Kenya African National Union

Kenyan political party founded in 1960, which was the sole legal party in 1982–1991, and absorbed the National Development Party in 2002

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union (KANU) is a Kenyan political party that ruled for nearly 40 years after Kenya's independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral loss in 2002. It was known as Kenya African Union (KAU) from 1944 but due to pressure from the colonial government, KAU changed its name to Kenya African Study Union (KASU) mainly because all political parties were banned in 1939 following the start of the Second World War. In 1946 KASU rebranded itself into KAU following the resignation of Harry Thuku as president due to internal differences between the moderates who wanted peaceful negotiations and the militants who wanted to use force, the latter forming the Aanake a forty, which later became the Mau Mau. His post was then occupied by James Gichuru, who stepped down for Jomo Kenyatta in 1947 as president of KAU. The KAU was banned by the colonial government from 1952 to 1960. It was re-established by James Gichuru in 1960 and renamed KANU on 14 May 1960 after a merger with Tom Mboya's Kenya Independence Movement.

0

members

1

here now

Country

Kenya African National Union

Kenyan political party founded in 1960, which was the sole legal party in 1982–1991, and absorbed the National Development Party in 2002

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union (KANU) is a Kenyan political party that ruled for nearly 40 years after Kenya's independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral loss in 2002. It was known as Kenya African Union (KAU) from 1944 but due to pressure from the colonial government, KAU changed its name to Kenya African Study Union (KASU) mainly because all political parties were banned in 1939 following the start of the Second World War. In 1946 KASU rebranded itself into KAU following the resignation of Harry Thuku as president due to internal differences between the moderates who wanted peaceful negotiations and the militants who wanted to use force, the latter forming the Aanake a forty, which later became the Mau Mau. His post was then occupied by James Gichuru, who stepped down for Jomo Kenyatta in 1947 as president of KAU. The KAU was banned by the colonial government from 1952 to 1960. It was re-established by James Gichuru in 1960 and renamed KANU on 14 May 1960 after a merger with Tom Mboya's Kenya Independence Movement.

0

members

1

here now

Country

Kenya

Headquarters

Nairobi

Inception

1960

Website

http://www.kanuonline.com/

Everything about Kenya African National Union →

Related journals

Connected

James Gichuru Gideon Moi Kenya

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Join the room

Related journals

Connected

James Gichuru Gideon Moi Kenya