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Kenya and Regional Integration Schemes

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As the leading economic powerhouse in the East African region, and until over a decade ago, one of the more politically stable countries in the region, Kenya is a member of several regional integration mechanisms and has been a major proponent of their establishment. Kenya’s development and industrialization strategies have incorporated elements of this. Whether it was in support of the Pan-African (and Organization of African Unity’s (OAU)’s) agenda of a united Africa or pursuing African integration as a buffer against neo-colonialism, Kenyan leaders took the calls for integration seriously, explaining why Kenya is a founder member of both continental and sub-regional integration mechanisms. They include the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the East African Community (EAC), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA).

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    Joshua M. Kivuva

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  2. Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

    Maurice N. Amutabi

  3. Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Toyin Falola

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Kivuva, J.M. (2023). Kenya and Regional Integration Schemes. In: Nasong'o, W.S., Amutabi, M.N., Falola, T. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Kenya. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15854-4_31

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