Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya

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Claire Robertson

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President Kibaki at the White House with President Bush

President Kibaki at the White House with President Bush

Source: White House Press

President Kibaki and his wife at the White House with President Bush

President Kibaki and his wife at the White House with President Bush

Source: White House Press

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta

Source: Kenyan Government

Mount Kenya, the highest points are Batian (5,199m) and Nelion (5,188m)

Mount Kenya, the highest points are Batian (5,199m) and Nelion (5,188m)

Source: Chris 73 (from wikipedia.org)

Dr. Wangari Maathai with Barack Obama

Dr. Wangari Maathai with Barack Obama

Agricultural Cultivation on Mt. Kenya

Agricultural Cultivation on Mt. Kenya

Source: Mehmet Kataray (from wikipedia.org)

Monument to Uhuru

Monument to Uhuru

Source: Wikipedia (public domain via Carlos Fernandez)

Comments: Uhuru is the "spirit" of African independence movements in the postwar era

Sunrise over Mt. Kenya

Sunrise over Mt. Kenya

Source: Public domain (wikipedia)

Maasai Man herding

Maasai Man herding

Source: Public domain

Lenana, the Chief Medicine-Man of the Maasai around 1890

Lenana, the Chief Medicine-Man of the Maasai around 1890

Source: Expired copyright

Flag of Kenya

Flag of Kenya

Source: Public domain

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Source: UC Irvine

Raila Odinga

Raila Odinga

Oginga Odinga

Oginga Odinga

Source: Kenyan Government

Kenyan Currency

Kenyan Currency

Source: Foreign Currency and Coin Exchange

Kenyan Coat of Arms

Kenyan Coat of Arms

Source: Vector Images

Nairobi skyline.

Nairobi Skyline

Source: Mkimemia (from wikipedia.org)

Kibera Slums in Nairobi

Kibera Slums in Nairobi

Source: Blazej Mikula (from wikipedia.org)

Nairobi Suburb

Nairobi Suburb

Source: Mkimemia (from wikipedia.org)

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Claire Robertson , "Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

April, 2008

https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/article/beyond-tribes-violence-and-politics-kenya.