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Secret land deal that made Kenyatta first president
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta: He entered into a secret pact with the British government not to interfere with the skewed land distribution at independence. He would later extract a similar pledge from his successor, retired president Daniel arap Moi. Photo/FILE
Fresh evidence pieced together by the Sunday Nation confirms widespread speculation that Kenya’s first president Jomo Kenyatta entered a secret pact with the British government not to interfere with the skewed land distribution at independence.
In return, the British would clear his way as independent Kenya’s first leader, something that had looked impossible only three years to freedom. Kenyatta would later extract a similar pledge from his successor, former President Daniel arap Moi.
