A Political history of Murang'a District , 1900-1970: A study of society and politics

Abstract

This is a study of society and politics and the reaction of the peasantry in Kenya following the imposition of colonialism. The study seeks to effect a general survey of social-economic changes and political development (in Murang'a District) from immediate pre-colonial period to circa 1970. The study examines the socio-political structure of the Kikuyu people mainly in Murang'a District where the field where the field work was done on the eve of colonial rule with a view to identifying the way in which means of livelihood and means of production were acquired and distributed