[19970729]97-739_肯尼亚：未来的挑战.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebKenya At A GlancePopulation: 28.1 Million(7/1996 est.)Comparative Area: Slightlymore than twice the size ofNevadaEthnic Divisions: Kikuyu22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%,Kalenjin 12 %, Kamba 11%,Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, Asian,European, and Arab 1%Religions: Protestant 38%,97-739 FJuly 29, 1997Kenya: The Challenges AheadTed DagneSpecialist in African AffairsForeign Affairs and National Defense Division dfSummaryIn mid-July 1997, President Daniel arap Moi met with religious and opposition partyleaders to discuss opposition demands for constitutional reforms prior to presidential andparliamentary elections, expected to take place before the end of the year. Thegovernments refusal earlier to consider these demands resulted in the deaths of over adozen people in the past several months.BackgroundKenya, a nation of 28 million people, becameindependent in December 1963 after a prolongeduprising against Britain. Since independence, the EastAfrican country has enjoyed relative stability in aregion long marred by civil wars, famine, coups andcountercoups. Kenya became a one-party state in1969 and return