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By Daniel Branch
On December 12, 1963, humans throughout Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, expecting a shiny way forward for prosperity and social justice. because the country ways the 50th anniversary of its independence, although, the people's dream is still elusive. in the course of its first 5 a long time Kenya has skilled assassinations, riots, coup makes an attempt, ethnic violence, and political corruption. The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the terrible have elevated. during this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya's background from 1963 to the current day, Daniel department sheds new gentle at the nation's struggles and the advanced factors in the back of them.
Branch describes how Kenya developed itself as a nation and the way ethnicity has proved a strong strength in nationwide politics from the beginning, as have disease and violence. He explores such divisive political matters because the wishes of the landless terrible, diplomacy with Britain and with the chilly warfare superpowers, and the path of financial improvement. Tracing an escalation of presidency corruption over the years, the writer brings his dialogue to the current, paying specific recognition to the rigged election of 2007, the following compromise govt, and Kenya's clients as a still-evolving self reliant nation.
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While the country is associated in the imagination of many foreigners with wide open plains, the reality of crowded towns and cities can come as a shock to the uninitiated. In the most fertile areas of the country, even rural communities can feel packed to bursting point. The most obvious outcome is competition over resources, such as land, jobs or public funding for development projects. But demographic change has also created two distinct strands of political debate. The first of these strands is that of protest by youths and the poor.
In a telegram to the colonial secretary in London, the Moyale branch of the NPPPP described the prospect of rule by an independent Kenya as a ‘new form of imperialism. ’15 Telegrams and protests soon gave way to insurgency. The insurgency was given some support by Somalia. ‘We speak the same languages’, said Somali Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shermarke in 1962. ‘We share the same creed, the same culture and the same traditions. ’16 Shifta fighters in Kenya were therefore given limited supplies of small arms, drawn from Somalia’s ample supply obtained through its close relations with the USSR.
Qxp 7/29/11 9:36 AM Page 17 INTRODUCTION | 17 party discussing future development policies. ’36 Kenyatta’s intolerance of redistribution meant this was pure rhetoric, but it was powerful nonetheless. Despite Kibaki’s initial promotion of redistribution, under the three presidents – Kenyatta (1963–78), Moi (1978–2002) and Kibaki himself (2002–present) – the political elite have chosen to become members of the Old Establishment. However, the need for redistribution has only grown stronger. 37 The chief driving force for this increase lay in modern medicine’s reduction of infant and child mortality.