Multi-Party Politics in Kenya: The Kenyatta and Moi States and the Triumph of the System in the 1992 Election

by Charles Hornsby and David W. Throup

Book Overview

This book uses the Kenyan political system to address issues relevant to recent political developments throughout Africa. The authors analyze the construction of the Moi state since 1978. They show the marginalization of Kikuyu interests as the political economy of Kenya has been reconstructed to benefit President Moi's Kalenjin people and their allies. Mounting Kikuyu dissatisfaction led to the growth of demands for multi-party democracy. The book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082141206X
• ISBN13: 9780821412060
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"