Kevin Ochieng Okoth is an independent writer and researcher. He holds an MPhil in political theory from University of Oxford, Oxford. In his writings, Okoth focuses on imperialism and twentieth-century anti-colonial struggles. Some recent writings include “Aufstehen’s Populist Revolt: Local Patriotism and the ‘Left-Behind Left’” (2020); “The Flatness of Blackness: Afro-Pessimism and the Erasure of Anti-Colonial Thought” (2020); and “Decolonisation and its Discontents: Rethinking the Cycle of National Liberation” (2021). He is also corresponding editor for Salvage, a bi-annual journal of revolutionary arts and letters. Okoth lives and works in London.