| dc.description.abstract | This thesis is about the emergence and development of Somali
nationalism and irredentism in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its
major inquiry is to probe the Social, political and economic factors
which may help to explain the apparent tendency towards irredentism in
the area on the part of the local residents the majority of whom are of
Somali origin.
An attempt has been made to probe the link between the current
conflict ill the Horn of Africa which arises from territorial claims of
the Republic of Somalia on this province and parts of Ethiopia, and
past and current political activities of the area in order to assess "
future prospect for peace in the N.E~P. Thus, the study surveys
aspects of colonial provincial administration in this area and examines
its beliefs and attitudes towards the Northern Frontier District (as
the area was then known) in relation to the concept of a Greater Somalia.
This exercise has inevitably entailed an evaluation of this concept
in so far as it is a factor both in the dynamics of internal politics
and foreign policy of the Republic of Somalia. | en |
