Kenya

On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice As the nation approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, however, the people s dream remains elusive During its first five decades Kenya has experienced assassinations, riots, coup attempts, ethnic violence, and political corruption The ranks of the disaffected, the unemployed, and the poor have multiplied In this authoritative and insightful account of Kenya s history from 1963 to the present day, Daniel Branch sheds new light on the nation s struggles and the complicated causes behind them.Branch describes how Kenya constructed itself as a state and how ethnicity has proved a powerful force in national politics from the start, as have disorder and violence He explores such divisive political issues as the needs of the landless poor, international relations with Britain and with the Cold War superpowers, and the direction of economic development Tracing an escalation of government corruption over time, the author brings his discussion to the present, paying particular attention to the rigged election of 2007, the subsequent compromise government, and Kenya s prospects as a still evolving independent state. Best Download [ Kenya ] Author [ Daniel Branch ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Great read, Daniel Branch has an interesting perspective on Kenya and rightly focus on the actions of the political elite to form a big picture overview He s narrative though is very pessimistic, leaningtowards despair than hope Otherwise a lot of stuff mentioned in the book is factual Would have been nice if he had found a way of includi...Excellent read Very competently researched and well written, providing remarkable insight into the actions of the political elite that made Kenya what it is today Mr Branch demonstrates commendable respect for Kenyans and indeed history.Another beautiful and haunted land.I lived in Kenya 1984 86 and so this book brought back many memories, both of leaders, the forgotten of a previous generation of leaders, and western scholars as well During the time I was there we all knew the country was not a democracy, all knew we needed to be very careful about what w...The book begins with the birth of Kenya, a country filled with so much hope and aspirations The people given the mandate to lead this new young country however, failed it terribly Because of selfish ambitions and greed that led to a race to plunder public funds and land left behind by the European settlers Many of the injustices done to communities went unresolved and led to resentment and eventually tribalism The politics of the elite was to divide and conquer and it has so far worked perfe The book begins with the birth of Kenya, a country filled with so much hope and aspirations The people given the mandate to lead this new young country however, failed it terribly Because of selfish ambitions and greed that led to a race to plunder public...Great read The action came thick and fast Yet I was left with a greater sense of despair than hope for this our fledgling democracy To borrow from Langston Hughes, Kenya remains a dream deferred.Great insight in kenya s political history Must read for anybody wanting to understand contemporary Kenya Bit too much on the names, couldn t keep track.Unfortunately, although well researched and thorough, this isa book about the political life of Kenya s elite than of the country and its people It s a good introduction to Kenya, but it remains too much at the political level and does not delve enough into the people s hopes and how they a...Great introduction to and primer on Kenya s modern history, covering each of the country s five decades of existence with equal precision and insight Any reader with the impression that Kenya has ever had the leadership it deserves will be quickly disabused of that notion.Tough read, this one Pessimistic maybe rightly so , and overly focused on the dirty games of Kenyan politicians, omitting Kenyan society almost completely.Excellent study of contemporary post colonial Kenyan history

• English
• 08 October 2018
Daniel Branch
• Hardcover
• 352 pages
• 0300148763
• Daniel Branch
• Kenya