In a Kenya ravaged by corruption, debt, and the brutal suppression of youth protest, a young woman from the slums of Nairobi ignites a revolution—not with stones or bullets, but with a voter card.
The Card (Tuko Kadi) is a sweeping five-book political thriller that follows Adisa Mwamba, a young activist who rises from the ashes of the 2024 Finance Bill protests to challenge a deep state that has stolen Kenya's future. When her brother is disappeared, her mother dies from a lack of medicine, and forty-one young protesters are gunned down in the streets, Adisa makes a choice: she will not fight with anger. She will fight with the ballot.
Partnering with Nia Bolaji—the guilt-ridden daughter of a corrupt tycoon—Adisa builds the Warembe (The Stubborn Ones) movement, a nationwide network of young people dedicated to voter registration, civic education, and political accountability. Together, they expose billions in stolen public funds, survive assassination attempts and state abduction, and ultimately win the presidency.
But power is harder to wield than to win. The five books follow Adisa's fifteen-year journey from activist to president to elder stateswoman, exploring themes of betrayal, redemption, succession, and the eternal question: What do we leave behind?
Blending the political urgency of A Time to Kill with the grassroots energy of The Hate U Give, The Card (Tuko Kadi) is a love letter to the young people of Africa—a generation that refuses to wait for permission to build the future they deserve.
Genres: Political Thriller / Social Commentary / Contemporary African Fiction
Audience: Young Adults and Adults (16+)
Setting: Kenya, 2024–2040
Themes: Youth activism, corruption, democracy, redemption, legacy, the power of the vote