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The essential point
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Post-independence Kenya became a one-party state in practice in 1967. Parliament’s historical account distinguishes that political reality from the later legal change in 1982, when Parliament passed a law that made one-party rule legally binding.
Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 5
Why it matters
It separates one-party rule in practice in 1967 from its legal formalisation in 1982.
Evidence: Historical Background, body paragraph 5
Open the key points and evidence
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The source dates the de facto one-party state to 1967.
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At this point, one-party rule is described as a political reality in practice.
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Parliament’s account says a 1982 law later made the arrangement legal.
Historical Background, body paragraph 5
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Official-source wording
What the official record says
Post-independence Kenya became a de facto one party state in 1967 but matters changed substantially in 1982, when parliament passed a law to make it legally so.
Verbatim excerpt · Historical Background, body paragraph 5 · Parliament of Kenya — Historical Background
The bigger picture
How this change connects
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1967 Kenya Became a De Facto One Party StatePreceded
Post-independence Kenya became a de facto one party state in 1967 but matters changed substantially in 1982, when parliament passed a law to make it legally so
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Evidence stack
Sources behind this record
- Parliament of Kenya — Historical BackgroundHistorical Background, body paragraph 5 · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims