Sessional Paper No 10 1965

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African Socialism and its

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African Socialisln and its

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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

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Since attainnlent of our Independence just over eighteen months. ago, the, Government has been deciding the measures that will ensure rapid economic development and social progres~ for all oUr citizens. Apart from the Budget statement lasf ye~i, the Government produced 'a D~velopment Plan 'covering the years 1964-70. This Plan was prepared at very short notice ana was intended tQ be flexible to enable Government to adjust any of. "its provisions on the basis of experience and new' ideas. '
Already much has been accomplished in the short spa.ce of time
'since Independence, but a lot remains to be done if .we are to achieve our declared goals. Iil a recent statement the Mitdster for Finance ,has promised the country a balanced Budget iiI 1965 and also stated that for the first time since 1952 Kenya will m~et all her recurrent ex~nditure from her own resources. It is also good to note that our foreign exchange 'and balance of payments positi9ns have shown considerable improvements since In4epen-',
'dence~ There 'have been numerous deiegations and inqui~ies about investment in Kenya in addition to the actual investments that have taken place. We have gone out to find new mar~ets and' new areas of technical and trade co-operation in the workJ;­
Fr9ql the recently published ,Economic Quarterly Repprt i~wjll' be seeri that our own small farmers increased~ the value of thejr gross marketed produce from £1 1.6 million in 1963 to'£14 millj(;,D. in 1964, or an in'crease of ~early 21 per cent. In education~ ,while we await the final report of the Education Commissi9n, primary school enroIn1ent has been increased 'from' 891,553' in 1963, to
1,028,000 in 1965, and secondary school, education' is being vigorously expanded. In economic terms eighteen months is a short period in which to attain decisive accomplishments, but it is obvious that everything points to rapid progress.
All along the Government has been guided in,":it8.~pproach to, developmental matiers'QY t~~, declarations contaiq,ed ",~ the
KANU Manifesto. In this we declared that our cC?untty ""puld dev~lop on the basis ~f, the -concepts and- philosophy of.. Detno­ cratic' African So~ialism. We ,rejected both Western Capitalism and Eastern Communism arid chose for ourselves a policy of positive non-alignment.

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Our entire approach has been 'dominated ,by a ,desire to
'ensure Afrieanization of the economy and the public service.
Our task remains to try and achieve these two goals without doing harm to' the economy itself and 'within the declared aims
'of our society.
The Government has produced this Sessional Paper which discusses in, detail both the theory of Democratic African
Socialism· and jts ,pra«tical application to planning in' Kenya.
.T here has been much debate on this· subject and the Govern­ ment's aiJD is to show very clearly oUr policies and also explain
,our programm,.,.' This should brlDg to an end all the conflicting, theoretical and academic arguments that have been going on.

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for Economic Planning and Development and his Cabinet colleagues ,will help explain and interpret this paper to Parliament and to the public so as to ensure that it is fully underStood. I fLank him and ,his colleagues for .the time and effort, they have devoted to the preparation of this paper, which bas received th~ unanimous support .of my Cabinet.
To the nation; I have but one message. When all is said and done we 'must 'Settle down to the job of buildihg the Kenya n8:90n. To do this we need political ~tability and an atmosphere and' faith at home. We' of. confidence
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'continue- with debates on,..theorieS and doubts 'about the aims of
:oufsoC?iety.. Let 'this' paper be used from now as the unifying voice of our people and let us all settle down to build our nation,
Let all the people of our. country roll up their sleeves in a spirit of self-help'tq create 'the true fruits of ·UHURU. THIS IS
'WHAT WE MEAN BY HARAMBEE.

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INTRODUcnON

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The Independence of African Socialism
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The Operating Characteristics.' ofAfrican Socialism
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Critical Issues and Choices
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Africanization, asset transfers and citizenship
Welfare services and economic development
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Education, training and experience
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AFRICAN SOCIALISM AND ITS APPLICATION

TO PLANNING IN KENYA

INTRODUCTION
With independence, Kenya intends to mobilize its resources to attain' a rapid rate of economic groWth for" the benefit" of its, people. Under colonialism the people of Kenya had' no voice in gov~mment; the nation's natural resources were ~rganized a!l~ developed' mainly for the benefit of non-Africans~ and "the nation's human resources remained largely" uneducated," un.. trained, inexperienced and unbenefited by" the growth of' the economy. " 2. "Kenya is in a period of multiple transition set in q1otio~ by "the attainment of Independence. We are in transition from
.a subsistence to a monetary economy, from an economic depen­ dence on agriculture to a more balanced growth, from a develop­ ment ot natural .resources for" others to fl development "of human and natural resources for the benefit of the people, of Kenya.
The progress wanted cannot" be easily won "and' it "cantlbt be achieved by reverting to pre-colOnial conditions. "The best of
Kenya's"" African social heritage and colonial economic" legacy must be reorganized and mobilized for a concerted, carefully planned" attack on" poverty, disease and the hick of. education in order' to achieve social justice; hurrian digirity and economiC
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3. The major economic mobilization and reorganization of resources that these transitions imply cannot be realized without planning, direction," control and co-operation.""But planning and direction imply"objectives and mechanisms. We are bound to ask ourselves where we" are going and" bow we' will "get, there.
It is in answering these questions. that this paper has b~rip're~ pared. " Objectives of Societies
4. The ultimate objective~ of all societies are remarkably similar and have a universal character suggesnngthat" present confticts need not be enduring. These objectives' typically include- "
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(iii) human dignity including freedom of conscience;

(iv>. freedom from want, disease, and exploitations;
(v) equal opportunities; and
(vi) high and growing peT capita incomes, equitably distri­ buted. Differep.tsocieti~s att~cq qiff~rent

weights and priorities to these objectives, but it· is largely in the political and economic means adopted for achieving these· ends' that societies differ. These differences in. means are, however, of paramount importance because ultimate objectives are never fully attained. Every time one target is attained a new one becomes necessary. Indeed, we forever live in transition.
5. Kenya .is already committed to these same objectives, and now must choose and put into working order the system or set of mechanisms that will advance the country as quickly as possible toward these goals, meeting at the same' tim~ the im­ mediate and pressing needs of the country and its people.
This paper is written in two parts. The first part is defini­ tive-it seeks to clarify the meaning of African Socialism. The
. second part examines practical measures and steps to implement
African Socialism within Ke~ya's Development Plan.
PART I-AFRICAN SOCIALISM
6. The system adopted in Kenya is African Socialism, but the characteristics of the system and the economic mechanislns it implies l1ave never been spelled out fully in an agreed form.
The Independence of AfricanSoclalism
7. In the phrase "African Socialism"', the word "African" is not introduced to describe a continent to which a foreign ideology is to be transplanted. It is meant to convey the African roots of a system that is itself African in its characteristics.
. African Socialism. is a term describing an African political and

economic system that .is positively African not being imported

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but capable of incorporating useful and compatible techniques from wqatever source. The principal conditions' the system must satisfy are­
(i) it must draw on the best of African traditions;
(ii) it must be adaptable to new and rapidly changing cir­

