An expose of predatory greed in Kenya, from bribery and the use of public enterprise for private enrichment to the construction of massive money-making `white elephants' that benefited only the elite. The authors suggest that the solution lies in a wholesale social restructuring that directly empowers ordinary people. Tables, index, xix, 305pp, KENYA. CLARIPRESS.

1996 9966960236 Paperback

Why have Africans not gained a more dominant position in urban manufacturing in Kenya? This question is explored through an analysis of the institutions, both formal and informal, that have affected patterns of capital accumulation in Kenya by the African and Asian (Indian) communities. The analysis is supported by the results of a contemporary survey of 120 manufacturing firms in Nairobi’s metal sector that highlight the division between smaller African firms and larger Asian ones. 240pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

A study of post war British defence and internal security policy in Kenya, considering Kenya's place in British overseas defence policy. Issues discussed include the Mau Mau emergency, decolonisation and British Colonial policy. Index, bib, notes, xii, 252pp, UK. I B TAURIS.

The death of S.M. Otieno, a distinguished Kenyan lawyer led to an unprecedented legal dispute revolving over the issue of his remains. His wife wanted to bury him according to modern customs in Nairobi, while the Umira Kager clan and their representatives wanted him buried at his birthplace in western Kenya. It seemed that the entire country, from the cities to the countryside, were debating the legal, social, cultural issues that should govern burial, the rights of wives, the nature of marriage and family, and the meaning of `Kenyan', `Luo' and `modern'. Illustrated with b/w images. Index, bib, notes, 159pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHER.

Starting from theories of institutions as formal and informal rules that shape human behaviour, this study examines the institutional context for business and the ways in which firms and other organisations are formed, operate, and interact. Some of the institutions are internal to Kenya, but others are regional, continental or global in their origins and impact. Also discusses the strategies that government can adopt to strengthen the Kenyan business system and make it more competitive. Index, 341pp, KENYA. NAIROBI UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Discusses the findings of the Child Exclusion Survey conducted among the internally displaced in Rift Valley and Nyanza provinces between January 2007 and August 2007. The main objective of the study was to examine the extent of child exclusion among IDPs in Kenya in relation to attaining the ideals of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals. 160pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.

Examines conflict and the safety of entire communities in Africa as a whole, and Kenya in particular. The authors spell out the meaning and nuances of human security in todays global economy and discuss policy options and alternative approaches to enhance the well-being and protection of communities affected by conflict. 224pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

Argues that efficient delivery of public services in Africa and other developing regions has for a long time been hindered by highly centralized government bureaucracies. In Kenya, several efforts have been made to reduce unnecessary layers of government to make service provision to the populace more effective. This book reports on recent decentralization and devolution innovations in Kenya, offering an analysis of the institutional and organizational environments in which decentralization and devolution reforms have been taking place over the last three decades. Index, bib, tables, 366pp, KENYA. NAIROBI UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Report from the Centre for Law and Research International into the December 2002 General Elections in Kenya that swept Kibaki to office. Assesses the long term prospects for genuine democratic transition in the country. Apps, 242pp, KENYA. CLARIPRESS LTD.

2003 9966915362 Paperback

This discussion paper addresses the varied notions of culture, politics and youth music in the Kenyan context during former President Moi's presidency. Moving away from the notion that youth activities can be equated with terror and acts of idleness, the author examines the historical centrality of music and politics in Kenya. 60pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

2000 9966941053 Paperback

Translation of a special issue of Les Cahiers d'Afrique de lEst 37, the journal of the Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA) and a collection of articles from Politique Africaine 109. Examines the events that set Kenya ablaze for weeks after the 2007 General Elections. The articles collected in this book were first individually published in April 2008, so some political information has been updated. The coalition government took shape with Mwai Kibaki remaining President while Raila Odinga became the Prime Minister. The country however remains in suspense, as do the donors who had made it possible for Kenya to restore a semblance of peace. But to what point will they be interested in investing in the country and to protect their place in it? 396pp, TANZANIA. MKUKI NA NYOTA PUBLISHERS.

Using Kenya as a case-study, this book interrogates the phenomenon of leadership, within and without the political domain. It raises major issues related to constitutionalism, economic development, religion, women’s rights, youth and people with disabilities. 260pp, KENYA. TWAWEZA COMMUNICATIONS.

The narratives collected by Twaweza Communications in this volume tell yet another side of the story about the violence that engulfed Kenya towards the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008. These narratives are part of a Daraja Initiative involving media monitoring, reflections and documentation of the traumatic post-election violence period. The goal of the project is to contribute to the protection of constitutional rights of all Kenyans and to the development of a just and democratic country. 332pp, KENYA. TWAWEZA COMMUNICATIONS.

