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Ministerial Briefing of Kenya         4
MINISTERIAL BRIEFING OF KENYA
Table of Contents
Development History of Kenya    3
Colonial History of Kenya    4
Political System of Kenya    5
International and Domestic Factors    6
Position in the International Community    7
Social Development    9
Evaluation of Possible Risks    9
Impact From the Aid Organizations    10
References    12
Development History of Kenya
Kenya, a portion of Eastern Africa, has witnessed human habitation from the dawn of the Lower Paleolithic age. From a West African focal point of dispersal, the Bantu extension arrived at the point by the first thousand years AD (Kay et al., 2019). Along the lines of the advanced condition at the intersection of the Bantu, Afro-Asiatic ethno-linguistic and Nilo-Saharan territories of Africa, Kenya has developed to become a genuine multi-ethnic state. The habitants of the European and Arabian presence in Mombasa goes back to the Early Modern period but in 19th century the main European exploration of the interior areas began. The Kenya colony from 1920, an East Africa Protectorate in 1985 was established by the British Empire.
In 1963, an independent Republic of Kenya was formed (Bruzzone, 2019). During 1963 to 1978, Jomo Kenyatta from the Kenya African National Union (KANU), led Kenya as a de facto single party. Until 2002, Kenya was ruled by Daniel arap Moi. The de facto condition was attempted to be modified in a de jure status by Moi in the 1980s. but since the cold war had ended, the malpractices of political repression and torture which was neglected by the Western power, considering it as a prominent evil in order to restrict communism were no longer entertained.
By 1991, Moi restored a multi-party system after being pressurized by the Smith Hempstone, the US ambassador (Anyang’Nyong’o, 2017). After 2002 when Mwai Kibaki won the election, in 2007 during the re-election Kenyan crisis broke out. Uhuru Kenyatta succeeded Kibaki in the general elections of 2013.
Colonial History of Kenya
It was a difficult journey to colonize Kenya for the British empire as the Indians outnumbered the whites by 2:1 ratio and the currency of both Kenya and India were Indian rupees. To consolidate the strength, the British brought in 1902, the hut tax (Gwaindepi & Siebrits, 2020). Each hut owned by the family had to pay a certain tax to the government for which the Kenyans had to work under other people and earn wages. Since they were not always successful in paying the taxes, they were punished and that way the British settlers forced cheap labor from these people.
The colonial government utilized the actions acquired as a component of its property seizure and work encouragement endeavors to create the third board of its development procedure for its pioneer economy: subjecting African cultivating to that of the Europeans. Nairobi likewise helped the pilgrims with rail and street organizations, endowments on cargo charges, agrarian and veterinary administrations, and credit and advance offices. The close absolute disregard of local cultivating during the initial twenty years of European settlement was noted by the East Africa Commission.
The hatred for the colonial rule would not be diminished just by asking for medical help for the native people of Kenya. It would not even be possible according to the fact of 1923, when the largest amount that was considered to be spent on the help given to Kenyans was a little more than one-quarter of the total taxes they paid to the government. On the other hand, the Europeans were not burdened with taxes during the early 1920. The amount was also paid for by the indigenous part of the population of Kenya for building the interwar infrastructure (B:M, 2020).
Political System of Kenya
In spite undergoing crises in its neighboring countries and alteration in the political system, Kenya has managed to retain its exemplary stability since its independence in 1963.kenyans have been enjoying a heightened degree of freedom specifically since the re-emergence of the multiparty democracy. A few laws that were oppressive were inherited during the colonization period that were put to use the freedom of assembly and speech which were revised at the fall of 1997 cross parliamentary reform. These improved public freedoms were given up to the usually amazing national elections during December 1997.
In the year 2002, Mwai Kibaki became the president after a free and just election took place amongst the local and international people which marked an advent of a new beginning in Kenyan evolution on democracy. He devised campaigns based over a strategy to generate economic development, educational improvement, fighting corruption and also implementing a brand-new constitution. The new draft created during this event was introduces under the Moi regime by professor Ghai. Good success rate has been attained from the first two policies. The fight against corruption had turned out to be a disaster and failure.
The government has not been successful in investigating many major scandals including the Anglo-leasing scandal. John Githongo, at that point the Permanent Secretary of the President on Governance as well as ethics, surrendered in dissent, and benefactor countries, specifically the British, have disclosed public reactions of the absence of any improvement. The LPD faction which comprised of limited seats than the NAK faction demanded for a federal and parliamentary system which are referred in some Majimbo...