Joseph B. Gitari

The Politics of Stability and Domination in Africa: Political Repression in Kenya, 1902-2002 Joseph B. Gitari

This is a book on political repression in Kenya undercolonial and post-colonial rule, from 1902 whenKenya?s present borders were settled, to 2002 whenthe party of independence, KANU, lost its forty -yearhold on power. The book undertakes to advanceknowledge about political repression of politicalparties in Africa, through an analysis of thelinkages between the colonial and post colonialstates, ethnicity, and social classes in formation,consolidation, and conflict in Kenya to describe andexplain the patterns, variability and scope ofpolitical repression. Through a review of thecolonial regime (1902-1962), the subsequent Kenyatta(1963-1978), and Moi (1978-2002) eras, this bookexplores how and why avenues of popular expression,dissent and political action were systematicallyclosed off and subverted by increasingly narrow,politically insecure, but still dominant ethnic andpolitical classes. The book should be of interest to politicalscientists, economists, human rights lawyers andsocial activists and those interested in contemporarypolitical and social history of African states.