So much suffering on the land br Dying of hunger the children are br The old too cannot withstand br The famine and deaths br br To schools they are going not br All atop the tree with bitter fruits of independence br How sweet! On account of this the old fought br And now they too, walk in the nightmare of our independence br br They left those barbaric whites br Who with religion destroyed us br Earthly possessions mattered not they said br There are mansions up there br br But today, br Some dark skinned nitwits br Are swallowing the resources equitably br Every region is represented br br Yes, that’s why everywhere there are deaths br Everywhere schools are empty br Everywhere people are suffering br br But Kenya shall overcome br Colonialists were defeated and so will they br Who make the most of ignorant masses br br I hear Kenya weeping br My children are no more she says br No mother, we are here br Kenya, we shall overcomebr br kelvin karanibr br