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  Mboya, Tom 26, 299

  Meinertzhagen, Captain Richard 104–5

  Meru people 43, 72, 108, 216, 222, 291, 307, 313

  Michuki, John 175, 256, 297, 311

  Migiro, Dickson 254

  Ministry of Justice, Kenya 40, 65, 179

  Ministry of Finance, Kenya 218–19

  Moi, Daniel arap 73, 178, 287, 301; anti-corruption bills 8; constitution and 13, 113, 185; corruption under 14, 39, 62, 66, 77, 80–1, 82, 86, 165, 171–2, 211, 214, 228, 270, 284–5, 286; East African Standard, involvement in 56–8, 256; economy under 2, 159, 160, 171, 184, 261, 290; elections 2007, role in 284–5, 313; foreign donors and 8, 9–10, 14, 170, 183, 185–6, 198–9; Goldenberg scandal, role in 62, 211; justice system under 65; Kalenjin ethnicity 51, 52, 56–8, 284, 300; Kibaki and 4, 5, 7, 68, 284–5; Kikuyu, treatment under rule of 113–14, 116–17, 164; legacy 5; liberalisation of the airwaves mid-1990s 156; ministers, treatment of 67; multi-party rule forced upon 113–14, 139, 140; opponents, treatment of 7; retirement 2, 4, 34, 69, 70, 183, 197; Transparency International and 14

  Moi, Gideon 129

  Mount Kenya 43, 46–7, 73, 99, 100, 101, 103, 108, 117, 145, 271, 272, 302

  Mount Kenya Mafia: birth of 73, 74; donor community and 222; elections 2007, role in 297, 311, 325; Goldenberg scandal, shelves 269; JG and 89, 96, 119, 143, 144, 161, 179, 203, 215, 230, 242, 273; Kibaki, level of influence over 85, 172–3; media, attacks 256; referendum on constitution 2005, involvement in 244; technology, weakness with 89–90, 230

  Moyo, Jonathan 162

  Muga, Wycliffe 39, 119, 143, 252, 253

  Mugabe, Robert 162, 256, 287, 287n

  Muhoho, George 15–16, 175, 297

  Muite, Paul 148

  Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga 102

  Mule, Harris 15–16, 31–2, 118

  Muli, Koki 306–7

  Mullei, Andrew 164–5

  Mumbi 102, 115, 117, 144, 253

  Munro, Bob 34

  Munyakei, David 317–19, 320, 321–2, 323, 324

  Murage, Stanley 179

  Muranga 100, 101, 104, 108–9, 316

  Murgor, Philip 177, 220

  Murgor, Willie 112

  Muriuki, Godfrey 105

  Murungaru, Chris 72, 84, 85, 87, 88, 92, 177, 178, 179, 202, 212, 215, 220, 222, 223, 250, 268, 284, 301, 329

  Murungi, Kiraitu 69, 72, 74, 86, 87, 88, 93, 94, 96–7, 173, 177, 178, 179, 180, 215, 216, 219–20, 222, 234, 250, 251, 268, 271, 273, 274, 284, 297, 311, 328

  Museveni, Yoweri 196

  Musyoka, Kalonzo 157

  Muthaiga 68, 155, 156, 175, 190, 191, 195, 202–3, 260

  Muthaura, Francis 87, 93, 177, 179, 200, 219, 222, 235, 268, 297

  Muthumbi, Mary 28, 91, 221, 249–50, 264–5, 335

  Mutoko, Caroline 155–8, 334

  Mutua, Alfred 256

  Mwai, Evan 169, 171, 219

  Mwakwere, Chirau Ali 202

  Mwaliko, Sylvester 93

  Mwangi, Dave 84, 173

  Mwangi, Wangethi 248, 249

  Mwenje, David 86

  Mwiraria, David 72, 85, 86, 93–4, 96, 165, 173, 179, 219, 222, 223, 250, 251, 260–1, 268, 273, 274, 284, 301

  Nairobi 9, 70, 91, 103, 108, 111, 114, 117, 125, 134, 142, 145, 148, 149, 150, 154, 155–6, 167, 188; bookshops 281; cosmetic makeover of 280–1, 292–3; cosmopolitan nature of 9; economy 9; population 149; slums 2, 10, 11, 41–2, 149, 151, 157, 191, 203, 290, 303, 312, 330; State House see State House, Nairobi; unemployment in 55–6

