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The Forgotten S-Heroes
The Forgotten, Labour of Memory and the Search for National Unity through the Instrumentalization of History: CMD-Kenya’s S/Heroes project
Despite 49 years of independence and a successful actor transition from President Arap Moi to President Kibaki, a wide range of polarities continue to inform Kenya’s development as a nation state. Indeed, the state seems to be equipped by a specter of identity crisis. Instead of individuals identifying themselves as Kenyan’s they continue to prefer identifying themselves more as members of various communities. These polarities can be traced to the process and consequences of state formation at one level, and logic of elite management of the state at another.
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