Government and opposition in Kenya, 1966-1969
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Little exists to document the widespread repression of opposition in
Africa since independence. Current studies of the rise of capitalism and the
post-colonial state largely ignore institutionalized authoritarianism, which
characterizes the political side of this process. The paper below discusses
the repression of opposition in Kenya up to 1972. Its salience continues with
Kenya having become a de jure one party state under President Daniel arap Moi
and the increasingly repressive atmosphere since the abortive coup of 1982. It
now appears that authoritarianism must be regarded as part of the ongoing
political process and not simply as episodic. [TRUNCATED]
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African Studies Center Working Paper No. 85