12th January 2025
Comrades, friends, and allies of justice across the world,
The year 2025 has begun with violent and coordinated attacks on the leadership of the Communist Party Marxist (CPM) Kenya and the revolutionary masses of our country. In the early hours of January 10th, armed assailants carried out a brazen assassination attempt on our General Secretary, Comrade Booker Omole. These attackers, bearing advanced equipment and lethal weapons, stormed his residence with the clear intent of silencing a fearless revolutionary voice.
This cowardly act bears the hallmarks of rogue state operatives and counter-revolutionary forces tied to the Kenya Kwanza regime. It is an attack not just on Comrade Omole but on the entire revolutionary cause in Kenya. We take this attempt on the life of our General Secretary as a declaration of war by the enemies of the people.
Adding to these acts of repression, our National Chairperson, Comrade Mwaivu Kaluka, was violently abducted in Mombasa alongside comrades Lydia Adhiambo and Walid. Their arrest, characterised by brutality and lawlessness, was a deliberate attempt to intimidate our Party and disrupt our growing momentum. While the comrades were released after public outcry and legal intervention, the ordeal reflects the Kenya Kwanza regime’s desperation to suppress dissent.
These attacks are not isolated. They form part of a broader campaign by the state to crush the Communist Party Marxist and the Kenyan people’s struggle for justice, democracy, and socialism. Yet, we declare unequivocally: no force can halt the march of the revolution.
A Call for Solidarity
We call on progressive and revolutionary organisations, both nationally and internationally, to stand with CPM Kenya and the Kenyan masses. Let us:
• Issue solidarity statements condemning these acts of repression.
• Organise protests and actions to expose the Kenya Kwanza regime’s crimes.
• Amplify the voice of the Kenyan struggle for liberation.
The fight against oppression is a collective struggle. Your solidarity strengthens our resolve and demonstrates that the forces of justice and socialism cannot be isolated or intimidated.
Declaring 2025 as a Revolutionary Year
As we respond to these attacks, we declare 2025 a decisive year in our struggle. Let this year mark:
• A Permanent Dent to Capitalism: We intensify our efforts to dismantle the exploitative capitalist structures and build an economy rooted in justice and equality.
• The Year of the National Democratic Revolution: We mobilise the masses to advance people’s democracy and achieve national liberation.
• The Year for Party Building: We strengthen the CPM Kenya, deepen ideological clarity, and expand our organisational reach.
• The Year to Raise the Flag of Martyrdom Higher: Inspired by the spirit of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi and all freedom fighters, we commit to continuing their struggle for a truly liberated Kenya.
Comrades, the enemies of the people have made their intentions clear. But so have we. No amount of intimidation, violence, or repression will deter us. We remain unshaken in our commitment to the liberation of Kenya and the triumph of socialism.
To our enemies: your desperation signals our strength. To our comrades and allies: this is the time to unite, to organise, and to intensify the struggle. Together, we will build a Kenya where justice, democracy, and equality prevail.
Homeland or Death!
We Shall Win!
Issued by the Central Organising Committee
Communist Party Marxist (CPM) Kenya