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Kenya After 50

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On December 12, 1963, Kenya achieved its independence from Britain and in his first official address as the country’s head of state, Jomo Kenyatta noted his joy and elation observing: This is the greatest day in Kenya’s history, and the happiest day of my life. Our march to freedom has been long and difficult. There have been times of despair, when only the burning conviction of the rightness of our cause has sustained us. Today, the tragedies and misunderstandings of the past are behind us. Today, we start on the great adventure of building the Kenya nation … I want us to be united, so we can go forward and co-operate with the rest of the world. (Kenyan National Archives (KNA), S/9830, 1963) As Kenyatta alluded in his speech, while Kenya had a tortuous and challenging journey to independence, the new nation looked forward to a future filled with hope for better prospects. It is now over fifty years since Kenya emerged as an independent nation and therefore it is an opportune moment to reflect upon the nation’s postcolonial experience and evaluate what it portends for the future.

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Koster, M.M., Kithinji, M.M., Rotich, J.P. (2016). Introduction. In: Koster, M.M., Kithinji, M.M., Rotich, J.P. (eds) Kenya After 50. African Histories and Modernities. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137574633_1

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