They say we got you by the balls, darkie! We own your land, your trains, your rivers, your schools, the… — Nadifa Mohamed
They say we got you by the balls, darkie! We own your land, your trains, your rivers, your schools, the coffee grains at the bottom of your cup. You see what they do to the Mau Mau and all the Kikuyu in Kenya? Lock them up, man and child.
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