Your introduction is crazy 🔥
I was about to say that all the titles in your Kenyan videos are so negative but i listened and watched the way you engaged with locals and i realised you are a nice person.. Enjoy your stay in Kenya. Karibu sana
Thank you
I'm here because of the title,😂, an interesting way to pull a Kenyan.
The fact remain tittles mean something and his are always negative
@@andeyo1 you know the old saying ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’
@@GoingGlobull cover that has title can be judged, journalism 101
Great video my brother🎉
Thank you
You must be an historian buddy I was expecting you to skip the man eater you are doing great work.
budah!u r my new favorite,you r so real n random.
i dont know why i never knew you while you were in nyeri,i feel u missed alot.
next time make sure u take your time to explore the land of the freedom fighters.
good job though!
I feel you're juggling my history now about 254. Nice video and I do agree neocolonialism might be back
Learning as a go mate. More than happy to be corrected on anything that’s not right
@@GoingGlobull history is rich and wide. We can only know as much as we can cheers!
Make longer videos mate
while your'e in Mombasa visit the Kongowea Market,around Nyali, it's a really interesting place.
I miss that routine, down to the ocean
This guy sounds like Thor😂
😂😂😂😂
Walahi, ndio narealize😂
I'm here because of the title,😂, an interesting way to pull a Kenyan.
is ist possible that I saw you in Cafesserie today?
Mombasa & daar el salam are so similar
Would love to help you visit kisumu 💯
Don’t take the negativity in the comments personally. Try to understand from our point of view. We’re trying as much as possible to show the positive because only the negative is always shown. Have a nice visit
KENYANS ARE PAYING FOR THAT THING YOU ARE CALLING CHINESE RAILWAY ...SO I DONT KNOW WHY IT IS CALLED CHINESE RAILWAY ...I MEAN IF THE CHINESE BUILD SOMETHING IN EUROPE OR USA IAND ITS PAID FOR BY CITIZENS OF THOSE AREAS DO YOU STILL REFER TO THAT AS CHINESE INFRASTRUCTURE?
Was about to comment the same.
Yap, this White Vlogers has there on Agenda.When they were here they did completely Nothing, But at least Chinese did something n they have Changed Africa.
If the U.K. borrowed all the money from a country to build the infrastructure and then imported the staff to build and manage it it would be called the ‘insert country name infrastructure’.. it’s not an insult, more like a nickname
@@GoingGlobull So if you borrow money to buy a car and get it delivered by the person that gave you the loan that car is not yours but the bank's car even though you are paying for that car? c'mon man ...many things are built using loans but they do not belong to the people who gave the loans it belongs to the person who is paying that loan
@@GoingGlobull I'm sure you did not build your own house but you paid for it so can you say the workers who worked on that house are the owners of the house? NO MAN
I agree with you but I also can see where Douglass is coming from. I think there is some problems with that media, in that sometimes it has an undertone that the reason these places are poor is because the African people are “incompetent” and can’t run their country or something. It’s the same thing with the flawed IQ tests they always show. if my people were being portrayed as unintelligent and incompetent all the time, I would want to show them what my country really looks like, to prove that my people can be educated and do great things. (except for the parts that were designed and built by colonizers) But I think it’s important to show the harsh reality, no matter who is filming. Love from Massachusetts USA 🇺🇸
Yeah I fully understood his perspective to be fair. It’s something I know a lot of people are conscious of when they see a white man with camera here.
You make a good point about showing off parts that weren’t built by colonisers. I’ll add that to my things to focus on. Being so interested in the British part of history probably has had me tunnel visioned into that aspect of life here. Thanks.
@@GoingGlobullI actually never thought about it that way. Cool how you are delving into the lesser known parts of British history.
From what I understand, the Omanis rule of the Swahili coast wasn’t exactly colonial, in fact it created a beautiful Indo-European Arabic and Bantu cultural fusion with culture from the Bantu expansion that you can see in Lamu Town. Same thing in Stone Town Zanzibar. Swahili language and culture would be completely different without this.
l hope you can make it to Uganda and check out the Rwenzoris, I’ve always been fascinated by the otherworldly ecosystem and beautiful scenery of that place.
This video should have been longer
Thise carriages are very well kept considering
This a real christian brother at the beginning. 500 ksh for a short trip within the town 😂😂😂
And now its kenyan Government Waswahili Sovereign State.And a capital city.one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and a top foreign earner.Thats Mombasa.We fought them out of our country.
There is no English word in Swahili language, as you are trying to say. Swahili is pure mixer of bantu language and Arabic language.
That’s not what I said. I said there are some words which don’t exist in Swahili so an English word gets used
@@GoingGlobull Swahili vocabulary is very wide, my dear friend. We even got words for modern stuff such as play station, mobile phone and laptop. I don't know what words would be lacking. Maybe something that was invented the other day, but soon Swahili scholars will find a name for it.
