Presidential succession in Kenya

The transition from Moi to Kibaki

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9287947
AutoresJeffrey Steeves, Jeffrey S Steeves (University of Saskatchewan, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume44
Fascículo2
Páginas211-233
Data de publicação2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommonwealth and Comparative Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1466-2043 • E-ISSN: 1743-9094
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14662040600831651
OpenAlexW2051123647
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências 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