cumstances; and
(iii) it must not rest for its success on a satellite relationship

with any other country or group of countries.
AFRICAN TRADITIONS

8., There are two African traditions which form an essen­ tial basis for African Socialism-political democracy ,and mutual social responsibility. Political democracy implies thar each mem­ ber of society is equal.in his political rights and that no indivi­ dual or group will be permitted to exert undue influence on the policies of the State. The State, therefore, can never become the tool of special interests, catering to the desires of a minority at the expense of the needs of the majority. The State will represent all of the people and will do so impartially and without prejudice.
.9. Political democra,cy in the African traditional s~nse provided a genuine hedge against the exercise 'of dispropor­ tionate political, power by economic power groups. In African society a man was born politically free and equal and his voice and counsel were heard' and respected regardless of the economic wealth he possessed. Even where traditional leaders appeared to have greater wealth and bold disproportionate poli~ tical influence over their tribal or clan community, there were traditional checks and balances including sanctions against any possible abuse of su~h power. In fact traditional leaders were regarded as trustees -whose influence was circumscribed both in customary law and religion. In the traditional African society, an individual needed only'to be a mature member of it to par­ ticipate fully and equally in political affairs. Po1iti~1 rights did not derive from or .relate to economic wealth or status. When
-this is translated into our modem state it means that to partici­ pate in political matters and -party activities as an equal, the individual- must prove nothing beyond age and ciltizenship and need tak~ no oath beyond allegiance to country.

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10. Political democracy in the African tradition would not, therefor~, . countenance a party of the elite,· stern tests or dis­ criminato(ycriteria for party membership, degrees of party mem­ bership, or first and second class citizens. In African Socialism ev~ry member of society· is important and equal; every mature citizen can belong to the party wIthout restriction or discrimina.. tion; and the party will ente'rtain and accommoda,te different points' of view. African Socialism rests on full, equal and un­ fettered democracy. Thus African Socialism differs politically from communism because it ensures every mature citizen equal political rights and from capitalism because· it prevents the exercise of disproportionate political influence by economic power groups. Another fundamental force in African traditional life was religion which provided a strict !Doral ,code for the community. This will be a prominent feature of African
Socialism.
11. Mutual social responsibility is an extension of the
African family spirit to the nation as a whole, with the hope that ultimately the same spirit can be extended to ever larger areas. It implies a mutual responsibility by society and its members to do their very best for each other with the full knowledge and understanding that if society prospers its mem­ bers will share in that prosperity and that society cannot prosper with-ou't the full co-operation of its members. The State has an obligation to ensure equal opportunities to all its citizens, elimi­ nate exploitation and d1s~rimin3Jtion, and provide needed social services such as education, medical care and social security.
12. To ensure success in the endeav·ours of the Governinent, aU citizens must contribute, to the degree they are able, tb the rapid development of the economy and society. Every member of African traditional society had a duty to work. This duty was acknowledged and willingly accepted by members because the mechanism for· sharing society's benefits, the recipliocal response of society to the individual's contribution, was definite, automatic and universally recognized. But the response of sOCiety was not simply a passive one. African society had the power and duty to impose sanctions on those who refused to contribute their fair share of hard work to the common endeavour.­ ,/

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13. Drawing en this backgreund African Secialism expects the members o.f the medern State to. centribute willingly and wi,theut stint to. the develepment ef the natien. Seciety in tJInl, will reward these efferts and at the same time will take measures against these who. refuse to. participate in the natien's efforts' grew. Sending needed capital abrQad, allewing land to. lie' idle and undeveleped, misusing the natien's limited reseurces, and censpicueus cDnsumptiDn when the natiDn needs savings are examples ef anti-secial bellaviDur that African SDcialism will, net ceuntenance. to

14. While the medern ecenDmy is .m,ere co.mplex than traditional seciety, the principle remains that 1:0. be successful~ so.ciety and its members must each acknDwledge fully and willingly its respDnsibility to. the Dther. But the mDvement te­ wards a m·odern, mDnetary ecenemy changes the nature Df these
.respDnsibilities and the mechanisms by which a member cDntri­ butes to. sDciety and seciety shares benefits amDng its members.
The peDple must be cDntinually and carefully informed of whaf seciety expeots ef them and how these efferts will premete the welfare of all.
ADAPTABILITY

15. African SDcialism must be flexible because the preblems it will cenfrDnt a~d the incDmes. and desires ef the peDple will change Dxer time, eften quickly and substantially. A . rigid, doctorinait\e system will have little chance for survival. . The', system must­
(i) make progress toward ultimate ebjectives; and
(ii) solve mere immediate prDblems with efficiency.

16. No. matter hew pressing immediate problems may be, prDgress tDward ultimate Dbjectives will be the majDr 'censidera­ tiDn. In pa;rticular, political equality, sDcial justice and human dignity will' not be sacrificed to. achieve mDre material ends m'ere quickly. NDr will these ebj~tives be cempremised today in the faint hDpe that by so doing they can be reinstated mere fully in seme unknown and far distant future.

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17. Given the paramount importance of ultimate objectives,
African Socialism must also confront and solve efficiently many immediate problems whose nature will change over time. In
Kenya today, the pressing problems 'include the rapid <!evelop­ ment of agricultural land; laying a basis for accelerated growth of industry; aeracting capital, domestically and from abroad while ensuring that it is used in a socially desirable way; modi­ fying the tax structure in the interests of equity and larger
~evenues; guarding foreign exchange reserves; providing for a fuller partk:pation by Africans in an expanding economy; relieving unemployment; removing idleness; reconciling pressures
,for expanding welfare schemes 'with the need to grow rapidly; and conserving our natural resources of land, water and forests.
As ~ome of these problems are solved or alleviated others will rise to take their place and the circumstances in which solutions must be found will also have' aLtered. African Socialism must be prepared to cope with a vast ran.ge of problems, some of which cannot even be visualized in the present. A rigid system, however appropriate to present circuIllstances, will quickly become obsolete.
18. Indeed, we can learn much from history in this regard­ both from the history of thought and from the history of practice. In particular ideologies and the theoretical systems on which they are based are rigid and uncompromising while the development over time 'of all viable practical systems has been marked by adaptability to change, frequently of substantial pro­ portions. Marxian socialism and laissez-faire capitalism are both theoretical economic nrganizations designed to ensure the use of resources for the benefit of society. Both settled on the ownership of property as the critical factor in economic orga­ nization and advocated rigid systems based· in the one case on
State ownership and in the other on private ownership. But ownership is not an absolute, indivisible right subject only to complete control or none. Practical systems have demonstrated that the resources of society are best guided into proper uses by a range of sensitive controls each specifically designed for the task to be performed.
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Marx' criticism of the society of his time and place was one. Political equality. and democracy did not exist in and. Great Britain before the middle of the nineteenth
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the industrial revolution had created a landless proletariat that was ruthlessly exploited by those with economic power who had much the same absolute rights as those of the feudal lord~.
Sharp, class distinctions had been commonplace for centuries; the close association of political and economic power was traditional; and the general welfare was identified with the welfare of the few. The Industrial Revolution brought out the worst elements of the situation-hours of work were \dawn to dusk; few safety precautions existed; there was no job security or protection against injuries, illness and old age; children started work as early as the age of four; and no established avenues of political appeal existed. The, situation was one of government by the few, sharp class distinctions, unfettered property rights, subsistence living standards for the masses, and exploitation of a large and growing proletariat.

