Publisher's Synopsis
In this text, a group of Kenyan historians provide an analysis of the history of the 30 years since Kenya's independence in 1963. The first three chapters examine the transformation of the political arena from the period after World War II to the Mau Mau Emergency and the period leading up to independence. There follows a section on "Pax Kenyatta", when Jomo Kenyatta remained the pivotal agency in the postcolonial transformation. The chapters on the Moi era look to the recent past, as well as forward to the future as Kenya tries to develop its democratic procedures.
