1.4 Political developments and challenges since independence

• Political developments in Kenya since independence
• From multi-party to one-party rule and back
• The 2010 Constitution and devolution
• Major political challenges since independence
• Solutions to political challenges
• Promoting a peaceful political environment

• analyse major political developments in Kenya since Independence
• discuss the major political challenges since independence
• propose possible solutions to the major political challenges
• develop activities that promote peaceful political environments in Kenya
• embrace peaceful coexistence for harmonious living

“How can you participate in political developments in your community?”

“What solutions can you provide for challenges facing our society?”

The titles are open to everyone. Reading a lesson needs an account — sign in or create one.

1. Political developments since independence
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   How power was concentrated after 1963, how it was reopened, and what the 2010 Constitution settled.
2. Political challenges and what can be done
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   The problems that recur in Kenyan politics, why they persist, and practical responses.
3. From independence to the republic
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   1963 majimbo and multi-party government, then a republic, a merged opposition, and stripped regions.
4. Section 2A and the one-party state
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   How 1982 made KANU the only legal party, and how controls tightened after the coup attempt.
5. The return of multi-party politics
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Pressure at home and abroad, repeal of Section 2A in 1991, and elections that were competitive but still violent.
6. 2002 transfer and the 2007-08 crisis
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   The first electoral transfer of power, then a disputed election, violence, and the National Accord.
7. The 2010 Constitution and devolution
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A higher bar to amend, a Bill of Rights, an independent judiciary, and 47 counties.
8. Ethnic politics and winner-takes-all
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Why mobilisation by community and a presidency that took everything made losing feel like exclusion.
9. Corruption, land and youth unemployment
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Three structural challenges that feed political violence and weak parties.
10. Promoting a peaceful political environment
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Designing a school or community campaign: check, refuse, take part, include.