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20. Valid as Marx' description was, it'bears little similarity
'to Kenya today_ Under colonialism Kenyans did not have political equality or equaJ economic opportunities, and their property rights were not always respected. Even so, African traditions have no parallel to the European feudal society, its class distinctions, its unrestricted property rights, and its accept­ ance of exploitatIon. The historical setting that inspired Marx has no ,counterpart in independent Kenya.
21. As predictive models of what would happen to factory system societies, both Marxian socialism and laissez-Iaire capi­ talism have been failures. The economic systems in actual use throughout the world today be~r' little resemblance to either model. The Industrial Revolution qriic~y led to the social protest of which Marx was a part and this in tum resulted in sweeping political and economic changes as the systems of the world adapted to the new state of technological change. Political demo­ cracy was achieved; private property rights ,were diluted; the
State accepted increasing responsibilities for socia:t services~ pl~, ning, guidance and control; taxes were made progressi~ to distribute benefits more widely. Capitalism did not evolve into
Marxian socialism, as Marx predicted, but was ind~d modified in directions that Marx might well have approved.
22. The adaptability of these systems has a parallel in those countries that have attempted to follow Marx. To become effective, these systems, too, have had to demonstrate .an ability to adapt to changing circumstances. They have adopted wage

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differentials and management incentives, permitted various forms of'ownership, and utilized interest rates or the equivalent in their planning procedures. All practical economic systems, regardless of th~ir origin have demonstrated adaptability. The problems of today are not the problems ot a century ago. African Socialism is, designed to be a' working system in a modem setting, tully pr:epared to adapt itself to changing circumstances and new problems. REL!\.TIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

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23. The 'third conditioning factor is the need to avoid
~akiDg development· in Kenya dependent on a satellite relation­ shIp with any' country or group of countries. Such a relationship is abhorrent and a violation of the political and economic independence so close to the hearts of the people. Economic non-alignment does not mean a policy of isolation, any more than political non-alignment implies a refusal to participate in! world affairs. On the contrary it means' a willingness and a desire­ (i) to borrow technological knowledge and proven economic methods from any country-without commitment;
(iil to seek and accept technical and' financial .assistance from .any sourcc-:-without strings; and
(iii) to participate fully' in world trade-without political
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24. The ability of Africa to borrow advanced technological' knowledge, modem methods of industrial organization and economic" techriiques of control and guidance from more advanced countries~provides the opportunity to leap over many of the hurdles. that have restrained development in these modem societies in the past. It means also that African Socialism as a syst.em can profit from the mistakes of ,others. Unlike many countries that have eliminated. many successful economic mechanism's on narrow ideological grounds, Kenya is fre~ to p'lck .and choose those methods that have been proven in practice and are adapfable' to Kenya conditions regardless of the ideolo­ gies that others may attach to them. Kenya, therefore~ is free to.choose among other things­
(i) a'wages and incqrnes policy that ,recognizes the need for
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(ii) techniques 01 produdioa. that

C'OJIlbiae d!ideada- of

Kale with d.illUJed ownership;
(iii) various forms of owaerJbip--State, eo-operative, cor..
IJOrate and individual that are eftkieot for diflfreot
~, or that compete with adJ other provided oo1y that the form prOJJJOfa the objedivaof Government; and (iv) techniques of ~01 that vary with the oeed.t of soaety and its members"
25.. Similarly, the fact that other countries are mor~ advanced i~ not a maUet of jealousy but of opportunity. Kenya"s' ability to borrow funds and trained personnel. from other colin.. tries means that development here need not be limited quite 10 severely by the shortage of domestic savings and education.
Growth can prCH:eed while ~ domestic limitations are over­ come" On the other hand. aid from abroad will not be welcomed if it is designed to promote the economic or political dominanCe of the. aiding country. For this reason, K.enya would welcome any scheme that channelled more aid through world bodies, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the United Nations, and provided for such aid to be' distri­ buted on the basis of the per capita. incomes and domestic eftortS of the receiving countries..'

. 26. Fmally, modem methods of producti9n, distribution, transportation 'and communication mean that no country can progress rapidly in isolation. Means for promoting trade, ensur­ ing fair and stable prices for' primary products, and reducing market barriers must be sought and supported. Kenya places no ideological barriers on trade and expects that· trade relations should be conducted in general on the basis of economic con"; siderations. The ()peratiDg Characteristics of AfricaD Socia'"

USE OF REsoURCES
27. To be consistent with the conditions specified, Mrlcari
Socla.lism must be politically democratic, socially responsible, adaptable and independent. cThe system itself is b3Sed on the further idea. that the nation's productive asSets must ~be used in the interest of society and its members.
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28. 1ber~ is some conflict of opmlon ~ith regard to the traditional attitude towards rights to land. Some allege that land was essentially communally or tribally owned; others claim that individual rights were the distinguishing feature; still others suggest that ownership did not really exist in any modern con­ text in many African tribes. Undoubtedly these traditions differed substantially from one tribe to another. In every case, however, and in sharp contrast to the European tradition, owner­ ship was not an absolute indivi~ible bundle of rights. The ulti­ mate right of disposal outside the tribe .,was essentially tribal and in this land was tribally owned. It ,must be remembered, however, that the political arrangements lV'ithin the tribe ·were such that every mature member of the ttlbe would have a say in such a decision. Short of this right, ~ithers were assigned or allocated to clans, families and individuals, including the right to transfer and reclaim property within :the clan. Rights to use Jand were, in effect, assigned in perpetuity to various groups within. the tribe, subject always, however, and this is significant to an understanding of African Socialism, to the condition that resources must be properly used and their benefits appropri'ateIy distributed, not merely held idle" abuSed 'or misused, or the benefits hparded.The rightS normally associated in Europe with ownership as such scarcely mattered.
29. What does emerge with clarity and force and as a single, unifying principle from these discussions of traditional property rights IS that land and other productive assets, no matter who owned or managed them, were expected to be used, and used for the general welfare. No individual family or clan could treat productive assets as private property unless the uses to which those assets were put were regarded as consonant with the general welfare. Unlike the traditional European approach to
.ownership~ no person could treat a piece of land as his own
. with the freedom to use it or not as he chose. It is worth noting that over the past century, the European tradition of absolute ownership has gradually been eroded so that today the right of the State to guide, plan, and even ·order. the uses to which property will be put is universally recognized and unquestioned.
30. These Mrican traditions cannot be carried over indis­ criminately to a modern~ monetary economy. The need to develop and invest requires credit and a credit economy rests
~vily on a system of land" titles and their registration. The

