Kenya African Democratic Union
| Kenya African Democratic Union | |
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| 200px Eldoret Branch |
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| Leader | Ronald Ngala |
| Secretary-General | Masinde Muliro? |
| Founder | Ronald Ngala Daniel arap Moi |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Dissolved | 1964 |
| Merger of | with KANU |
| Political position | Federalism |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was a political party in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 when several leading politicians refused to join Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union (KANU). It was led by Ronald Ngala. KADU's aim was to defend the interests of the so-called KAMATUSA (an acronym for Kalenjin, Maasai, Turkana and Samburu ethnic groups), against the dominance of the larger Luo and Kikuyu that comprised the majority of KANU's membership.[1]
History
KADU lost the first general elections in Kenya in 1963, where it had campaigned on a platform of Majimboism. Its delegation at Kenya's Lancaster house constitutional conference negotiated for and got federalism adopted into Kenya's independence constitution. This involved eight 'jimbos' with regional presidents. The party dissolved in 1964 and merged into KANU. Daniel arap Moi, who later served as President of Kenya, was KADU's chairman and attended the Lancaster House Conferences with Ronald Ngala.
References
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