The Rise of a Party-State in Kenya : From Harambee! to Nyayo! / Jennifer A. Widner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Widner, Jennifer A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kenya African National Union.

Kenya--Politics and government--1978-2002.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 283 p. ) maps ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Maps and Tables

Acknowledgments

Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Foreign Terms

Abbreviated Chronology of Events

CHAPTER ONE. Creating Political Order

CHAPTER TWO. Single-Party Dominance, 1964-1969

CHAPTER THREE. The Struggle in the Rift Valley, 1970-1975

CHAPTER FOUR. The Transition Period, 1976-1980

CHAPTER FIVE. From "Harambee!" to "Nyayo!" 1980-1985

CHAPTER SIX. Party, State, and Civil Society, 1985-1990

CHAPTER SEVEN. The Kenyan Party-State in Comparative Perspective

Appendix: The Uses of Evidence

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520911857

0520911857

9780585274799

0585274797

OCLC:

1149401616