Politics of the Soil: Separatism, Autochthony, and Decolonization at the Kenyan Coast

Prestholdt, Jeremy

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“…When, in 1920, the rest of that Protectorate became Kenya Colony, the strip remained, formally, the territory of the Sultan-hence the title "Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. " So it was that as independence neared in the early 1960s, some argued that "Mwambao, " as they called it, should either be returned to Zanzibari rule or become independent by itself (Brennan 2008;Prestholdt 2014). Those arguments were echoed some fifty years later by the supporters of the nebulous Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), which again called for independence for the coast.…”

Section: Where Is the Coast?mentioning

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The Aravai Peoples, the Site of Rabai and its Sacred Forests on the Kenyan Coast

Ballarin¹

2021

Kenya in Motion 2000-2020

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Tous les textes de ce livre sont publiés avec la Licence Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0 : « Attribution -Partage dans les mêmes conditions non transposé». See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en "You are free to: • Share -copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format • Adapt -remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. Under the following terms: • Attribution -You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Marie-Aude FouéréxiiIn view of such changes-be they expected or planned, but also hindered or even disordered-, it was imperative for a research centre based in Nairobi to document and analyse the last twenty years of Kenyan political, economic and social life, from 2000 to 2020, in a book accessible to the greatest number of people. Kenya in motion, which is published both online and in print and available in both French and English-thus making it possible to discuss with all our English-speaking colleagues and to enter in a dialogue with the recent and ambitious Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga and Gabrielle Lynch (2020)-brings together the contributions of specialists from Kenya. Some contributions cover a broad spectrum (political economy, social history, development, decentralisation) while others address more specific themes (arts, school, religion, land, water, security, trade, etc.). Six short texts called "Focus" are added to the fourteen chapters that make up this volume. They enrich certain chapters with their close focus on banking, higher education, slavery, sacred forests, religious adherence and the globalised art scene. Together, these texts provide both a synthetic grasp and particular visions of Kenya in the first quarter of the twenty-first century.We wish to thank several institutions and individuals. First of all, our deepest gratitude goes to the colleagues who contributed to the bookdoctoral students, newly graduated doctors, and experienced researchersfor their sustained commitment to IFRA projects and for their unfailing patience. Secondly, this project would not have been possible without IFRA's financial and human resources support, nor without the OpenEdition Books platform, which hosts the publisher's brand "Africae" and its "Studies" collection in which this book is being published. Within IFRA, our special thanks go to Chloé Josse-Durand and Marion Asego, respectively for the proofreading of some texts and for the administrative and financial support. We are also very grateful to our colleague Claire Médard from IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development) for her involvement and rigorous peer reviewing. Our warmest thanks also go to Antoine Kauffer for his efficient editorial work, and to Bastien Miraucourt, in charge of editing at the CNRS based at the Les Afriques dans le monde (LA...

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Section: Where Is the Coast?mentioning

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The Aravai Peoples, the Site of Rabai and its Sacred Forests on the Kenyan Coast

Ballarin¹

2021

Kenya in Motion 2000-2020

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“…Lorsque, en 1920, le Protectorat est devenu la Colonie du Kenya (Kenya Colony), ce territoire est resté officiellement le territoire du sultan -d'où son titre de « Colonie et Protectorat du Kenya » (Colony and Protectorate of Kenya). À l'approche de l'indépendance, au début des années 1960, certains ont avancé que « Mwambao », comme ils appelaient ce territoire côtier, devait soit revenir sous l'administration de Zanzibar, soit devenir indépendant (Brennan 2008 ;Prestholdt 2014). Quelque cinquante ans plus tard, les partisans du nébuleux Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) se font l'écho de ces arguments afin de promouvoir l'indépendance de la côte.…”

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Commerce bon marché de la ville à la campagne au Kenya

