Jomo KenyattaNovember 1951
The Nairobi radicals attempt to take control of the national KAU at a countrywide conference, but are outmanoeuvred by Jomo Kenyatta, who secures the election for himself
Kenya · Government / Kenya African National Union (KANU). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Nairobi radicals attempt to take control of the national KAU at a countrywide conference, but are outmanoeuvred by Jomo Kenyatta, who secures the election for himself
KANU wins 83 seats out of 124
Kenyatta is re-elected
Re-elected in elections that are neither free nor fair, in which he runs alone
After his father retired from politics in 2002, he ran for Baringo Central Constituency which had been previously held by his father since 1955. He represented the people of Baringo Central for one term, 2002-2007
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