Free market And The philosophy of Hunger

Over 2400 hundred years ago, Socrates, through his most famous student Plato, said that free market is a weapon of war. Napoleon Bonaparte, a leader in the field of war too, is reported to have said that his army walks on its belly. The current state of global agriculture where powerful countries subsidizes it farmers then floods the markets of less prosperous countries with cheap foods, which ultimately sabotages the local farmers is an example giving credence to the two truisms stated above.

The concept of free market is being used to wage war against Kenyans. Last year was corn, this year it was wheat and milk. What will be next? How can people act as though they are free when they are giving away everything for free? I often ask, why does the powerful cabal act like they care about the poor masses? Okay, I am just being colloquial in my thinking. The correct way to put it is why do the oppressed masses believe the lies of their oppressors and the gods of their oppressors?

Plato gives us an indication that the issue of justifying oppression to the masses is as old as dirt. In Plato's longest dialogue, The Republic, the issue of keeping the socially lower-ranked soldiers from stealing gold from the ruling class was discussed. The solution suggested was that the soldiers should be indoctrinated with the idea that the best gold anywhere was the spiritual gold. That spiritual gold is stored in heaven and it all belongs to the soldiers.

Those with the superior gold were barred from owning the inferior gold on earth. It mostly worked. There were many wars in Greece, but none against the wealthy class with a view evening things a bit. The root of the problems we are having in Kenya and the world today is one of justice, sustainability and power. Food is the best tool to conduct that tripartite war. Look for more wars while we eat ourselves into extinction.

Paulo Freire in the book The Pedagogy of the Oppressed was correct in clearing stating that to be human is to be free. These people are bent of making us inhuman. Hunger is the ultimate weapon either way you look at it.

Chef Kabui

The Hex Kitchen is a collaboration between Chef Kabui and the Hex community in a bid to promote food literacy, mindful eating and wealth creation. There is a natural connection between those who are fighting against fiat currency and those engaged in the struggle against fiat food. The two social ills of fiat currency and fiat food are at the heart of the tyrannic global world system we are now living in. That tyranny is directly connected to the climate crisis we face and there is no way we can solve one part of the problem without being mindful of the whole system, For a start, the Hex Kitchen is keen on addressing the issues of real money and real food as a basis on regaining our sovereign power. It is no accident that the struggle for food justice would find allies in cryptography and more specifically cryptocurrency. It is not a usual collaboration but yet it is one that makes sense on many levels. Chef Kabui has been studying and applying the power of food literacy, mindful eating and food justice in the struggle against oppression in general and specifically to people of African descent.

Chef Kabui has studied the disciplines of politics, anthropology and culinary arts and has designed a cuisine or rather an approach to food that is informed by the above experience and the indigenous knowledge that he gained from his Kenyan family’s history as sustainable farmers for generations. The combined experience and education resulted in the creation of a cuisine called Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine. It is a combination of the most sustainable practices in the growing, preparation of food with the goal of causing the least damage to the environment and maximizing the health benefits of the food. Those two conditions are necessary for a mindful community that ensures that justice thrives.

Chef Kabui has been pushing organic food and healthy eating based on his research and his own experience. The idea of healthy food and justice is not something that chef Kabui got into but was born in it. His family operated a farm and his father ran a restaurant in the capital city of Nairobi. Kabui grew up in the village with his mother where they grew almost all the food they consumed. It was at his family farm that he Kabui developed a love for fresh food and the art of consuming food following the natural cycles of seasons.

The collaboration aims to share the skills for healthy food to the Hex community and beyond. No community can survive without food and the Hex community is no different. The Hex Kitchen is another assembly point for the community to be nourished both physically and socially. While wealth is private, food is social and having a kitchen for the community to assemble is a great option for a community that is causing ripples across the world.

What to Expect

The Kitchen will have virtual classes, content on Youtube and other social media presence for a start. The goal is that the Kitchen will have a physical place that will have a kitchen in a farm that will grown food and have space that guest can visit. The farm will have a demonstration farm for the vegetables, fruits and herbs,

For the schedule of upcoming classes please visit our events section and find a class that is fit for your schedule.