Traverses the Kenyan political landscape right from the pre-independence armed struggle, the constitutional conferences and the post-independence power struggles, through to the excesses of the one-party regime and the intrigues of the political reforms at the close of the 20th century. B/w ill, notes, index, xviii, 158pp, KENYA. KENWAY PUBLICATIONS.

Photographs by nine contributors, amateur and professional, that document the violence in the aftermath of the 2007 General elections in Kenya. Text in English and Kiswahili. 156pp, KENYA. KWANI TRUST.

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A report covering the findings of Commonwealth Observer Group during the Kenyan general elections in 2002. 43pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.

Kenya has experienced a period of high and sustained growth since the mid 1990s, growth that has involved economic transformation away from a heavy reliance on traditional economic activities towards an emerging manufacturing economy. But this process, and the economic and social stability that had come to characterize Kenya, have been severely tested by the post-election violence of 2008. Restoring equitable growth and sustaining the structural transformation of the economy is essential if Kenya is to leave this period behind. The chapters in this volume address the key issues that will face economic policy makers in the coming years. They cover the conventional but central questions of finance and macroeconomic management, but also much deeper structural issues of trade, employment generation and education; of land policy, migration and urbanization; and the fiscal challenges facing an ageing but increasingly urbanized, and increasingly affluent, society. 428pp, USA. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

An Oxfam Country Profile focusing on Kenya, emphasising the hardship endured by a growing number of Kenyans dispossessed by ethnic conflicts over land rights, or excluded from the traditional lands by wildlife reserves. Also shows how communities have worked hard to transform degraded land, while many survive almost entirely on their own resources. Includes a background to key issues and an outlines of Kenya's history. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. 71pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS

2004 1998 0855983825 Paperback

A second revised edition, in a series which provides an introduction to the basic features of each country. Revised by D Yeager. Hbk and Pbk, illustrated, 254pp, some statistics. USA. WESTVIEW.

Tracing the trajectory of postcolonial politics, this study maps the political forces that have shaped contemporary Kenya and explores efforts on the part of both civil society and the political opposition to reform the state. Analysing the tortuous efforts since independence to create a sustainable, democratic state, Mutua uses the struggle over constitutional reform as a window for understanding the larger struggles confronting Kenyan society. 331pp, USA. LYNNE RIENNER.

The path towards democracy in Kenya has been long and often tortuous. Though it has been trumpeted as a goal for decades, democratic government has never been fully realised, largely as a result of the authoritarian excesses of the Kenyatta, Moi and Kibaki regimes. This uniquely comprehensive study of Kenya's political trajectory shows how the struggle for democracy has been waged in civil society, through opposition parties, and amongst traditionally marginalised groups like women and the young. It also considers the remaining impediments to democratisation, in the form of a powerful police force and damaging structural adjustment policies. Index, bib, 344pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

The plunging of Kenya, until recently a centre of stability and growth in East Africa, into political and economic uncertainty following the general election of December 2007 is regarded as a major cause for global and African concern. It is widely accepted that the elections were deeply flawed, and that there was electoral malfeasance by all the major players. President Kibaki's rapid declaration of victory in the face of a heavily disputed election and his determination to hold on to the levers of state power precipi-tated a deadly crisis, communal violence and economic decline. This book takes a new look at the 2007 election, the post-election crisis, the underlying interaction of ethnicity, class and political power; forced displacement, the role of international forces; and the country’s power-sharing arrangement. 214pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Collection of speeches, essays and articles compiled during Nyongo’s tenure in the Kenya government and shortly afterwards (2002-2006). In this provocative collection he examines the challenges of development, argues that pan-African and global partnerships could facilitate development, and praises the visionary direction pointed out by prominent personalities in Kenya’s political leadership. 284pp, KENYA. AFRICAN RESEARCH & RESOURCE FORUM.

An examination of local government in Kenya, specifically issues of participation, service delivery, and resource and conflict management. Published in conjunction with the Agency for Development Education & Communication, Nairobi. Bib, refs, figs, b/w cartoons, vi, 142pp, KENYA. KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG.

2003 9966985417 Paperback

Despite being a large capital city in Africa in terms of size and its regional role, Nairobi is an unrecognised entity. For the majority of its inhabitants, the capital of Kenya is a transit point rather than a dwelling place. Since its origins, Nairobi has been a city of migrants, more predisposed to their rural roots than to their current city status. It is a nonconforming town, which conceals its urbanity more than it claims it, and whose identity remains evasive. Nairobi presents itself as a mosaic of residential areas which bring to mind the citys history. The racial segregation that stratified the development of the colonial city has today disappeared, but it has given way to a form of social segregation. One must, therefore, not seek a unique identity in Nairobi, but rather, several identities - those of different communities that comprise the city and whose dynamics are seen at village and residential estate level. 404pp, TANZANIA. MKUKI NA NYOTA PUBLISHERS.

