Youth for Kanu '92
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Youth for Kanu '92 was a lobby group of politicians from the Kenya African National Union
that was consolidated with the stated aim of rallying support and funding for the, then incumbent president of Kenya Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, in Kenya's first multiparty elections since the end of the Cold war. It was widely accused of being complicit in ethnic violence directed at Kikuyu residents in southern parts of Rift Valley Province up to and after that elections.
Politicians who were involved with Youth for Kanu include William Ruto
and Cyrus Jirongo
.
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...
that was consolidated with the stated aim of rallying support and funding for the, then incumbent president of Kenya Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, in Kenya's first multiparty elections since the end of the Cold war. It was widely accused of being complicit in ethnic violence directed at Kikuyu residents in southern parts of Rift Valley Province up to and after that elections.
Politicians who were involved with Youth for Kanu include William Ruto
William Ruto
William Kipchirchir Samoei arap Ruto is a Kenyan politician who was Minister for Higher Education until 19 October 2010 after being suspended for corruption. He is also one of the two deputy party leaders of the Orange Democratic Movement. He had previously served in the Ministry of Agriculture...
and Cyrus Jirongo
Cyrus Jirongo
Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo, popularly Cyrus Jirongo, is a politician and is a current Member of Parliament in Kenya.Between 1978 and 1981 he went to Mang'u High School. He became the chairman of AFC Leopards football club in 1991...
.