Ethnic diversity in Eastern Africa
Subtitle: opportunities and challenges
By: edited by Kimani Njogu, Kabiri Ngeta, Mary Wanjau
Publisher: Twaweza Communications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Nairobi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9789966724489
Subjects: Ethnicity; Congresses; Ethnic relations; Politics and government
Notes: Papers from a conference organized by Africa Health and Development International and held 17-18 October 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A prologue to ethnic diversity in Eastern Africa  -- Kimani Njogu; title: Ethnic pluralism and national governance in Africa : a survey  -- Michael Chege; title: What do we share? : from the local to the global, and back again  -- Mineke Schipper; title: Production of ethnic identity in Kenya  -- Karega-Munene; title: Links between African proverbs and sayings and ethnic diversity  -- Joseph G. Healey; title: (Over)riding the rainbow : ethnic diversity and the Kenyan creative economy  -- Joy Mboya; title: Leveraging Africa's diversity for an improved image and branding  -- Mary W. Kimanye; title: Ethnic diversity, democratization, and nation-building in Canada  -- Kenneth Agyemong Attafuah; title: Ethnic diversity in East Africa : the Tanzanian case and the role of Kiswahili language as a unifying factor  -- Huruma Luhovilo Sigalla; title: Critical reflections on the challenges and prospects of ethnic diversity management in democratization  -- Eric Aseka; title: Media and national identity : should national media be relegated to the backseat?  -- Nassanga Goretti Linda; title: Ethnic diversity background and issues : the case of Rwanda  -- James Vuningoma; title: The challenges of ethnicity, multiparty democracy and state building in multiethnic states in Africa : experiences from Kenya  -- Paul N. Mbatia, Kennedy Bikuri & Peter Nderitu; title: A political economy of land reform in Kenya : the limits and possibilities of resolving persistent ethnic conflicts  -- Nicholas O. Odoyo; title: Epilogue - emerging issues in managing the challenges and opportunities of ethnic diversity in East Africa : is good governance the destiny? -- Ngeta Kabiri.