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world leaders upon his death in 1978. Kenyatta’s successor, Daniel arap Moi, continued to
follow the moderate social and economic policies that kept Kenya relatively peaceful in the
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1991, he submitted to international pressure to allow the formation of other political parties,
but still won the 1992 election. International observers noted that the movement to create
more parties relied heavily on support that cut across tribal divisions; in contrast, Moi’s
political machine emphasized and played on tribal rivalries, resulting in mass evictions of
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and in 2002, Moi’s chosen successor was defeated. Today’s Kenya is still marked by tribal
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promising future.

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