Key Points in the History of Kenya: 1885-1990

History never dies.
It is embedded in people’s memories when books are burnt and children
are taught false histories, imagined by false historians from near and
far – says the author in this book. This is the context in which Key Points in the History of Kenya, 1885-1990
is published. This, the 4th in the Kenya Resists Series from Vita
Books, brings together presentation points from several conferences and
meetings on the history of Kenya. It also includes historical records on
Kenya by Saleh Mamon and Ladislav Venys. Key Points highlights many hidden facts about the history of Kenya.

References
are included for those who wish to explore the history further. While
these books and facts are readily available in many history books, they
are not easily available to all people in Kenya and in a form that meets
their needs. The book therefore aims to familiarise people with the
history of Kenya. It seeks to keep people’s struggles, sacrifices and
history alive. The author hopes that it will be a weapon in the sense
that Bertolt Brecht meant when he said: ‘Hungry man, reach for the book:
it is a weapon’. That is the aim of the series, Kenya Resists too.