Shungwaya Freedom Party

The Shungwaya Freedom Party was a political party in Kenya led by Ahmed Jeneby.[1]

History

Based in Lamu,[2] the party was dominated by the Bajuni.[3] In the 1961 general elections it received 0.4% of the vote, winning one seat in the Legislative Council.

It was deregistered in 1967.[4]

References

  1. Hassan J. Ndzovu Muslim relations in the politics of nationalism and secession in Kenya
  2. James R. Brennan (2008) Lowering the Sultan’s Flag: Sovereignty and Decolonization in Coastal Kenya Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 50(4), pp831–861
  3. How Islamic courts crept into Constitution Bajuni
  4. Kenya Gazette, 21 Apr 1967
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