Review of sessional paper no 10
REVIEW OF SESIONAL PAPER 10 1965
DR. F. MUGO AND DR. R. OPIYO
JULY 1ST 2014
Contents
INTRODUCTION
A sessional paper is a government document tabled in the parliament for discussion usually annual reports. In the Kenyan context this was the first sessional paper produced and tabled for discussion about theory of democratic African socialism and its practical application to planning in Kenya. It was for government to show clearly policies and also explain its programs to the nation. With independence Kenya intended to mobilize its resources to attain rapid rate of economic growth for the benefit of its people. Under colonialism people of Kenya had no voice, the nation’s natural resources were being used to benefit non-Africans hence Kenyans remained uneducated, untrained and unbenefited by the growth of the economy. The paper is written in two parts: 1. African socialism which describes an African political and economic system that is positively African not being imported but draws on the best African traditions. There are two African traditions; Socialism-political democracy which implies that each member of the society is equal in his political right and mutual social responsibility which is the extension of the African family to the nation as a whole.
2. It examines practical measures and steps to complement African socialism within Kenya’s development plans. It is the need to avoid making development on satellite relation with any country or group of countries. This could be referred to as political non-alignment meaning a willingness and desire to; borrow technology, knowledge and proven economic method from any country without
DR. F. MUGO AND DR. R. OPIYO
JULY 1ST 2014
Contents
INTRODUCTION
A sessional paper is a government document tabled in the parliament for discussion usually annual reports. In the Kenyan context this was the first sessional paper produced and tabled for discussion about theory of democratic African socialism and its practical application to planning in Kenya. It was for government to show clearly policies and also explain its programs to the nation. With independence Kenya intended to mobilize its resources to attain rapid rate of economic growth for the benefit of its people. Under colonialism people of Kenya had no voice, the nation’s natural resources were being used to benefit non-Africans hence Kenyans remained uneducated, untrained and unbenefited by the growth of the economy. The paper is written in two parts: 1. African socialism which describes an African political and economic system that is positively African not being imported but draws on the best African traditions. There are two African traditions; Socialism-political democracy which implies that each member of the society is equal in his political right and mutual social responsibility which is the extension of the African family to the nation as a whole.
2. It examines practical measures and steps to complement African socialism within Kenya’s development plans. It is the need to avoid making development on satellite relation with any country or group of countries. This could be referred to as political non-alignment meaning a willingness and desire to; borrow technology, knowledge and proven economic method from any country without
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