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31. Under African Socialism the power to control resource use resides with the State. To imagine, however, that the use of resources can only be controlled through their 'Ownership or that the appropriate ownership will guarantee the pro·per use of productive assets are errors of great magnitude. Ownership can be abused whether private 'Or public and 'ways muSit be found to control resource use in either case~ African Socialism must rely on planning to determine the appropriate uses of productive resources on a range of controls to ensure that plans are carried out. 32. Economic activities are varied in function,. importance and ·purpose. Some are direoted towards satisfying the needs of society as a whole, others are undertaken by the ipdividua1 for himself and many 'Others serve both purposes in varying degrees.
The measure of centrol needed for each of these many acti vitries differs from that needed f'Or others. In order to control effectively, sufficiently and net excessively in each case many types and degrees ef control are needed ranging from nene, through influence, guidance and the control of a few -vaiiables such as prices or quantities, to absolute contrIQ1 represen.ted by
State .own~ship and operatien. Price, wage, rent and output controls, import duties, income taxes and subsidies can be used selectively and in combinations to direct the uses of private property, limit profits, and influence the distribution ef gains.

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It suggests that the State is a t;lleans by'which people collectively iIDPose on individual me moor s behaviour that is more socially constructive tHan that,which each would impose on himself. The
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subordinating the individual in society, but in enhancing the role of the individual in society. Individuals derive satisfaction not only from the goods they consume but also frortl"those they accumulate. If human dignity and freedom are to be preserved, provision must 'be made for both activities by the individual­ consumption and accumulation.
34. The use of a range of controls offers the great advantage of flexibility. Controls can be applied selectively and with sensi­ tivity depending 'on where in the spectrum of economic aotivity the one to be controlled is located. Furthermore, the degree and nature of controls can be modified over time. Another feature of the range of controls is that it permits -a variety of forms of private participation, each of which can be utilized where it performs best. It also gives a substantial degree of freedom in attracting both private and public capital whether internally or from abroad. And managerial talent of different kinds can be attracted in different ways and from various sources to ensure that the country has adequate supplie,s of experienced people.
Variety is an important means of -'attraction whether it is customers, savings, capital or management that is wanted.
35. The purpose of a range of controls and of planning is to ensure that productive assets are used for the benefit of society. If an individual, a co-operative, a company or the State owns produotive assets, society eXipects these assets to be used and useJ well. The holding of land for speculative purposes, the charging of exorbitant or discriminatory prices, the abandonment of land and the production or sale of shoddy merchandise are all examples of violations of the principle of mu'tual social responsi bility.
CLASS PROBLEM

36. The sharp class divisions <that once existed in Europe have no place in African Socialism and no parallel in African society, No class problem arose in the trad1tional African society and none exists today among Africans. The class problem in
Africa, therefore, is largely one of prevention, in particular~
(i).to eliminate ithe risk of foreign economic domination; and (ii) to plan development so as .to prevent the emergence of antagonistic classes.

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In addition, Kenya has the special problem .of eliminating classes that have arisen largely on the basis of race. This matter of
Africanization in Kenya is reserved for discussion in Part II.
37. The class divisions that Marx deplored in Europe a century ago were suppor,ted and st1rengthened by three factors­
(i) a concentration of economic power;

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(iii) the close relationship between economic power and political influence.
The concept of political equahlty in Africa rules out in principle the use of economic power as a political base. The vigorous implementation of traditional political democracy in the modern setting will eliminate, therefore, one of the crttical factors promoting class divisions. The policy of African Socialism to oontrol by various means how productive resources are used eliminates the s'econd of the factors supporting a class system.
Wd.thout its ,two supporting allies, the cqt;lcentration of economic power cannot be the threat it on<;e:'/was, but African Socialism proposes to restrict and guard against this factor as well with regard to both f.oreign and domestic concentrations.

I.-Foreign Investors
38. Foreigners have no vote and can onJy have a political voice now that independence has been achieved by enlisting the support of Kenya citizens. Never,theless, the foreign ownership and management of productive assets could mean that economic decisions in Kenya might be dominated by foreign rather than
. domestic considerations. Foreign investors should therefore be prepared to accept the spirit of mutual social responsibili.ty, for example--­ (i) by making shares in the company available to Africans who wish to buy them;
(U) ,by" employing Africans at managerial levels as soon as qualified people can be found; and
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(iii) by providing training facilities for Africans.

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39. Foreign investors should be willing to sell an increasing number' of .shares and in some cases perhaps all to Africans 'as siv[ngs become available ,for buying them. It is accepted, how­
. ever, that given the urgent need for domestic saving for new development, the amount 'available for the purchase of foreign investment is likely to' be much smaller than the annual amounts of new foreign ~Qves..tment for some time to ·come~ That is, foreig~ i?-vestmen1 is ,J.i!{..ely -.t~~e ~ growing sector rather t~an a shnnkmg ·(;:>ne,. It IS Important, therefore, that new f.oreIgn investoJ.s. sho;b.ld understandfIiJly their other obligations to the soCIety in wruch they(are !investing. The Government has a duty
19 taKe appropriate actiqn" to ensure that Jhe.se obligations ,a,re appreciated. _ 40. The .employmenf in management of qualified Africans js:not' a $tious con~traint on the foreign investor because the intimate knowledge of the country and ~ts people that they can bring' to bear on management problems, in addition to their professional skills, will in general improve the efficiency of the
. ,enterprise. The provision of training facilities is also in the long-term interest of foreign enterprises and the very real contri~ bution these facilities will make to the development of 'the nation is a consideration that must be entertained by both foreign 'and domestic investors in' the true spirit of mutual social respons­ ibility. I

II.-Domestic Accumulation
41. The concentration of ~conom·ic power in domestic hands carr!es. with it the posS~~le~~xer~ise of undue influen~e in political affaIrs and must be wa~che~ 'closely. The problem IS a complex one :because while it is\ des'ir~ble to ensure that the w'ealth of the country is distributed as widely' as possible, it is also neces­ sary for the developm·ent of the country to ensure that the steps tak~n do not­
(i) inhibit the rapid accumulation of domestic savmgs;
(ii) prohibit methods ,of large scale production where they
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are necessary for efficiency; or
(iii) discoura,ge the inflow of private capital.
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·.42. /Theprincipal 'longjterm' techniques for' con.trolling the rate of 'indivIdual accumulation while at the same time stimu­ lating/ the/ rate of national \accumulation' will he progre$sive in:coni~"jnheritance and capital gains tax~s, and death d~ties.

