Kenya becomes independent under Jomo Kenyatta as Mau Mau veterans are sidelined
Citations (4)
- Decolonization and Independence in Kenya, 1940-93 whole source · open book
Regional Kenya seed bibliography for "Ukambani and the Akamba: caravans, cattle, labour and nationalist pressure". Replace with page anchors after this source is acquired and extracted.
- The cat with nine lives: Paul Ngei and the making of modern Kenya whole source
Osborne follows Paul Ngei from freedom fighter into the independent political system.
- CIDOB profile: Uhuru Kenyatta whole source
CIDOB anchors Uhuru birth and Jomo presidency inside the independence sequence.
- Kenya Railways: History whole source
Regional Kenya seed bibliography for "Ukambani and the Akamba: caravans, cattle, labour and nationalist pressure". Replace with page anchors after this source is acquired and extracted.
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Consequences
what this set in motion, following the causal links
- enabled The Kenyatta Family and Elite Landholding 1970 The independence settlement opened the land-accumulation pattern later attached to the dynasty.
- enabled Uhuru returns to the Kenyatta family business empire 1985 Uhuru political profile rested partly on the family wealth base.
- preceded Uhuru marries Margaret Gakuo and forms the private first-family household 1991 The business-family stage came before the public first-family role.
- enabled Margaret Kenyatta turns the First Lady office into Beyond Zero 2014 The marriage later made Margaret the public First Lady of the Uhuru presidency.
People
- Jomo Kenyatta central figure
- Paul Ngei independence generation politician
Appears in 4 stories
- Co-opt the moderate, bury the militant: the pattern of managed decolonization step 14
- The Akamba and the fight for independence: cattle, land, and Kapenguria step 14
- Uhuru Kenyatta: dynasty, Jubilee, debt, and the handshake state step 2
- Ukambani and the Akamba: caravans, cattle, labour and nationalist pressure step 15
Linked events (1)
- this enabled The Kenyatta Family and Elite Landholding