We honor you our freedom fighters
For into the dark forest you ventured in courage
Inside the deadly forest fought in bravely
Never giving up the tormenting challenge
With all your lives you sought victory
A victory not for self
But for the entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters
We celebrate you in hope
Away from your comforts was a true sacrifice
Away from your families you paid the price
You won the nation’s freedom back to her
With your blood and sweat
A liberated nation was born
In such great pain you won the prize of freedom
A victory not for self but for the
entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters
We celebrate you in hope
Colonialism so harrowing an enemy you fought
In much painful struggle you brought it to an end
You were wounded without losing heart
Your blood was shed
Still your passion could never be killed
Your lives were taken away
For the purchase of a better future
A victory not for self but for the
entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters
We celebrate you in hope
You never gave up the fight to shape our today
To you our hearts and hats go out in great honour
As we take a sincere bow of appreciation to our heroes
The heroes who gave their all
For all Kenyans
After all their fight and struggle
We all must so humbly cherish
A victory not for self but for the entire
nation
Heko our freedom fighters
We celebrate you in hope
Before you many of our faces remain
ashamed
For the many times we've let you down in
our ways
For so long we have allowed poverty to reign
The many times we have seen others in the tribal eye
For so long the monster of greed
We have deliberately failed to slay
The many times corruption has been free
in our house to stay
The many times our resources we have failed to share
Still we must say heko our freedom
fighters
We celebrate you in hope
In your legacy and baton sired in blood
Our assignment is there to always stay
The cry for truth, justice and equality
Lingers so loud upon our ears
We cannot faithfully claim to honour
Our heroes till the hour we pursue
A victory not for self but for the
entire nation
Heko our freedom fighters
We celebrate you in hope
Heko (Swahili for hail)
