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As a reaction to their exclusion from political representation, the Kikuyu people, the most subject to pressure by the settlers, founded in 1921 Kenya's first African political protest movement, the Young Kikuyu Association, led by Harry Thuku.
Mutula Kilonzo (2 July 1948 – 27 April 2013) was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as the Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and constitutional affairs [1] He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (now Wiper Democratic Movement) and was elected to represent the Makueni County as Senator in the 2013 ...
Quincy Zuma Wambitta Timberlake (born 22 April 1980) is a Kenyan political activist, occultist, and former presidential candidate, now resident in Australia. Along with Esther Arunga and Joseph Hellon, he is the co-founder of the PlaCenta Party (Platinum Centraliser and Unionist Party) of Kenya, which according to its manifesto aims "to promote and protect individual rights and freedoms set ...
Edwin Sifuna was born on 22 May 1982, at St. Mary's Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega County.His father was a civil servant with the defunct Municipal Council and his mother, a now-retired teacher from Moi Primary School in Bungoma.
He and his running mate, Shem Ochuodho, were contestants for the Presidency of Kenya in the 2013 Kenyan general election. [7] Safina's highest political organ is the National Executive Council, which meets twice a year. The NEC is elected for four-year terms by a National Delegates Convention. The current NEC was elected on 15 July 2011.
This is a timeline of the History of Kenya comprising important legal and territorial changes as well as political, social, and economic events in Kenya, read more at History of Kenya This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Elections in Kenya take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. The President , Senate and National Assembly are directly elected by voters, with elections organised by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Kenya Army involvement in international peacekeeping, Peace Support Operations was first considered in 1973. That year the United Nations requested Kenya to contribute forces to UNEF II which was to separate Israel and the Arab states after the October War. Though Kenya acceded to the UN request, the troops were not deployed.