Comprehensive analysis from a local perspective. Figs, tables, app, notes, refs, bib, index, xv, 652pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN.

Participatory Development (PDev) has been embraced by Third World governments and international organizations such as the World Bank as a means to reduce poverty and empower disadvantaged communities. The emphasis on creating partnerships and using participatory and people-centred approaches has obvious political appeal, yet there is evidence that in practice interventions designed to increase PDev and reduce poverty have yet to have the desired empowerment, transformation and sustainability effect. Using an in-depth study of the Basic Education Improvement Project (BEIP) implemented by the Government of Kenya, the authors of this book critically assess the fit between policy, practice and theory of PDev to shed light on theoretical debates that are on-going in development. 200pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Empirical data on a region wracked by cyclical conflict. Bib, 71pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA.

2007 9789966082572 Paperback

Describes the efforts of marginalised groups to develop pastoral associations to represent their own interests, and Oxfam's role in fostering that process. B/w illus, notes, index, 146pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS, 0855984678

Highlights politically instigated armed violence on Kenya's coast during the last general election cycle, in 1997. Human Rights Watch describes in detail the armed political violence in Kenya's Coast Province in mid-1997 and the role of ruling-party officials in stoking the violence. A quasi-military force of well-organized and well-armed attackers carried out brutal attacks on civilians from other ethnic groups in areas around Mombasa, Coast Province. 119pp, USA. AFRICA WATCH/HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, 1564322750

Taking the responses against HIV/AIDS as a political arena for the interaction between the state and civil society in Kenya, this book explores the relationship between the resulting mobilization against the pandemic and the ongoing process of democratic consolidation in Kenya. Evidence from the country's mobilization against HIV/AIDS in the early part of the 21st century reveals an explicit positive impact on the build-up of democracy in that country. 260pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

Over the last decade, the privatisation of public universities and the growth in the number of accredited private universities have increased steadily in Kenya. The growth in the private university sector has been more in the number of institutions than in the volume of students, while in the public universities, privatisation has resulted in increased number of private students, whose enrolment in some institutions and programmes surpass the number of students on government sponsorship. This book addresses the implications of this development, exploring the responsiveness of private higher education to issues of broadening access, equity and the traditional research function of universities. 120pp, SENEGAL. CODESRIA.

An analysis of poverty and economic growth in Africa with special reference to Kenya. Index, notes, tables. xviii, 294 pp. UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS, 0754634728

An inquiry into how facts are created and knowledge produced, pursues a ghastly murder into the normally unseen worlds of international business wheeling and dealing, into the rural squireocracy of western Kenya, and into the bureaucratic routines of Kenya's corrupt government. Argues that these unfinished investigations are about much more than the solution to the murder of a distinguished Kenyan statesman. Index, bib, notes, 344pp, USA. OHIO U P.

Illustrated by in-depth empirical research from Kenya - one of the most popular country destinations in Africa for sex tourism - this book gathers much-needed statistics and data, and then critically examines the features of tourism and the sex trade, contextualizing this in relation to tourism development. It addresses the conditions which generate this 'social problem' and, while not taking a potentially problematic moralistic stance it questions whether this trade is exploitative in nature, particularly in cases of child sex tourism. It then critically evaluates the current policies in place to regulate the sex tourism industry and provides suggestions for future direction. 248pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Sets out to explore how pastoralist IKS s (Indigenous Knowledge Systems) can be integrated or used as an entry point to provide formal schooling to pastoralist communities in Kenya. Pastoralists constitute the majority of the socially and economically vulnerable groups in the country. Children, among pastoralist communities, face detrimental hardships that compromise their growth and development. One of these hardships is the imposition of an education and development paradigm that is irrelevant to their existence and which compounds their problems. This study therefore sought to explore how, through better government policies, the indigenous knowledge (IK ) of pastoralists could be integrated into the curriculum of formal schooling. 148pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.

An analysis of the ethbnic conflict that engulfed Kenya's Rfit Valley province in the 1990s when multi-party politics were being introduced in the country. BNS, 238pp. NETHERLANDS. E.J. BRILL.

Street vending represents a significant share of the urban informal economy in Kenya, but there is limited understanding about the socio-economic characteristics of the women vendors, challenges they experience and the effects of the regulatory framework on their activity. This study used a human rights perspective to examine the situation of women street vendors. 136pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.