This book is the first systematic political history of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyas founding president. The first of two parts, it explores Kenyattas formative years in nationalist activism in Kenya and Britain, the complex links between colonial and British intelligence services and Kenyattas career and the political compromise he forged between Kenya and Britain. This book draws on primary sources to analyze this compromise, which marked his transformation from leader to darkness and death to the most beloved post-colonial African leader in the West.
1. Introduction
2. The Two Trips and Petitions to the Center of the Empire
3. Spying on Political Activism
4. Pan Africanism, Discussions on Strategy for Liberation, Marriage and Surveillance
5. Back Home: Politics of Nationalism, Mau Mau, Prison and Surveillance
6. Let Jomo Go : Defining and Framing a Symbol
7. The Search for Alternatives
8. The Turning Point: Kenyatta and Malcolm MacDonald
W. O. Maloba is Chair and Professor of the Department of Black American Studies and Professor of History at the University of Delaware, USA. This book is the first systematic political history of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyas founding president. The first of two parts, it explores Kenyattas formative years in nationalist activism in Kenya and Britain, the complex links between colonial and British intelligence services and Kenyattas career and the political compromise he forged between Kenya and Britain. This book draws on primary sources to analyze this compromise, which markel]
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