Why Kenya is a Nation in Embryo
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Published in 50 Years Since Independence: Where is Kenya?, Susan Wakhungu-Githuku, ed.
Kenya, like most post-colonial African states, has yet to cohere into a nation. It is a nation in embryo. Nation building has been retarded by a kleptocratic elite incapable of defining -- and sustaining -- Kenya's national interests. Public corruption, political mobilization along ethnic lines, and an underdeveloped party culture have undermined the creation of a national consciousness in East Africa's anchor state.
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Footprints Press
City
Nairobi, Kenya
First Page
238
Keywords
Kenya, post-colonial state, national consciousness, state in embryo, national interest, ethnicity, public corruption
Disciplines
Human Rights Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Makau W. Mutua, Why Kenya is a Nation in Embryo in 50 Years Since Independence: Where is Kenya? 238 (Susan Wakhungu-Githuku, ed., Footprints Press 2013)
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