Kenya Politics
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KENYA AND ITS POLITICS
Kelcey Grogan, CED 499, February 11, 2011
Cradle of Civilization
East Africa
36 million people
4 million in capital city of Nairobi
Neighbors- Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and
Somalia
Comparatively- relatively stable political history
Kenya’s History
1895- part of Britain’s East
African Protectorate
1920- became a British colony
1944- Kenyans appointed to act on legislation
1952- “Mau Mau” uprising against British rule
First time large majority of
Kenyans were politically active timesonline.co.uk
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Kenyan Independence
December 12, 1963
Jomo Kenyatta- first president
Ruled until 1978
VP Daniel Moi took office
24 years statehousekenya.go.ke
Moi’s Reign
1982- Constitutional amendment - one party system
1991- was repealed
2002- Moi was voted out by National
Rainbow Coalition statehousekenya.go.ke
Plurality Majority System
Parliament System
Plurality-Majority System
Needed most votes, not majority
Won in 1992 with 36.91% of votes odi.org.uk
Government Branches
Executive Branch
Head of State and Military
Judicial Branch
High, appeal, and Islamic courts
Legislative Branch
Unicameral parliament
210 members- 5 year term
140 rural districts
Join together to form seven provinces
Nairobi is a separate province supportgrantandmikevol unteer.blogspot.com
2007 Elections
Both Mwai Kiaki and Raila Odinga claimed victory
Widespread Violence
1,500 deaths
Power Sharing Deal
Mwai Kiaki – President
Raila Odinga- Prime Minister
Expanded cabinet to 42 members
Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Development
Ministry of Local Government
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Ministry of Gender, Children, and
Social Development
Promote Equal Rights
Improve Quality of Life
AIDS Control Unit
Child protection services from trafficking
Adoption Services
Charitable Children’s
Institutions
Hon. Dr. Naomi Shaban, EGH, MP
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government
Solid Waste
Management
Rural Poverty Reduction
Initiatives
Street Families
Rehabilitation Trust Fund
300,000 children and families living on the street
Hon. Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi,
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Local Government
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Youth Affairs in 2005
2008- Dept of Sports
Challenges and Issues facing young people
75% of population is under 30
High unemployment
Develop Youth Resource
Centers
Life Skills Training
Entrepreneurship skills Hon. Dr. Paul Nyongesa Otuoma ,MP
2010 Referendum
12 million people voted on
Aug 4, 2010
66% supported new amendments
Reduce President’s power
Distribute power among provinces
Management of public land
Create Senate
Recognize Muslim Courts
Implementation over next 5 years
Future Government
Remain peaceful, stable country
Serve as mediator in conflicts in neighboring countries of
Sudan and Somalia
Needs to address:
AIDS pandemic
High Unemployment
Job Creation
President transitions
Growing tourism sector
References
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Country Profile: Kenya. (2011, November 24). Retrieved from BBC News website: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk
Kenya holds referendum as part of peace deal. (2010, August 4). Retrieved from BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10856761
Kenya- Information At A Glance. (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2011, from http://www.kenya-information-guide.com/aboutkenya.html
Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Development. (2005). Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://www.gender.go.ke/
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://www.youthaffairs.go.ke/
Muthuri, J., Chapple, W., & Moon, J. (2009). An Integrated Approach to Implementing ‘Community Participation’ in Corporate
Community Involvement: Lessons from Magadi Soda Company in Kenya. Journal of Business Ethics, 85, 431-444. doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9739-7
Nasongo, S. W. (2007, April). Political Transition without Transformation: The Dialectic of Liberalization without
Democratization in Kenya and Zambia. African Studies Association, 50(1), 83-107. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20065343
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and local government. (2011). Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://www.localgovernment.go.ke/
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