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Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy

Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy

Murunga, Godwin R.
Nasong'o, Shadrack W.

Paperback

Series: Africa in the New Millennium

African HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1842778579
ISBN13: 9781842778579
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 1 2007
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.56 Depth: 8.48
Language: English

The path towards democracy in Kenya has been long and often tortuous. Though it has been trumpeted as a goal for decades, democratic government has never been fully realised, largely as a result of the authoritarian excesses of the Kenyatta, Moi and Kibaki regimes.

This uniquely comprehensive study of Kenya's political trajectory shows how the struggle for democracy has been waged in civil society, through opposition parties, and amongst traditionally marginalised groups like women and the young. It also considers the remaining impediments to democratisation, in the form of a powerful police force and damaging structural adjustment policies. Thus, the authors argue, democratisation in Kenya is a laborious and non-linear process.

Kenyans' recent electoral successes, the book concludes, have empowered them and reinvigorated the prospects for democracy, heralding a more autonomous and peaceful twenty-first century.

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