Ethnic Minorities in Kenya’s Emerging Democracy

Dr. Reginald M.J. Oduor is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Nairobi, and the founding Editor-in-Chief of the New Series of Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya. He is also a co-founder and current Chairman of the Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities based in Nairobi, Kenya.

This book employs the tools of philosophical reflection to examine a number of ethical issues that arise from the endeavours of ethnic minorities to get greater space in the Kenyan polity, or even to exit the Kenyan state to form new states or to join other states that would better serve their interests. It contends that along with the rights of the individual citizen exalted in liberal democratic societies such as those in Western Europe and North America, Kenya's constitution must adequately recognise ethnic rights if the country is to effectively address the rampant discontent among members of her numerous ethnic minorities who feel perpetually marginalised in the country's economic, social and political life. If you are new to Kenyan politics, read this book and acquaint yourself with the intriguing yet agonising realities of a post-colonial cosmopolitan African society struggling to be at peace with itself. If you are a seasoned scholar of Kenyan politics, read this book and get an opportunity to reflect on the philosophical issues that are so often ignored by empirical studies of Kenyan politics.