Racaud¹

2020

Le Kenya en Marche, 2000-2020

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Tous les textes de ce livre sont publiés avec la Licence Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0 : « Attribution -Partage dans les mêmes conditions non transposé». Voir : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.fr « Vous êtes autorisé•e à : • Partager -copier, distribuer et communiquer le matériel par tous moyens et sous tous formats • Adapter -remixer, transformer et créer à partir du matériel pour toute utilisation, y compris commerciale. Selon les conditions suivantes : • Attribution -Vous devez créditer l'OEuvre, intégrer un lien vers la licence et indiquer si des modifications ont été effectuées à l'OEuvre. Vous devez indiquer ces informations par tous les moyens raisonnables, sans toutefois suggérer que l'Offrant vous soutient ou soutient la façon dont vous avez utilisé son OEuvre. • Partage dans les Mêmes Conditions -Dans le cas où vous effectuez un remix, que vous transformez, ou créez à partir du matériel composant l'OEuvre originale, vous devez diffuser l'OEuvre modifiée dans les même conditions, c'est à dire avec la même licence avec laquelle l'OEuvre originale a été diffusée.vii Sigles utilisés AFD Agence française pour le développement AIC African Inland Church BAD Banque africaine de développement BBI Building Bridges Initiative BIFA Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts BIT Bureau international du travail BWRC Basin Water Resources Committee CAAC Catchment Area Advisory Committee CBD Central Business District CDF Constituency Development Fund CDTF Community Development Trust Fund CEC County Executive Committee Members CFA Communauté financière en Afrique CHE Commission for Higher Education (Kenya)

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“…Zanzibar went through a bloody revolution to shed the British-installed regime, and Muslims in all East African colonies had endorsed the cause of independence early and eagerly (Burgess 2009;Becker 2008). However, the new political language of nationalism left next to no space for articulation of the long-standing cosmopolitan, translocal, Indian-Ocean based identities that coastal and Zanzibari Muslims in particular cherished (Prestholdt 2014;Becker 2014). In recent decades, many of these grievances have found focus in a Zanzibar-centred narrative of Muslim victimhood.…”

Section: Islamic Preaching In East Africa In Regional and Global Contmentioning

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Patriarchal Masculinity in Recent Swahili-language Muslim Sermons

Becker

2016

J Religion Afr

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This paper offers a close examination of statements on patriarchal masculinity from three widely traded sermon recordings produced in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It sets them in the context of Islamic reform, Muslim political discontent, and the consumption of sermon recordings in East Africa. Despite similar assertions on the need for men to protect and control women, in close reading the three preachers offer quite divergent characterisations of the patriarch's methods, obligations, and entitlements within the household. The sermons show that Islamic reform in Zanzibar cannot be reduced to political discontent, and that it hearkens back to longstanding regional history. They also suggest that the concept of patriarchy is more relevant to the understanding of asymmetrical gender relations than recent discussion of Western gender relations has allowed, and highlight the centrality of bearing and rearing children as a site for both assertion and failure of patriarchal control. Lastly, they indicate the failure of sermon preachers and listeners to coalesce into a coherent counterpublic. KeywordsIslam -Islamic reform -women -gender and Islam -Islamic activism -preachingpreachers According to some recent statements, for instance by the World Bank, a 'crisis of masculinity' is in full swing in Africa (Barker et al. 2005). In this account men in Africa are a problem, especially when young: aggressively and promiscuously sexual and thus oblivious to hiv, prone to both spontaneous and organised violence, and disdainful of or unaccustomed to the virtues of ordered and

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Politics of the Soil: Separatism, Autochthony, and Decolonization at the Kenyan Coast

Cited by 80 publications

References 37 publications

The Aravai Peoples, the Site of Rabai and its Sacred Forests on the Kenyan Coast

The Aravai Peoples, the Site of Rabai and its Sacred Forests on the Kenyan Coast

Commerce bon marché de la ville à la campagne au Kenya

Patriarchal Masculinity in Recent Swahili-language Muslim Sermons

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