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Kenya's brand new day: after 24 stifling years under an autocratic leader, Kenyans have elected a new President who promises reform. The move toward democracy could set an example for several other African nations.
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February 7, 2003|
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NAIROBI, Kenya--A Kenyan police officer stopped a minibus full of passengers the other day and demanded a bribe from the driver, which is rather routine behavior in Kenya. But what happened next is completely new: The passengers poured out of the minibus and snatched the money back from the officer. They told him that corruption is no longer permitted in Kenya.
That attitude reflects the forces that recently elected a new, reform-minded government. For 24 years, this nation of 31 million people in East Africa had known only one President, Daniel arap Moi. His face ...
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