Politics of the Independence of Kenya FROM THE PUBLISHER
The remarkable story of how Kenya travelled, in a very few years, from the trauma of Mau Mau to peaceful independence is retold with, for the first time, full access to the official documents. It is a story of strong personalities - of Jomo Kenyatta, after nine years of prison and restriction, emerging as the saviour of his country; of Tom Mboya, the immensely talented young man who outdebated, outmanoeuvred and outshone whites and blacks alike, but who generated an amazing degree of hatred and died by an assassin's bullet; of Iain Macleod, who made the crucial recognition that Kenya was a black African country; and of Malcolm MacDonald, without whom it could still have all ended in disaster. Keith Kyle reported from Kenya on BBC Television during these stirring events. He also collected research material which he now puts to use alongside the many other sources only recently made available.
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A journalist from Kenya for BBC during the events and best known now for his television series , Kyle recounts how the African country moved from the trauma of Mau Mau to peaceful independence in a very few years. Mostly he focuses on the personalities, such as Jomo Kenyatta, Tom Mboya, Iain Macleod, and Malcolm MacDonald. He has had full access to the official documents to augment his own experience. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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