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The major debates discussed in this chapter are first majimboism in Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) and KANU ranks in the 1960s. The second is an examination of pursuits of socialism and capitalism among Kenyan elites. Third, are debates around the Kenyatta succession. Fourth is the debate on multipartyism in Kenya, which was met with a lot of resistance from the Moi government. Fifth is the 2005 referendum that split the government, leading to the movement toward a new constitution promulgated in 2010. Sixth is the debate around the new constitution that created the hybrid constitution we have today.
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Amutabi, M.N., Hamasi, L. (2023). Kenyan Public Intellectuals and National Development Debates. In: Nasong'o, W.S., Amutabi, M.N., Falola, T. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Kenya. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4_6
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