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The Rise of a Party-State in Kenya: From Harambee! to Nyayo!

The Rise of a Party-State in Kenya: From Harambee! to Nyayo!

Widner, Jennifer A.

Hardcover

African HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0520076249
ISBN13: 9780520076242
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Jan 6 1993
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.47
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.34
Language: English
Although Kenya is often considered an African success story, its political climate became increasingly repressive under its second president, Daniel arap Moi. Widner charts the transformation of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) from a weak, loosely organized political party under Jomo Kenyatta into an arm of the president's office, with watchdog youth wings and strong surveillance and control functions, under Moi. She suggests that single-party systems have an inherent tendency to become party-states, or single-party regimes in which the head of state uses the party as a means of control. The speed and extent of these changes depend on the countervailing power of independent interest groups, such as business associations, farmers, or professionals. Widner's study offers important insights into the dynamics of party systems in Africa.

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