La société civile kényane

Kenyan civil society : between resilience and resistance. The prospect of the general elections at the end of 1997 has multiplied demands and radicalised mobilisation in this ancient, deeply-rooted civil society. Social groups are demanding a less overbearing State presence. This sometimes leads them to join networks and micro-groups which, since they are not integrated at a higher level, content themselves with meeting their own internal needs. Moreoften, they develop intermediary bodies (unions) orseek representation through churches or NGO's, which are entering the political market and competing with parties who are struggling to shed their traditional role and with whom the citizens identify themselves less and less

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