1970s Kenya | Independent Kenya | Post colonial Kenya | Kenyan Politics | This Week | 1977

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• MU

  @mutuuramwangi1913 · 1 year ago

  The British left a functional industrial base and an economy that has sustained the country reasonably well. Kenya s problem has never been hate but corruption which has grown epidemically in the past 30 years. But Kenya is still a beautiful and sane country and the people are decent and welcoming. I grew up in this Kenya in the 60s before emigrating to America, but I am now returning to retire and die in my beautiful homeland.

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• DR

  @drphilgarner · 3 years ago

  Great time capsule, thanks for uploading

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• TA

  @taucetus3657 · 3 years ago

  Jomo Kenyatta and his ministers was the pressure behind the push to retake white owned farmland, which Jomo Kenyatta kept for himself and his family. Today, the  Kenyattas own hundreds and thousands acres of land most of which sits idle. This form of primitive accumulation started with the Kenyatta family and continues to this day,  destroying Kenya for generations to come.

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• DA

  @daviskipchirchir1357 · 1 year ago

  Charles Njonjo was actually one brilliant chap. 1970 Kenya definitely had better ministers than 2025 man. We fell offf so bad.

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• YT

  @yttube4319 · 3 years ago

  The commenters who provide some modern context provide a great deal of treasure to the rest of us who don't know these subtitles.

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• MR

  @MrBabaziro · 3 years ago

  Interesting time period. Young Kenyans should be aware of this part of history.

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• ER

  @ericmwash6183 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Kenya was so different from Rhodesia. Bruce Nightingale retired from farming 3 years ago with his farm still very successful. Kenya today is arguably one of the largest milk producers on the African continent as black and white farmers like Mr. Nightingale built up well bred stock with large dairy cooperatives and private dairy companies post independence.

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• JE

  @JeanpaulAwuor · 6 months ago

  Paul Ngei speaks the Queen's English here.

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• DA

  @davelowe1977 · 3 years ago

  Brilliant!

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• TR

  @TrueBrit1 · 3 years ago

  Very interesting, thanks.

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• RA

  @raymondmainamugure204 · 3 years ago (edited)

  The Settler Transfer Fund(STF) was a world Bank Funded programme that was intended to assist the newly independent government of Kenya, to buy back(at a cheaper price) former British farms and use them to settle poor and landless natives. It was hijacked by the Kenyatta government-himself, his ministers and his top civil servants- who basically are the ones who got the very best land, due to their immense influence courtesy of the central system of governance that existed at the time. They ensured that they got the best, at the cheaper rates that were meant to assist poor Kenyans. Then they left the remainder of the land for "the rest". Anyone who tried to oppose this-like Bildad Kaggia and Oginga Odinga- were branded as Russian- funded Communist terrorists. Others like Joe Murumbi decided that the deception of politics was too much and just resigned.

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• FR

  @franciskanyoi9541 · 10 months ago

  Wow, this is very educational. I like the Kenyan leaders who took over power, they did not take revenge or use force & were negotiating with the Britons. Happy also to see a children's home i was brought up in (Thomas Barnardos) feature in the documentary. I love my county Kenya. 😊

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