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These will make it progressively 'more difficult for the wealthy to become more wealthy and to pass on their wealth to members of succeeding generations. At the same time the collection of taxes will tend ,to .translate private savings into public savings conserving them for the development of the nation. It is notable that the la.rge individual accumulations of wealth in Western countries were largely achieved before progressive taxest! were introduced or because of loopholes, such as permitting. capital gains ,to go untaxed. Such loopholes will be rapidly closed under
African Socialism.
43. It is recognized, however, that the mutual interdepend­ ence of national economies in ·the world today limits the independent action .of each. Extreme tax rates may simply force capital abroad where rates are lower and at the same time restrict the inflow of foreign capital' needed for devel.oP­ ment. 44. Complementary to this approach will be the effort to ensure that \where large amounts of productive assets must be assembled to achieve economies of scale, the .ownership of these assets will be widely distributed. This effort will not apply, .of course, .to foreign investors because the nature of ownership abroad is of no significance in Kenya so long as foreign investors abide by the guidelines laid down in the preceding section.
45. The methods used ·to achieve a diffusion of ownership of large-scale en~erprises include State ownership, join.t ventures by the State wi,th private investors, co-operatives, companies and
. partnerships. State ownership vests .ownership in the people generally providing for the utmost in diffusi.on of ownership and permitting operation on a large scale. Joint ventures with private capital give the State a large measure of control and at the same time conserve the limited capital available to the State.
State or joint .ownership and operation is desirable where general services of major importance must be provided at low or sub­ sidized cost to citizens, firms, or farms.
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46. ·Co-operatives have direct roots in African traditions but their extensive use in the m'onetary sector of· the economy will
. involve greater discipline and ,training than has heretofore been necessary. Those who share in the tasks of the co-operative or who use its services share also in its benefits as the co-operative belongs to them.

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47. The company form of business organization is a de­ parture from the direct individual 'Ownership typical· in Marx day. By permitting many to contribute capi1tal, a company can operate large economic collections of assets while their owner­ ship remains diffused. The partnership form of organization permits a similar arrangement but on a smaller scale.
Summary

48. The main features of Mrican Socialism inc1ude-'
(i) political democracy;
(ii) mutual social responsibility;
(iii) various forms of ownership;
(iv) a range of controls to ensure that property is used in
.the mutual interests of society and its members;
(v) diffusion of ownership to avoid concentration of economIc power;
(vi) progressive taxes to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth and income.
Characteristics (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are based direotly on African traditions and are emphasized time and again in our Constitution and the KANU Manifesto. Taking political democracy first, our Constitution states that, subject to the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, "every person in Kenya is entitled to the funda,mental rights and freedoms of the individual whatever' his race, tribe, place of origin or residence or other local connexions, political opinions, colour, creed or sex." (Page
32.) The KANU Manifesto also states "The KANU Govern­ ment will steadfastly upbold the rule of law and guarantee the position of every citizen according to the Bill of Rights." (Page
18.)

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49. In the case of mutual social responsibility generally and in the use of property, the following quotes from 'the' KANU
Manifesto show the KANU Government's commitment to pre­ serve this most impor,tant African Tradition:­

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l j ."We aim to build a country where men and women are motivated by a sense' of service and 'not driven by ~ greedy des:i're forpers'onal gain." (page 1.) "The traditional respect .and care for the aged among our· people must continue ... " (Page 3.) "The first aim o,f (seven years free

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education) will be to produce good citizens inspired wit9, a desire to serve their fellow·men." (page 4.) "We are confi­ dent Ithat the dynamic spirit of hard work and self-reliance which will motivate the Government will inspire the people throughout the land to great and still -greater efforts for the betterment of their own communities" (Page 13.) Moreover,
"every individual has a duty ,to play his part in building national unity. Your du~ies are not limited to the political sphere. You must endeavour t.o support social advance."
(Page 19.)
50. With regard to the characteristics of various forms of ownership our Constitution says "no property of any descripti.on shall be compulsorily taken possession of, and no interest in or right over property of any description shall be compulsorily acquired," except in. strictly defined cases where such action would be necessary "to promote the public- benefit"-and in the latter case there is guarantee for "prompt payment of full compensation." (Page 35.) The KANU Manifesto also says
"c-itizens will have the right to follow the profession and trade of their choosing and to own property according to the law."
(Page 18.) "We shall welcome both governmental and private inves.tment in Kenya ... we shall (also) encourage investors to participate jointly in projects with our own government" (page
21.) In connexion with land, the Manifes.tO' says "every farmer must be sure of his land rights (and to this end) oonsolidation and the registration of title will be encouraged wherever peO'ple desire. n (page 6.)
51. Both the Constitution and the KANU Manifesto also emphasize the fourth characteristic of African Socialism-that there must be controls to ensure that propertx is used in the mutual interest of the society and its members. The KANU
Manifesto clearly states that "we believe in a wide measure of governmental control ·of the economy in the national interest
(and) there are many ways of participation without acquiring public ownership" (page - 22); the KANU Government, whi1~ encouraging private investment,will ensure that "the under~ taking is being directed according to' our national policy ::lnd needs . . .; - while we -intend following a liberal policy /with regard to foreign capital, investments must be made in accord.. ance with Kenya's interests . . . , (and) special consideration will be given to local investors but we shall have no time for

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those who make large profits and then fail to inve"st them in the country." (Page 21.) In connexion with land, the Manifesto says, "the KANU Government will not tolerate holding of large underdeveloped tracts of Jand by anyone". (page 8.)
,52. Characteristics (v) and (vi) ;are additipns made neces­ sary in a modern, developiJlg, monetary economy in which accumulation" is both at 'nece~sary and important feature;

PART B-APPLICATION OF AFRICAN SOCIALISM
TO PLANNING IN KENYA.

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53. The ultimate objectives of African Socialism. are clear and have been set forth 'in Part t The high priorities placed on political equality, social justice and human dignity mean that these principles will not be· compromised in- s~lecting policies designed to alleVIate \ pressIng .,and immediate problems. The most important of these policies is to provide a firm basis for rapid economic growth. Other immediate problems such as
Africanization of the economy, education, unemployment, welfare services, and provincial policies must be handled in ways that will not jeopardize growth. The only permanent solu­ tion to all of these problems rests on rapid growth. If growth is given up in order .to reduce unemploy,ment, a-growing popu­ lation will· quickly demonstrate how false that policy is; if
Africanization is undertaken at the expense of growth, our reward will' be a falling standard of living; if free primary education is achieved by sacrificing growth, no· jobs will be available for the school leavers.Growth, then, is the first con­ cern of planning in Kenya, but the responsibility for the success of African Socialism in attaining this objective is a dual one.
In addhion to the efforts of Government, the people them­ selves must contribute zeal ,for exertion and efficiency, and high standards of personal and professional integrity in every walk of life.
Resource Limitations
54. The achievement of 'rapid growth requires careful planning and firm discipline in implePlenting: plans to ensure that Kenya's' limited resources are increased as rapidly as pos­ sible and used wisely in the promotion of growth. The critical shQrtages in Kenya at the present-time­ are­
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(i) domestic capital;
(ii) trained, educated and experienced' manpower; and
. (iii) foreign exchange.
In addition there is' the urgent need 'to conserve our natural resources through national land-use planning arid to create the physical environment in which people can enjoy the fruits of their labour. We must also use more intensively and effectively not only our natural resources but our human resources as well. DOMESTIC CAPITAL

