SEEKING JUSTICE AGAINST NEOCOLONIALISM THROUGH RESISTANCE: EXAMPLES FROM NGUGI'S MATIGARI
Numerous instances bound of the severe injustices occasioned by the neo-colonial leadership styles of contemporary African political heads. Consequently, neo-colonialism is perceived to be a continuation of the economic model of colonialism after the colonized territories have attained political independence. This paper evaluates Ngugi's Matigari to decipher how neo-colonialism precepts still plague the African people under the mask of paternalism. The paper discovers that Ngugi's Matigari is a protest against the oppressive tendencies in Africa and a call for Africans to seek justice against internal political domination so as to liberate the neo-colonized African society. The conclusion in this paper is that neo-colonialism is a way of expanding the colonizer's dominance so as to utilize the resources of their colonies for the Western regional gains, thus, there is every essence to protest in demand for justice against neo-colonial reigns in African states at every instance as demonstrated by Ngugi's authorial creativity.
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