[kictanet] ....Back to 1963

[Adam Nelson]

Women had nearly universal suffrage in the US in 1920.  Black people had
the right to vote in all states as far back as the 1870 (and in some states
before that) although this right was circumscribed in about 1/3 of states
in the South by various means (poll taxes, etc...).  As per usual,
Wikipedia has a great article on this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:02 PM, bantu wachanga <bwachanga at yahoo.com> wrote:

> wazalendo
> Allow me to share with you a piece of history...Kenya's first cabinet
> under founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
> President.........................Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
> Vice-President................... J. Oginga Odinga
> Finance...........................James Gichuru
> External affairs..................Joseph Murumbi
> Economic Planning..................Tom J. Mboya
> Internal security, defence.........D.Njoroge Mungai
> Agriculture&Animal husbandry.......Bruce R. Mackenzie
> Education..........................Mbiyu Koinange
> Health&Housing.....................J.D. Otiende
> Local Government...................Lawrence G.H.Sagini
> Commerce&Industry..................Dr. Julius G. Kiano
> Labour&Social Services.............E.N. Mwendwa
> Information,Broadcasting&Tourism...Ramogi A. Oneko
> Lands&Settlement...................Jackson H. Angaine
> Natural resources&Wildlife.........S.O. Ayodo
> Home Affairs.......................Daniel T. arap Moi
> Co-operative&Marketing..............Paul J. Ngei
> Attorney Genaral...................Charles M. Njonjo
> Cabinet Secretary..................Duncan N. Ndegwa
> Deputy Cabinet Sec.................William Wamalwa
> At that time, both women and black people in the US had no voting rights.
> Which perhaps explains why in Kenya, the core of governemnt was purely a
> ...meeting for men...affair. While there will be gender spicing in the next
> government, as someone has correctly pointed out here, what will matter
> when it comes to appointments is numbers in the House. Key dockets
> requiring technical skills will go to the right people...as for the rest,
> descendants of the above will be spiced with those who formed the second
> layer of governemnt in 1963. Some loyalists will benefit also. I could be
> wrong but... Remember, politicians think about the next election(2017) its
> only statesmen who think about the next generation.
>
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