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55. The shortage of domestic capital stems from the low rate of domestic saving and the difficulties encountered in raising local and central government tax revenues. While several steps have been taken and other measures will be initiated to stimulate domestic saving and increase tax collections, the fundamental cause of the shortage of d9tnestic capital is the low per capita incomes out of which. people must finance a living before they can save and pay taxes. The real solution to this problem is to raise per capita incomes, that is, to grow ~
The dilemma we face is easy to state but much more difficult to solve--to grow faster we must save more but to save more we must grow·.faster.
56. It is unfortunate but true that if we had to depend solely on domestic saving and tax surpluses to grow, our growth might not even be rapid enough to keep pace with our burgeoning population. In order to compensate for our short­ age of domestic capital, in order to grow rapidly so' that our aspirations can be realized, we must borrow from foreign governments and international institutions and stimulate the inflow of private capital from abroad.
57. The policy of borrowing from abroad does not mean, however, that we can relax our efforts to promote domestic saving and tax surpluses. Indeed, it is only to the degree that we are successful in these efforts that we 'can­
0) in the near future attract more capital from abroad to raise our rate of growth; and .
(ii) ultimately succeed in reducing our reliance on foreign capital and increasing our share in the ownership of productive assets.

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58. To attract more capital from abroaCi Kenya must be able to .finance more. of .the local costs of development, to invest on. an increasing scale in joint ventures with private capital, and to improve more rapidly our infrastructure. The more we can contribute to development, the more aid for development we can obtain from. other sources. Indeed, it is estimated that for every pound Kenya can raise for develop­ ment at least two pounds can be raised abroad. This enables us to grow three times as rapidly with foreign aid as we could grow without it.
59. In the longer term, however, it is our aim to maintain
.a 'r~pid rate of growth witli less dependence on foreign, sources
~of capital. As incomes rise, therefore, our, vigorous efforts to stimulate domestic saving and tax surpluses and to ensure their
'investment in Kenya must cOntinue .so that we can finance more' and more of our own growth thus reducing our need for
:borr,owing savings generated in other countries. In particular we must plan to raise the domestically financed share of
Government development expenditures from 25 .per cent in
'1965 to 33 per cent in 1970 by modifying the tax structure and restraining recurrent costs so that an increasing surplus can be generated for development; we must also stimulate savings by citizens so that more and more of our capital formation is financed and owned domestically; and we must also ensure
·that domestic savings are retained and invested in Kenya.

SKILLED MANPOWER

60. Growth also requires ample supplies of skilled, trained and experienced manpower. Large numbers of high and middle level manpower' are needed to teach in our rapidly expanding secondary school system, teachers' colleges and the university; to consolidate, survey and register land at a more rapid rate~ to do agricuI tura] research, provide extension services, train farm managers and operate NationalFarms, to manage private industrial and commercial establishments; to plan and imple­ ment forestry development, to expand water supplies, to man
:more hospital and ,health centres, to engineer and construct roads and'irrigation s~hemes, to administer the affairs of
Government, and even Ito prepare applications for foreign aid.

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6.1. Kenya. has ample numbers of~ unskil!ed manpowerilnd eyery effort wi!! be made to use thetrservIces wherever Pos~ sIble. But untraIned people cannot pe used as teachers, planriers~ engineers, surgeons, doctors,. surveyors, architects,. managers and administrators without turning growth into decline." AB with. capital, we can grow rapidly now only by supplementing our: meagre supply. of domestic, trained manpower with large numbers of skilled people borrowed, from abroad. It is'a choice between rapid growth and little or none, not between rapid growth and a little less~ In order to grow rapidly and to replace expatriates with comparably qualified Kenya citiiens as soon' as possible, we must employ iti the near future . large numbers of foreign experts both to assist in planning and carrying out the work that needs to be done and· also to educate and train in the schools and, on the job the Kenyans who will ultimately make the foreign experts unnecessary.
62. The presep.t situation can be indicated by noting that the Government now employs 25 highly trained surverors~ only two of whom are African, and has 11 vacancies; the
Government has 22 hydraulics engineers, one- of whom is. an
African, and has- seven vacancies; of 811 doctors in Kenya, approximately 50 are Afric~n; of 1,569 secondary school teachers, 364 are African; ariC1:-af---316 teachers in teachers' training colleges, 126· are African. The full significance of these figures cannot be realized unless it is appreciated; that many more than are now employed will be needed if desired rates of growth of these services a~e to be achieved. In ,order to provide secondary education for 50 percent of t1,le ,popu· lation of eligible age, for example, nearly ten times as many teachers would 'be required. The shortage of trained, educated and .experienced manpower is now so great that even the preparation of applications for foreign aid ,becomes a major and slow' moving process and our ability to implement major projects is being brought into question by several sources of foreign aid. Indeed, ,the danger exists that we will build through foreign aid and self-help, hospitals, health centres and school buildings with little or no hope of filling them with docton nurses and teachers.
63. Finally, the very long time it takes to train profe.ssiQ'nal b~ people means that shortages of high level manpower with us for several planning periods. The approxini~t~ly.
10,000 students now enrolled in Form I will be prepared' to

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take jobs requiring a secondary level education only in 1969.
Probably only 5,000 of these will pass their Cambridge School
Certificate examinations and about 2,400 will continue into
Form V. Perhaps 1,800 will continue with University work with about 1,600 receiving degrees in 1975. If 400 go· on for advanced work, they cannot be counted as part of our man­ power supply until 1976 or beyond. In the case· of doctors, for which the need is so great, none of the students now in
Form I will be available to us before 1978, and the numbers emerging will still leave us far short of the number we must have. 64. Our domestic supply of trained manpower must be augmented as quickly as possible and used efficiently and effectively. The expansion of educational facilities and appren­ ticeship and training programmes, the establishment of special purpose training centres, and the promotion of adult education will all help to meet immediate needs particularly for middle level manpow€;r skills. Those people already trained and educated and in jobs must use their scarce skills fully, making every working hour a genuine contribution to development and willingly devoting extra hours to important tasks. The organization of work must be carefully arranged to ensure that scarce skills are not being wasted on more routine duties.
In these ways maximum" development effort will be obtained from our available domestic manpower.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

65. Payments for goods and services bought from abroad
.and repayments of foreign loans must be made in foreign currencies. We can acquire these currencies by selling" goods and services abroad, promoting tourism, borrowing abroad and reducing Kenya's holdings of foreign assets. A foreign. exchange problem arises when we cannot pay our bills abroad except by emergency borrowing or reducing our holdings of foreign assets (and our own currency because many of these assets support our currency) to dangerously low levels.
66. Kenya does not now have a foreign exchange problem but great care must be exercised to ensure that the steps we take~ to promote development, including our foreign policy, do not create this problem. More rapid growth means" buying more capital goods from abroad to generate growth and