@@GoingGlobullbrother don't get mad to these pple try to ignore some negative messages.... I'm a pure kenyan and I love your contents... majority will not get your point so just ignore them..... I'm quite sure that in future you'll encounter more challenges...but don't let the challenges bring you down.#thats my advice watching from Italy milan
The Swahili with English is called sheng, it's an urban slang
Thanks it’s cool I like it always makes me smile when I hear it
@@GoingGlobull English has a large Latin and Hebrew vocabulary, you may not know until you became bilingual.
@@b.k.5659 yeah we have words from all over, India also. I’m nowhere near bilingual right now. I’m working on it though
The railways line exist and it is working UpTo date
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This video is very short bro
Bro you look just like Hunter S. Thompson
The hat is so wrong on many levels, trump's wife tried that stunt too on her trip to kenya. Didn't go too well
In which way?
Swahili is a mixture of Bantus tribe languages, Arabic, Portuguese and English languages ...most people give you wrong information about swahili by telling you swahili is Arabic and mijikenda which 100% false information...and another false information is that there is a tribe called Swahili tribe, there is no Swahili tribe SWAHILI is language not a tribe most people who migrated from middle east try to hide themselves into calling themselves Swahili but they are just Arabs ....Swahili is a language not a tribe and this language is made up of Bantus languages both from coast and mainland, Arabic, Portuguese and Mostly English infact English language makes a bigger percentage of Swahili than even any other language cuz these days people just make English words Swahili it's called " kutohoa maneno" which simply means swahilising English.
Passed around like a cute blonde in a bang bros video! 😢
I hope you noticed that buildings are painted white and blue only ,
I did notice that. Do you know why?
The county administration ordered that all buildings be painted like that to symbolize the indian ocean and be different from others cities,
@@kipngenocheruiyot5867it is part of blue economy. Kisumu too is painted the same.
I agree 100% with what Douglas said, in as much as we appreciate the awareness and interest but please don’t paint just one narrative
Yeah mate I’ve got no intentions of doing so. I love this country already
I paid for your tuktuk ride.
Pay for my bundles too😅😅
Thanks, I’ll double it and pass to the next guy
The lunatic line exist
cute lady in a bangbros vedio😂😂😂
Occasionally man eating lion"😅 Yet to see a grass eating lion.😂
Am learning...
Don’t learn from him. Visit Mombasa and ask the locals themselves about their history
The Portuguese who trade in slave not Arabs. The Sultan came to Mombasa to help the local people of Mombasa from the Portuguese cruelty.
It was the Portuguese and the Arabs. It was mostly the Arabs during the time period which I was talking about here.
@GoingGlobull Mombasa is a Sultanate because the local people of Mombasa call the Sultan to help them from the cruelty of the Portuguese that's why the Sultan came and took of the Portuguese out of Mombasa and help the local of Mombasa. You have to learn the history before writing my friend.
@@swalehelshabiby5915 The Arabs also transferred slaves into Asia and castrated the men. That is also part of the history my friend
Built by China, loan paid by Kenyan tax payer. Technically, it is Kenyan.
Swahili does not sound anything like Arabic. I also doubt the figures of 40% Arabic words in Swahili language.
Tesco value Kurt Caz
Check me in 2 years
Bro 500 shillings is too much...that place is only 100shillings. Why do they extort money from you that way and you don't seem to notice??
White tax bro...
Mzungu price! Bt he seems not bothered.
He’s literally a foreigner how is he supposed to notice ?
He is such a nice person. The way he dashes people money on the street and talk freely; is such a sweet soul. Bt Kenyans,i know life is hard. Pls stop taking advantage of this guy.
Nyali to old town at 100? Ur mad
Japanese railway company is running the midlands railway line is it now called Japanese railway ??????😢😢😢😢😢
No because they never built it and it was paid for using loans from them. The underground is also own by deutsche bahn but don’t call that the German underground either. It’s so funny how upset people get over the use of a heuristic. People are so delicate
I never enjoy any videos by descendants of slave traders and colonial terrorists talking about Africa.
You should concentrate on eurozone , Asia , Arab world
We in Africa have our own story tellers.
I have fantastic news for you then because I’m not a descendant of any slave traders. If you meant white people just say that and admit to your own racism. You’re more than welcome to tell your stories, nobody is stopping you.
@@GoingGlobull facts are facts buddy. Descendants of rapists, colonialists, slave owners, pillagers and looters shouldn't 'educate' anyone on the history of their own nation. Take the colonial nostalgia somewhere else.
@@afrocentric1674 yes, no African ever done any of the above. Grow up
Colonialism must be your favourite topic.... The irony #coloniser.
You made a snide remark on your last video at the races that made me look at you sideways.....
There’s nothing ironic about it. I’m interested in how colonialism shaped the world and continues to in different forms.
Of course since the colonizers are your ancestors.....back at the crime scene
@@successsocial3986 you realise it’s not just white people who colonise right? Snide remark or joke?
@@GoingGlobull When it comes to Kenya we are definately not talking about all white people here.....just the British....where you are from....About the joke.....some joke that was
@@successsocial3986 I’m from the mother country, hence the interest in the British empire. Another joke for you
Bang bros 😂
Mzungu arudi Ulaya, mwafrika apata Uhuru.
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Mr Kimathi, thanks for watching. I made a video about you, it’ll be up on the 23rd August.
