ratic Union (KADU), which withered into insignificance. In 1969, Kenyatta outlawed Odinga's Kenyan People's Union which was supported by the Russians and the Chinese. After 1969, Kenya was a one-party state led by Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union (KANU) which still rules Kenya today. After winning a general election in 1966, Kenyatta was elected President for life.
Kenyatta was a Kikuyu, Kenya's largest tribe. He kept tribal disturbances under control by forming an alliance with Tom Mboya, a Luo, who was assassinated on July 9, 1969. His murder "sparked tribal clashes between Luos and Kikuyus" (Mboya assassinated 431). Moi became President in October, 1978 and restored order. He was the only candidate in the November, 1979 election.
Kenya made rapid economic progress under Kenyatta, a 6.5 percent annual rate of growth between 1964 and 1972 (Nelson 44). The mainstay of the Kenyan economy was agriculture, primarily tea, coffee, sugar and cereals. Since the efficient farms run by Europeans accounted for 80 percent of Kenya's exports (Macphee 173), Kenyatta proceeded cautiously with Kenyanization, the redistribution of land to Africans, and stressed harambee or togetherness. He placed "primary reliance on private enterprise to stimulate rapid growth" and "succeeded in attracting su
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