Tribalism Slows Nation-Building;Influence Strong in Africa Tribalism in Africa Series Number: 2/2

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 13, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

The battle here over the corpse of prominent Kenyan lawyer S.M. Otieno-being fought between his tribal blood relatives who want to bury him at his birthplace and his urbanized widow who wants him buried here-is high theater that dramatizes fundamental rifts in the society of Kenya, and of much of Africa.

It pits African traditions against modern western values. Customs that treat women as property are confronted by growing demands of women for equality under the law. The concept of the "living dead," well-entrenched in rural Luo land, comes up against an urban sophistication that openly ...

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