The first and only in-depth commentary on Cleophas Malala’s explosive play Echoes of War has finally dropped — and it’s everything the nation needed to hear. This must-watch breakdown doesn’t just explore the lines and scenes of a student-performed satire; it peels back the layers of fear, insecurity, and raw political truth that made Kasongo’s regime tremble. The question at the heart of the commentary burns like wildfire: Why deploy police if it was “just fiction”? What is it about this play — performed by schoolgirls — that threatened power more than any protest ever has?
The commentary dives into the uncomfortable parallels between the characters in Echoes of War and real-life power players in Kenya’s political elite. It exposes how satire, in its purest form, reveals truths people dare not say out loud — and how that truth, when uttered through art, becomes a weapon no regime can easily suppress. Kasongo, it seems, does not fear guns or microphones — he fears metaphors. He fears symbolism. He fears young voices drawing maps to the rot within the halls of power. If scandal has failed to shake the regime, why does fiction make it sweat?
This isn’t just a commentary on a play — it’s a commentary on Kenya itself. Echoes of War is no longer confined to the stage. It now echoes across households, in matatus, through hashtags, and into the collective consciousness of a country tired of masks, hungry for change. Watch this commentary not just to understand the play, but to understand the moment. Because in a nation where truth is feared, fiction becomes rebellion. And Echoes of War is the sound of a new Kenya, speaking — loud, clear, and impossible to silence.