  Naivasha, Rift Valley 295

  Nakumatt supermarket chain 292, 295, 312

  Nandi language 47, 49

  Nation Media Group 12, 141, 191, 248, 251, 269

  National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) 261, 337; Anglo Leasing contracts, involvement in 79, 84–97, 118, 165, 166, 171–2, 173, 177, 179, 215–16, 217–20, 222, 223, 229, 245, 250–3, 255–8, 268–75; ‘Artur brothers’ and 256; cabinet 7–8, 72–4, 80, 84–5, 241, 244, 245, 268, 273; constitution and 8, 73, 86, 241, 243, 283; corruption within 20, 22, 79–97, 118, 165, 166, 170, 171–2, 173, 177, 179, 215–16, 217–20, 222, 223, 245, 250–1, 268; corruption, initial fight against 2, 5–6, 7, 8, 11–12, 36, 40, 67, 73, 80–1, 82, 183, 228, 268, 314; donor community, relationship with 170, 183, 210–11; economy under 184, 220, 261, 279–82, 290, 292–3, 299–300; elections 2002 2, 3, 4–8, 14, 71, 71, 82, 320; elections 2007 300; free primary education programme 210–11; High Commissioner Clay and 334; JG’s relationship with 14, 66–8, 79–87, 164–6, 171–82, 215–25, 229, 233–6, 241, 242–3, 244–5, 250–4, 268–74; Mau Mau and 111; Nation and 247, 269; Nyayo House and 7; lavish spending of members 79–80

  National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) 80–1, 84, 90, 95, 235

  Ndii, David 16, 67, 69, 117, 292, 330

  Ndubi, Haroun 53

  Ndung’u Commission 65

  Ngumi, John 116

  Ngunyi, Mutahi 162

  Nigeria 11, 16, 102, 115, 326

  Njonjo, Charles 178

  non-governmental organisations (NGOs) 10, 79, 141, 143

  Ntimama, William 114

  Nyanza province 297, 298–9, 300

  Nyerere, Julius 140

  Nyeri, Central Province 108–9, 111–12, 118, 126, 255, 282, 289

  Nyong’o, Peter Anyang’ 238

  Obama, Barack 8, 44

  Obasanjo, Olusegun 192

  Ochola, Robert 310

  Odindo, Joseph 141, 222, 248, 249, 269

  Odinga, Jaramogi Oginga 73, 300

  Odinga, Raila 73, 241, 245, 257, 279, 282, 284, 296, 297, 298, 299–300, 301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 315

  Odoi, Frank 7

  Official Secrets Act 95, 236–7, 249, 319

  Okolloh, Ory 153, 154, 158, 324

  Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi 326

  Opus Dei 33, 134, 135, 174

  Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) 284, 290, 297, 298, 301, 302–3, 306, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 338

  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery 199, 276, 328

  Otieno, Gladwell 224, 324

  Otieno, Stephen 300

  Ouko, Robert 26, 228, 299, 321

  Oxfam 160, 189, 205

  Pallister, David 327

  Party of National Unity (PNU) 297, 301, 306, 307, 308, 312

  Pattni, Kamlesh 62–3, 172, 268, 284, 295–6, 322

  Perera, Anura 85, 94, 215, 268–9

  Pinto, Pio 26

  Power, Samantha 331

  Prunier, Gerard 52

  Public Accounts Committee (PAC) 95, 237–8, 253, 254, 257, 268

  Public Officer Ethics Act 66, 283

  Ribadu, Nuhu 326

  Rice, Xan 250

  Rift Valley 47, 49, 104, 112, 114, 140, 141, 282, 295, 297, 308

  Ringera, Justice Aaron 20, 66, 217–18, 221–2, 228, 245, 250, 269–71, 272, 274, 322, 327

  Rwanda 9, 115, 140–1, 196, 298, 299, 308

  Rweria, Erastus 283

  Ryan, Professor Terry 56

  Sachs, Jeffrey 192, 205, 266

  St Antony’s College, Oxford 31, 32, 228–33, 235, 242, 243, 248, 326

  St Mary’s school, Nairobi 127–9, 133, 136, 142, 175

  Saitoti, George 211, 251, 268, 273, 311

  SAREAT (Series for Alternative Research in East Africa Trust) 162

  Sargasyan, Artur 256–60

  Satchu, Aly Khan 281

  Save the Children 205

  Serious Fraud Office, UK (SFO) 266, 276, 328

  Sheng dialect 150–2, 310

  Shihemi, Henry 128, 129

  Short, Claire 71, 207, 287n

  Sitonik, Wilson 93

  Somaia, Ketan 172

  Somalia 9, 78, 277

  South Africa 11, 326

  Soyinka, Wole 132

  Standard Media Group 255

  State House, Nairobi 12, 21, 22, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35–6, 38, 39, 65–6, 69, 70, 71, 74, 80, 81, 84, 89, 92, 93, 129, 160, 164, 172, 173, 174, 177, 179, 181, 183, 184, 202, 218, 219, 220, 222,
224, 232, 235, 238, 244, 249, 260, 270, 271, 283, 300, 304, 306, 325

  Strathmore University 134, 135

  Sudan 9, 131, 314, 325

  Tanzania 48, 102, 140, 141, 150, 283, 299, 314

  Thiongo, Ngugi Wa 132

  Trade Bank 270

  Transparency International (TI) 11, 14, 15, 16, 17–18, 36, 55, 66, 79, 80, 81, 118, 141–2, 160, 162, 175, 176, 179, 197, 119–200, 224, 261, 283, 289, 320

  Uganda 9, 45, 46, 48, 68, 140, 141, 150, 195–6, 283, 299, 302

  United Kingdom: aid to Kenya 187, 193–204, 205–12, 225, 261–2, 267, 275, 276–7, 337; colonial rule of Kenya 8–9, 11, 45–50, 52, 60, 104–10, 115, 122, 134, 172, 184, 194, 202, 203, 286–8; High Commissioner to Kenya 71, 171, 183, 194–204, 210–15, 224, 225, 254, 259, 267, 277, 333–4; trains soldiers in Kenya 9

  United Nations 314; Africa bureaux 9; awards Kenya Public Service Award 2007 285; Convention against Corruption 65; gives Kenyan Treasury more autonomy over use of aid 286; Habitat 149; Joe Githongo’s work for 124; Millennium Development Goals 207, 287; oil-for-food programme 263

  United States: aid to Kenya 189, 193–4, 222–3, 224, 250, 259; ambassador to Kenya 193–4, 222–3, 224, 250, 259; Federal Reserve 263; State Department 197; warships based off Kenya 9

  USAID 189

  Vogl, Frank 61

  Volcker, Paul 263, 264, 278

  von Szek, Samuel Teleki 104

  Wa Kibiru, Mugo 45

  Wainaina, Eric 129

  Wainana, Binyavanga 1, 106, 152, 324

  Wako, Amos 170, 268

  Wanjigi, Jimmy 84, 87, 91, 93–4, 129, 175

  Wanjui, Joe 15–16, 175, 265, 297

  Wanyeki, Muthoni 324

  Warah, Rasna 67, 131

  Were, Hussein 58–60, 272, 273n, 327, 334

  Wolf, Dr Tom 158

  Wolfensohn, James 185, 262

  Wolfowitz, Paul 262–3, 275–6, 277

  World Bank 66, 305; Anglo Leasing scandal, reaction to 260–1; corruption, attitudes towards 141, 170, 184, 185, 199, 207–8, 223–4, 260–1, 262–3, 275–6, 277, 278, 333; Development Committee 276; DfID and 275, 276; Governance and Anti–Corruption (GAC) Framework 276; Institute 207–8; JG joins Volcker panel 263, 278; JG’s resignation from Kibaki government, reaction to 223–4; Moi era, grows wary of funding during 170; ‘pushing money out the door’ 189; staff intimacy with African governmental staff 190–2; structural adjustment programmes 60–1; talks up Kenya’s prospects 332

  World Vision 189

  Zaidi, Ali 138–40, 141, 236

  Zenawi, Meles 192

  Zhvania, Zhurab 227–8

  About the Author

  MICHELA WRONG is a distinguished journalist and has worked as a foreign correspondent for Reuters, the BBC, and the Financial Times. She writes regularly about Africa for Slate.com and is a frequent commentator on African affairs in the media. Her first book, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo, won the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Nonfiction. Her second book, I Didn’t Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation, is a portrait of the African nation of Eritrea. Michela Wrong lives in London.

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  * It is actually named after Karen Melchior, Karen Blixen’s cousin, whose father owned the Karen Coffee Company.

  * Hussein Were was sacked by the KACC in June 2006, accused by his superiors of leaking stories to the Kenyan media. He denies this, and believes he once again fell foul of an ethnically motivated purge.

  * New Labour’s arm’s-length stance towards Britain’s imperial history was captured by Clare Short in 1997 when, as newly appointed international development secretary, she wrote to Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, who had been presing for a greater British contribution to the cost of land distribution. ‘We are a new government from diverse backgrounds without links to former colonial interests,’ she said.

  * At the time of going to press, the Kriegler and Waki commissions had delivered their reports, the first recommending the radical reform of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and the second calling for the senior figures who instigated the election violence to be either tried before a special tribunal in Kenya or prosecuted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. A new electoral commission looks certain, but the Waki report, which has huge political ramifications, is yet to be acted upon.