Kenya African Democratic Union
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| Leader | Ronald Ngala |
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| Secretary-General | Masinde Muliro? |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Dissolved | 1964 |
| Merger of | with Kanu |
The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was a political party in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 as an alternative to 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 (Kenya) and Kikuyu that comprised the majority of KANU's membership.[1]
[edit] History
KADU lost the first general elections in Kenya in 1963. It dissolved in 1964 and merged into KANU. Daniel arap Moi the former President of Kenya who ruled for 24 years was KADU's chairman and attended the Lancaster House Conferences with Ronald Ngala.
[edit] References
- ^ Joshia Osamba (2001). "The dynamics of ethnopolitical conflict and violence in the Rift valley province of Kenya". Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 7 (4): 87–112. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a788863585.
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