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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kenya|native_name=Jamhuri ya Kenya|capital=Nairobi|largest_city=Nairobi|image_map=Kenya map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=English<br>Swahili|area_km2=580,367|population_estimate=54,985,698|population_estimate_year=2021}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kenya|native_name=Jamhuri ya Kenya|capital=Nairobi|largest_city=Nairobi|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential bourgeois republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[William Ruto]]|image_map=Kenya map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=English<br>Swahili|area_km2=580,367|population_estimate=54,985,698|population_estimate_year=2021}} | ||
'''Kenya''', officially the '''Republic of Kenya''', is a country in Eastern Africa. | '''Kenya''', officially the '''Republic of Kenya''', is a country in Eastern Africa. | ||
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=== Independence === | === Independence === | ||
Kenya became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963. Less than a month after independence, [[Neocolonialism|neocolonial]] leader [[Jomo Kenyatta]] requested support from British troops to put down the Shifta rebellion.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Horace G. Campbell|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Can Kenya lead the African Union?|date=2016-11-23|url=https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_unfit_to_lead_au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106053707/https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_unfit_to_lead_au|archive-date=2022-01-06|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> [[Daniel arap Moi]] ruled Kenya from 1978 to | Kenya became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963. Less than a month after independence, [[Neocolonialism|neocolonial]] leader [[Jomo Kenyatta]] requested support from British troops to put down the Shifta rebellion.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Horace G. Campbell|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Can Kenya lead the African Union?|date=2016-11-23|url=https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_unfit_to_lead_au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106053707/https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_unfit_to_lead_au|archive-date=2022-01-06|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> [[Daniel arap Moi]] ruled Kenya as a one-party state from 1978 to 1992 and in a one-party system from 1992 to 2002.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Henry Makori|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Kenya Needs a People’s Revolution|date=2016-06-01|url=https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_needs_people%27s_revolution|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107135821/https://blackagendareport.com/kenya_needs_people's_revolution|archive-date=2022-01-07|retrieved=2022-08-20}}</ref> | ||
== Politics == | |||
William Ruto is the current president of Kenya and leads the [[Kenya First]] coalition, which opposes [[nepotism]] and [[Bourgeoisie|capitalists]] who inherited their wealth but has no problem with "self-made" capitalists. [[Social democracy|Social democrat]] [[Raila Odinga]] leads the [[Resolution for Unity]] coalition.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Omwami Otieno|newspaper=Socialist Revolution|title=Ruto and Odinga Rotten to the Core: Revolutionary Alternative Needed in Kenya!|date=2022-09-20|url=https://socialistrevolution.org/revolutionary-alternative-needed-in-kenya/|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 2 October 2022
| Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya | |
|---|---|
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| Capital and largest city | Nairobi |
| Official languages | English Swahili |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential bourgeois republic |
• President | William Ruto |
| Area | |
• Total | 580,367 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 54,985,698 |
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Eastern Africa.
History
Colonization
The British Empire colonized Kenya and confiscated land from the native African population. In 1948, the British confined 250,000 Kenyans to 5,200 km² of land and gave 31,000 km² to British settlers. In 1952, Kenyans rebelled against the British in the Mau Mau uprising. British colonial forces killed 90,000 Africans and imprisoned 160,000 in concentration camps.[1]
Independence
Kenya became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963. Less than a month after independence, neocolonial leader Jomo Kenyatta requested support from British troops to put down the Shifta rebellion.[2] Daniel arap Moi ruled Kenya as a one-party state from 1978 to 1992 and in a one-party system from 1992 to 2002.[3]
Politics
William Ruto is the current president of Kenya and leads the Kenya First coalition, which opposes nepotism and capitalists who inherited their wealth but has no problem with "self-made" capitalists. Social democrat Raila Odinga leads the Resolution for Unity coalition.[4]
References
- ↑ Courtenay Barnett (2013-07-03). "Reparations: The Case For Settlement" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Horace G. Campbell (2016-11-23). "Can Kenya lead the African Union?" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Henry Makori (2016-06-01). "Kenya Needs a People’s Revolution" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Omwami Otieno (2022-09-20). "Ruto and Odinga Rotten to the Core: Revolutionary Alternative Needed in Kenya!" Socialist Revolution. Retrieved 2022-10-02.