Multi-party Politics in Kenya

Download or read book Multi-party Politics in Kenya written by David Throup and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates how the 1992 multiparty election forced on the east African country by western powers and greeted euphorically by Kenyans as a breakthrough to a stable democracy, proved instead to be a triumph for the despotic Moi regime. Among the factors mentioned are overconfidence by the new opposition parties, an underestimation of Moi's popularity and political resilience, and the government's ability to manipulate affairs in places western observers did not know where to look or could not afford to go to. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR