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    The relevance of Odera Oruka’s political thought to early twenty-first century Kenya

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    2013
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    Oduor, Reginald MJ
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    The late Prof. Odera Oruka recognised that while hi s sage philosophy project was important as a liberating venture, African philosophers had other important facets of inquiry to attend to. In particular, he called for more African philosophers to delve into political philosophy, and led by example, spending considerable time and effort grap pling with strategies for improving the quality of governance in African countries. This pa per employs the analytical and critical techniques of philosophic inquiry to identify insig hts from Oruka’s political philosophy that can be used to formulate a sound rationale for Kenya’s democratisation. It also identifies shortcomings in Oruka’s political thought, and sugg ests ways in which current and future philosophers could remedy them. In particular, the paper critically examines the key concepts of liberty, democracy, nationhood and justice as conce ived by Oruka, and argues that a major deficiency in his thought relates to the inadequate attention that he gave to the issue of inter- ethnic relations in Kenya.
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    Oduor, Reginald M.J. (2013). The relevance of Odera Oruka’s political thought to early twenty-first century Kenya. Presentation at the Odera Oruka International Symposiu m held at the Goethe Institute, Nairobi, Kenya from 19th to 21st November, 2013
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