In the last episode of the year, Aileen discusses Bruce McKenzie; Kenya’s ONLY white CS and spy for the British. As we consider what it means to govern, and the sacrifices and compromises that must be struck, McKenzie is a great example of these compromises. And how a single act, can change a nation.

Surprisingly, NO digressions!

SOURCES

Charles Hornsby, Kenya A History Since Independence

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/apartheid-legislation-1850s-1970s

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-11764004

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03086534.2016.1175737

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/daniel_branch_kenya_between_hope_and_despair_1book4you.pdf

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/-mossad-mckenzie-idi-amin-the-strange-mix-2682606

https://twitter.com/surambaya/status/1271396171513303040?lang=en

https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&context=tjrc-core

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