It was not poisoned...the way a government is to be managed, the general structure was perfect...all arms of govt were established with clear roles.....don't confuse application with interpretation...that same structure accommodated men and women who knew that Nairobi would not be sustainable at its current location they knew agriculture was the only way Kenya would industrialise....rangeland management was established....zoning was done.....but the African wanted immediate independence....a country is not an extension of someone's house....but that is how the first African govt governed Kenya...
The well was poisoned from day 1.
Poisoning of the well part 1- Kenyatta:
When the British decided to give Kenya the space for democracy in the 50s, they intentionally decided they will not give it to the freedom fighters and the people in detention. Instead, they detained the freedom fighters but at the same time they put in place children of chiefs and their fathers to be in charge of the programs.
Program 1 was demarcation of land. This was headed by chiefs.
Program 2 was running of the first government. The bureaucracy was headed by children of chiefs.
By the time the freedom fighters were coming from the forests and detention , they found a structure in place headed by chiefs and their children. These children of chiefs and their fathers were enemies of the people.