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I'm reading an interesting article on public policy and class in Kenya (Amey and Leonard, 1979). Some interesting quotes make me realize there's a problem with the "two groups in Kenya, rich and poor" thingy Kenya-ttans are always quoting.
Here are some quotes.
Here are some quotes.
I'll paraphrase a bit:
Political class consciousness is often weak or confused in Kenya...the Kikuyu political elite have used their control of the state to provide benefits to their poorer ethnic brethren different from the rest of Kenya, in order to avert a class struggle
Political class consciousness is often weak or confused in Kenya...the Kikuyu political elite have used their control of the state to provide benefits to their poorer ethnic brethren different from the rest of Kenya, in order to avert a class struggle
"A class struggle would deny the rich [Kikuyu] elite their voter base and would threaten a REVOLUTIONARY transformation of society. And that is how the elite continue the tribal politics of the colonial times."