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importing more consumer goods to satisfy the growing demands

of people with higher incomes. As capital goods do not create

immediately enough additional production to pay for them­

selves, the foreign exchange required to buy them must usually

be obtained through borrowing or a surplus of current exports

over imports. At the present time, ~enya is succeeding in

. borrowing enough from abroad to pay for its excess of imports

over exports.
67. To avoid future foreign exchange problems, Kenya must use, these borrowed funds and imported capital goods efficiently and in the production of more goods and services· either for export or for import substitution. Then the money borrowed can be repaid out of the additional foreign exchange earned or saved. If, however, Kenya uses foreign funds for the transfer of existing assets or uses them inefficiently in new development efforts, their use will not generate the foreign exchange needed for repayment and development may have to be curtailed. Foreign exchange needed to buy goods and services for development can also be lost through ", capital flight and excessive imports of consumer goods. Capital flight is usually a sign of lack of confidence in the economy, fear of one's future in that economy, or a deliberate attempt to hamper national progress. The Government would prefer to limit capital flight by building confidence and stimulating co­ operation rather than using quantitative controls but if exceptional circumstances require the latter, they will be usedo .
If imports of consumer goods rise too rapidly, the Govern­ ment must be prepared to take steps to control such imports or to' make them more expensive through tariff increases, purchase taxes, or differential exchange rates.
68. While foreign exchange is not generally a problem in
Kenya at the moment, bilateral trade. and aid agreeqlents can lead to specific currency problems. If we sell goods to a country whose currency is not convertible into the currency of other countries, that foreign exchange is valuable to us only if we can find useful goods to buy in that country at reason­ able prices. If not, Kenya, a developing country, is simply advancing credit to the more developed country. Furthermore, as the currencies. of these countries are not convertible, a serious difficulty· arises in financing the local costs associated with the capital equipment these countries can supply in

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foreign aid .. ,Finally, to facilitate repayment to such countries
Kenya goods must be sold there or our supplies of convertible currencies seriously· reduced. These difficulties are not always insurmountable but' mu~j be carefully considered when bilateral
~rrangements are made in non-convertible currencies.
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It will be seen from the foregoing that as a developing country we must scrutinize all aid offers in relation to our foreign exchange policies. We must avoid, for example, aid
"which requires us merely to advance' credit to a developed
~ountry .or to. mortgage our future production to any given
~ountry or which makes us a mere dumping ground .for products of a donor country. Aid terms must be related to' the productivity of the project and its positive contribution to our econOJJlY. These are matters which must not be decided upon just on political or emotional considerations.

PROPER USE OF DoMEsTIC RESOURCES

70. Much of our land, water and labour can be used
'more intensively and effectively without substantial aid from abroad. Opportunities of· this 'ki.nd must be quickly and fully developed. Many. acres of idle land could be producing crops jf . faFmers would put in more effort. If every person on the land cultivated one extra row, the output of the nation would be substantially larger. If people who are unemployed in the
'Cities would return to their land, further increases in output could be achieved. Idleness, whether of land· or labour, cannot be countenanced in a nation that needs every ear of maize, grain of wheat, and. pound of cotton. Self reliance and inde­ pendence means the ability and willingness to do things for ourselves. 71. While many of our domestic resources are not fully
·utilized, still others are being dissipated, wasted and in some cases destroyed. The use of outmoded farming techniques may
-result in erosion; the" cutting of windbreaks and the burning
,of vegetation may tum fertile acres into desert; and the des~ruction' of forests, may, eliminate important water supplies.
Practices tending to 'harm rather than conserve our physical
~~vironment must be curbed through education and legislation.

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. Critical Issues and Choices.
72. These .limitations to growth are blunt, hard facts that force choices on us. We want to grow rapidly; to transform the econonlY from a subsistence to a market economy, to develop our land and introduce modern agricultural methods; to industrialize; to Africanize; to provide more employment opportunities; to have universal primary education; to expand secondary school enrolments; to build hospitals and health centres; and to relieve the housing shortage..To do all of these things quickly and simultaneously would require many more resources than we have or can quickly acquire. \ We must, therefore. make choices in deciding how to use our limited resources. Some of the more crucial choices facing us now and on which decisions must be made are:­
(i) Und~r what circumstances and to what extent ·sho\1ld we nationalize means of production?
(ii) What means should be used to promote Africanizatioii?
(iii) In present circumstances, how much of our develop·' ment budget should be devoted to expanding welfare services? (iv) What means should be used to promote domestic savi!,g and retain it for investment in· Kenya?
(v) What should be the role of the tax structure in ~creas· ing revenue, establishing incentives, distributing income and diffusing economic power?
(vi) What part should self help play in development?
(vii) What agricultural and land tenure' policies should: be decided to promote growth and prevent concentrations:. of economic power?
(viii) What means should be used to reverse the trend in,.' many parts of the country towards depleting natural resources-land degradation, destruction of watersheds and encroachment of desert?
(ix) What priorities should be adopted in, building educa­ tional facilities and providing training programmes'?
(x) How should public utilities be owned, regulated and' managed? 26

(xi) What methods should be used to develop_ industry,

commerce and tourism '1
(xii) What should be the role of trade unions in promoting development? (xiii) What means should be used to protect the interests of consumers? (xiv) How much should be spent and for what purposes to help the less developed parts of the country?
Until policies on tpese matters are settled and agreed; develop­ ment planning will remain an academic affair in Kenya-a pa:per exercise having little impact on reality.
NATIONALlZAnON

73.. Nationa1J.1.atio-n---is-a---usefuI tool that has already been used in Kenya and will be used again when circumstances require. The pertinent questions are at what cost, for what pur;­ pose, and when. The Gonstitution and the KANU Manifesto make it clear that African Socialism in Kenya does not imply a commitment to indiscriminate nationalization. These docu­ ments do commit the Government to prompt payment of full compensation whenever nationa1iz~tion is used. Kenya's policy with respect to J;l~tionalization should be more clearly defined within these stipulations.
740 It should be recognized that if -the nation's limited domestic capital is -used to buy existing land, livestock, buildings, machinery' and equipment, the nation has no more productive assets than -before-onIy their ownership has changed. What may be lost are the new resources that 'c.ould have been purchased instead-the new schools, hospitals, roads, water supplies, irriga­ tion schemes, rolling stock, land surveys" housing, lodges, air­ ports and harbour development-and the employment oppor­ tuniti~s and added output that these new developments -would create. Further, the money paid for nationalized resources and the people who managed them before nationalization would most likely leave the country increasing our foreign exchange
'and skilled manpower problems. There is also the firm likeli­ hood that nationalli:ation would discourage additional private investment, thus reducing 'further the rate of growth· of the economy.. It is also the case that the use of domestic capital to

