This widely-acclaimed book on a troubled period of Kenyan history summarizes some of the more important Kikuyu customs, and a discussion of their break-down under the impact of European civilization. This discussion illustrates why and how the Mau Mau came into being and how the situation could be improved so that peace could once again come to Kenya.

ISBN-13: 9781136531019

ISBN-10: 1136531017

Language: English

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Year: 1953

Pages: 136

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, 12:25 p.m.

ISBN-13: 9789966469816

ISBN-10: 9966469818

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 1997

Pages: 55

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, 12:07 p.m.

Joseph Daniel Otiende, born in 1917, was a Kenyan nationalist, and a prominent figure in Kenya's fight for independence. He was a cabinet minister in the first independence government contributing to nation building and development. He is now accredited with laying the foundations of the health and education services, and held in high regard as one of the few Kenyan politicians to shun the theory and practice of corruption, and for bowing out of politics at the right moment. This concise biography relates his early life, his work as a teacher during the colonial period, his political activities and his life after politics. It further sets his life into the wider context of a key period in Kenya's history, mediating historical events through the story of an individual, and outlining an individual's contribution to the shaping of history.

ISBN-13: 9789966251565

ISBN-10: 9966251561

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 2002

Pages: 66

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, noon

ISBN-13: 9789966940186

ISBN-10: 9966940189

Language: English

Publisher: Transafrica Press

Year: 1972

Pages: 200

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, 11:55 a.m.

The Makers of Kenya's History series tells the stories of the sons and daughters of Kenya who have made an outstanding contribution to the unfolding of her history. Although cast in the traditional historical mould, the narrative is designed to be accessible to the lay reader. Tom Mboya, the prominent politician, was gunned down in 1969 at which time he was Minister for Economic Planning and Development. The story tells how he was born the son of a sisal farm labourer and rose to become one of the architects of Kenya's struggle for independence.

ISBN-13: 9789966464651

ISBN-10: 9966464654

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 1996

Pages: 55

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, 11:48 a.m.

ISBN-13: None

ISBN-10: None

Language: English

Publisher: East African Literature Bureau

Year: 1977

Pages: 171

Cataloged: Nov. 15, 2024, 11:35 a.m.

ISBN-13: None

ISBN-10: None

Language: English

Publisher: East African Literature Bureau

Year: 1973

Pages: 177

Cataloged: Nov. 14, 2024, 12:40 p.m.

This series of biographies of some of the key-players in Kenya's modern history describes their individual roles and importance in historical context; and illustrates widely, and to a general readership, their contributions to the historical process, which may be little known outside Kenya. Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee was born in Pakistan in 1856, and went to East Africa in 1890. He was a pioneering entrepreneur and philanthropist in Kenya, building the Jeevanje Gardens, and most of Nairobi when the city was a sprawling township. He provided many services to the Colonial Government; but grew to challenge the settler regime in search for greater equity and equality of opportunity, for Indians and eventually all Kenyans. He developed the East Africa Indian National Congress, and so laid the foundations for an organised anti-colonial movement.

ISBN-13: 9789966251114

ISBN-10: 9966251111

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 2002

Pages: 48

Cataloged: Nov. 14, 2024, 12:38 p.m.

ISBN-13: 9780860701248

ISBN-10: 0860701247

Language: English

Publisher: East African Literature Bureau

Year: 1961

Pages: 141

Cataloged: Nov. 14, 2024, 12:35 p.m.