An African Welfare State in Historical Perspective: the Case of Kenya’s Constituency Development Fund

• In Event: Legislative Politics in Kenya and Tanzania

Brief Overview

I analyze the evolution of Kenya’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the context of the country’s history of neopatrimonial authoritarian rule. I argue that the Fund is both a byproduct of this history and an attempt to transcend this legacy.

Author

• Kirk Andrew Harris, Susquehanna University