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reports to provide insights as to the motivation and action of African political leaders.
Other primary sources used throughout the narrative are contemporary periodicals. Particularly significant are the East African Standard and the Times. These were heavily relied upon because they are located in the Wise Library at West Virginia University and were published throughout the period. Less useful for the study was the Daily Nation because it only began publication at the start of the 1960s. A unique periodical source forright-wing European politics is Comment (later New Comment and Kenya Comment), the mouthpiece for the Kenya Empire Party and later the Federal Independence Party (FIP). This weekly journal was consulted at the Bird Library of Syracuse University.
Finally, this project could not have reached a successful conclusion without the support of many individuals and institutions. For the latter, I wish to acknowledge West Virginia University and Moi University for providing support for two periods of sabbatical leave spent in Kenya carrying out research for the book and writing a first draft. I also acknowledge the assistance provided by the Office of International Programs, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of History, all of WVU. This took the form of financial support for short research trips to Great Britain and Kenya. My son, Robert Michael Mboya Maxon, provided assistance with the preparation of the final manuscript and the map. With the completion of this book, I also must acknowledge the inspiration of two deceased friends: Fred Ouka and Professor E. S. Atieno Odhiambo. Fred was a source of friendship and encouragement since our days as graduate students. I can never repay the kindness and hospitality that Fred and his wife, Jane, extended to me on visits to Nairobi. Atieno was also a source of encouragement since we were graduate students. His many contributions to the understanding of Kenya’s past constitute an outstanding legacy and tradition of scholarship that this work seeks to follow.