Kenya's quest for democracy
Subtitle: taming leviathan
By: by Makau Mutua.
Publisher: L. Rienner Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781588265906
Subjects: Constitutional history -- Kenya.; Political culture -- Kenya.; Postcolonialism -- Kenya.; Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1963-1978.; Kenya -- Politics and government -- 1978-2002.; Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: The reconstruction of the African state; value: Africa and post-colonial trauma; value: The constitutional history of Kenya; value: The liberal democratic consensus; value: The quest for a democratic constitution; value: The institution of the review commission; value: The national conference as process; value: Matters of convergence; value: Things fall apart; value: The end game; value: What must be done.