Anglo-Kenyan Relations (1920-2024) : Conflict, Alliance and a Redemptive Arc
This article provides an evidentiary basis for postcolonial policy in its analysis of Anglo-Kenyan relations in a decolonization era.
It traces the political trajectory of the interaction between the two countries from the foundation of Kenya as a Crown Colony in 1920 to the present day. The article argues that Anglo-Kenyan cooperation today is represented by a redemptive arc from a violently contentious colonial past to a stable alliance, which has remained unaffected by civilian calls for the restitution of land expropriated during the colonial era (1920-1963); and financial reparations for war crimes committed by the counterinsurgency during the Mau Mau Emergency (1952-1960).
Study produced by the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi) for the Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie du ministère des Armées. It has been carried out through a partnership between the Observatory of Central and East Africa and the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri).
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