Presidential succession in Kenya

The transition from Moi to Kibaki

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9287947
AutoresJeffrey Steeves, Jeffrey S Steeves (University of Saskatchewan, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen44
Número2
Páginas211-233
Fecha de publicación2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommonwealth and Comparative Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1466-2043 • E-ISSN: 1743-9094
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14662040600831651
OpenAlexW2051123647
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas5

Daniel arap Moi ruled Kenya using a strategic mixture of ethnic favouritism, state repression and marginalisation of opposition forces, utilising violence, detention and torture. State predation featured, with looting of finances, land grabbing and property seizure. Moi saw his rule coming to an end in 2002, given a ‘two-term limit’ under political liberalisation. From 1998 on, Moi engaged in a carefully calculated strategy to manage the presidential succession in his and his party's favour. In this article, Moi's strategy, the reasons for its ultimate failure, and the short-lived triumph of a new popularly elected regime are analysed in relation to three pillars of Kenyan politics: ethnic representation, resource accumulation and distribution, and a system of unbounded politics that ensures that party loyalty is transient

Ethnic group · Liberalization · Neutrality · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Restitution · Sociology · State (computer science · State of emergency · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law