Mr youtuber for your information China is not colonising africa. British and french are Just jalous because they were so WICKED and racists towards african. Today China is doing business with respect and that makes them jalous. There are more problems in selfish britain than elsewhere.
Kitakuramba
Aendele tu😂
@@blonr anasumbua sana
I didn't like the energy of the video, I think it shows how brits are shocked by how they have lost relevance in the world.
Cool
Do you have ability to comprehends the meaning of colonialism, especially the type of colonialism that went on in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. It was domestic slavenly and genocide rolled in one. A lot Africans were killied, raped, land taken, forced labor, free minerals. The people from Europe and Arab land who did were not human , even animals to not treat other animals like this.
You realise Africans played their part too? I agree with you, all forms of slavery are abhorrent. We shouldn’t pretend it’s only x or y peoples that participate in it. Sadly, all of what you mentioned above are very human behaviours. History and humanity is complex.
@@GoingGlobull are you going to tell native Americans played part in thei demise. see what the Germans did in Namibia, what the Belgium did DRC. It is the same behaviors by same people who wiped out native Americans and cleared the way for inslaving Africans in the Americas. The natives Australians were wiped out, colonize Africans, Asians, Apartheid in SA. The France are being kicked out Sahel. What kind of people are this
@@andeyo1 I don’t know much about the native Americans, did they sell their people to Europeans too? I’m really not sure what your point is. All people, regardless of colour, commit all types of crimes.
@@GoingGlobull Native Americans were killed. they did not just despair, same with native Australian and New Zealanders. Stop the moral equivalence, the scope and scale of Europeans misdeed is unmatched.
@@andeyo1 some native American tribes would scalp their enemies alive in war and enslave the women of other tribes. They weren’t angelic victims, they were humans who’s lands were conquered by other humans. Humans do horrible things to each other. Anyway Goodnight sir
There’s something not quite right about this guy, I get a strong air of arrogance coming from him. Definitely giving me ex British military vibes.
I am ex British military and I’ve definitely been called arrogant in my time. Good spot.. Never trust anybody 3:16 .. you can’t please everyone. Best of luck to you
I actually like his toughness and attitude. He's not a softie. As you can see he's not been taken advantage of. It helps to blend in when people see you're not naive.
@@GoingGlobull So basically a chap that went to massacre poor families in the Middle East. Retired probably with a badge of 'honor' and currently travelling former colonies reminiscing of the 'good old colonial days' and to cure PTSD too.
@@afrocentric1674 nailed it! Well done mystic Meg
You're CIA
I second u I don't trust the guy😂😂
You do right not to. Don’t Trust Anybody 3:16
I’m interested in it because it shaped all our lives and is continuously happening all the time in one form or another.
@@GoingGlobull Yeah, made your ancestors rich through our ancestors' sweat and blood. I see how that has shaped all our lives. Crystal!!
No homeless people in the UK? 😂😂😂 kibra will be gone in few years…
Kuna kitu nataka kusema,lakini I choose peace wacha tu niwache.
Stop being a loser and say it
First
You really did not do justice to my country poor representation from you
Cool story bro
8:22 Did you say the "West" is "interested" in seeing images of dirty, sick, poor and suffering Africans?
I was a supporter of this channel until you stated that your goal is to show the west what has always been shown to the west, sick, hungry, poor, dirty Africa is because it's interesting. Sad. That's all they will know.
They are interested because it is unusual to home. It’s shocking, and raises awareness of the truth of how some people live. You’ve completely misrepresented what I said. My goal is to show reality. Unfortunately the reality is that parts of Africa (like many other places) are hungry and poor.
@@GoingGlobull But man, what good does that do? Raising awareness? Really? More than Raising Awareness, you cement the already bad rep. that has been created by 'mass' media about Africa. Unless you're changing people's lives, I see no point of Raising Awareness. I'd leave that to the U.N. or charities. Respectfully bro. You seem like a smart guy esp. with the A1 intro you gave but come on, don't be another outlet for news about how "poor, dirty or sick" people are in Africa. You can do better.
Don't we have poor/suffering/sick westerners too? Why would just the specifically be interested in seeing how poor/sick/suffering Africans? Is it that it is unusual for the west but "usual" in Africa, to borrow your words?
@@AliAsadMo trust me I’m going to show that side of the U.K, the USA and Europe too in time. Right now I’m in Africa. Here’s the long term strategy for you. Gain a following in parts of Africa, people who support what I do or hate it either way to get eyes on.. then go show europe the uk and the west as raw as I show anywhere else. I’m not interested in anyone else’s narratives. I’m here to see it for myself.
What’s different about me and the UN images is that I’ll actually speak to the people rather than just getting some ‘good shots’ of poor kids playing rubbish. Also many would argue the agenda of those organisations you mentioned isn’t as clear as they claim. The ‘usual’ aspect was reference to slums and illegal settlements, places without sanitation etc..
These are sensitive topics, I don’t expect everyone to like it but that doesn’t mean I’ll ignore it.
Thanks for the love on the intro haha
@@GoingGlobull We should catch up when I'm free
@@AliAsadMo which area are you?