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nationalize would reduce our ability to match foreign a~d funds leading to an even greater reduction in development expenditure.
Finally, some speak of nationalization as though it should be applicable only to non-African enterprises. If the polic'y were applied to an economic activity, such. as bus transportation, it would affect everyone, African and 0 herwise, owning produc-. tive resources in the industry.
75. Though the cost is great there may be circumstances when nationalization will be needed­
(i) when the assets in private hands threaten the security or undermine the integrity of the nation; or
(li) when productive resources are being wasted; or
(iii) when the operation of an industry by private concerns has a serious detrimental effect on "the public interest;" and (iv) when other less costly means of control are not avail­ able or are not effective.
76. It must also be clear that in most cases when an indus­ try is nationalized it must be operated efficiently, cov~r its costs and earn a profit at least equivalent to the taxes paid when operated privately. If taxes must be used year after year to subsidize its operation, the nation has gained little if anything by the act of nationalization.
77.' Nationalization then will be considered if the need is urgent, if other less costly controls are ineffective, and if it is understood tha:t most industries nationalized will not be operated at a loss". Nationalization would also be desirable regardless of cost where a service is vital to the people and must be provided by Government as part of its responsibility to the nation.
AFRICANlZATION, ASSET TRANSFERS AND CITIZENSHIP

78. Africanization is. an urgent probl~.m but in any reason­ able perspective is likely to be of short-termaur-ation. That it will be achieved in the not too distant future is unquestionable.
The problem is rather to reconcile the urgency of the matter with citizenship guarantees and the desire for rapid economic growth. 28
79. The Constitution provides for equal treatment of all citizens and the KANU Manifesto states that the KANU
Government will "Guarantee the position of every Citizen accordina to the Bill of Rights .•. Citizens will have the daht to follow the profession and trade of their choosing and to own property". Thus political equality and equality of opportunity are guaranteed for all citizens as a matter of right.
80. Nevertheless, imbalances have been inherited from tho past and these imbalances must be corrected. The most direct way would be to use Government's limited development money to buy existing properties for Africans. Such purchases could be made on a willing buyer /willing seller basis without violating the Constitution. However, such purchases would have the same effect on development as indiscriminate nationalization; namdy, to reduce substantially the amounts the Government can spend on new development. Further, the properties so transferred are likely to be the least efficient (if only because it win be the owners of these properties who will be most willing to ~ell), placing the Africans at a disadvantage from the outset. If, in addition, such· transfers are made to untrained, inexperienced people, they may go bankrupt making Africanization a tem­ porary rather than a lasting phenomena. Moreover, .. as such transfers would reduce the rate of growth, more opportunities for Africanization might be destroyed than could be created.
81. Africanization in agriculture has taken the principal
.form of land settlement which is based primar,ily on the transfer, reorganization and development of some of the land formerly
European-owned. This approach has been necessary f.or political reasons-to ensure that areas formerly closed to Africans 'Yere opened to them~ These areas are now open to Africans; settle­ ment policy should hereaf·ter be based on its economic benefits and on Kenya's. wishes and terms instead of those of the United
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Kingdom as has hitherto been the case.
82. We have to consider what emphasis should be given in future to settlement as against development in African areas.
The same· money spent on. land consolidation, survey, registra­ tion and development in the African areas' would increase pro­ ductivity and output on four to six times as many acres and benefit four to six times as many Africans. It therefore follows
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that if our resources must be used to, achieve maximum growth we must give priority in the future to development ip the former African areas.
83. From th~ foregoing discussion it follo.ws that' the principal policies for achieving Africanization should be those that are consistent with growth and 'development. In .this regard the Government has already undertaken, and in its plans has provisions for, various programmes for Africanizing the
~conomy. These programmes inc1ude­
(i) providing

education, training' and experIence for
Africans to equip them for the efficient exercise of enrtrepreneurial and farm-management functions;
(ii) making capital available to Africans with small down payments ,and at low interest rates through such orga­ nizations as the Land Bank, the Agricultural Finance
Corporation, the Industrial and Commercial Develop­ ment Corporation, and the Marketing boards;
(iii) following up provision of capital with extension ~ervices whether in agricuLture, commerce or industry;
(iv) helping African traders and businessmen directl) through the Industrial and Commercial Development
Corporation (ICDC);
(v) stimulating large-scale investment through the Develop­ ment Finance Company of Kenya (DFCK) and the proposed Kenya Tourist Development Corporation which ensure that the Government has a direct interest in' this investment;
(vi) promoting producer, marketing and consumer co­ operat.ives and training people to run them so that larger scale opportunities are 'opened to Africans with limited capital;
(vii) promoting home ownership -through tenant-purchase
.schemes, . self-help housing projects, co-operative housing associations, and mortgage finance insti.tuyons;
(viii) participating with private capital in many ventures such as the Kenya Power Company, East African Power and Lighting Company, Tana River Development
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(ix) making direct investments through the Agricultural
Development Corporation and the Industrial and Com· mercial Development Corporation.
(x) setting up certain State enterprises such as the National
Trading 'Company, the proposed Co-operative Bank, and the proposed State Construction Company; and
(xi) Africanizing the Civil Service as rapidly as possible.
This process is being accelerated/' through training of
Africans, at home and abroad, to qualify them for new positions and promotions. Here it is important to realize that since the public sector will be expanding more rapidly ,than 'the other sectors, it will be an incr,easingly more important means for employing
Africans.
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84. The bulk of these efforts are directed toward establishing
Africans ina firm position in the monetary sector by ensuring that a large share of the planned new expansion is African owned and managed. Thus the ICDC, for instance, will be encouraged t'o par1ticipate in the construction .of shopping centres and industrial estates; and many enterprises financed with foreign capital will provide for increasing African ownership as domestic private savings permit. It might als'o be considered whether, to facilitate the Africanization process, licensing for certain types of trade and business should be restricted to citizens only with a deliJ:>erate bias in favour of African applican.ts. In any case, both foreign and domestic firms should be required to provide training facilities for Mricans at ·a1l1evels.
WELFARE SERVICES 'AND EcONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

85. The declared aim of the Government is to provide medical and hospital services, old age and disability benefits, free and universal primary education, benefits for the unemployed, and financial aid to all who 'need and merit it for university work. These are the objectives of African Socialism, but to provide them fully and freely now would bankrupt the nation and mortgage economic growth for generations. Greater ex­ penditures by the Government on social services or on un­ productive, as opposed t,o productive, unemployment relief projects reduce the amounts available for economic develop­ ment, retard growth and postpone even longer the time when a full weJfare programme can be implemented. Nevertheless, it is the clear intention of Government to make steady and
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230,000 adult males will at that time be added to the' labour force each year. A more moderate rate of population growth of
1.7 per cent~per annum, approximating the world rate, would mean a male labour force of 4.5 million growing at 60,000 per
"annum in the year 2000. The effect of slower growth on numbers of children of prima~y school age is even more pro­ nounced. With present fertility rates universal education would require facilities for over six million children in the year 2000
,.at an annual recurrent cost of perhaps £49 million. More moderate growth would reduce this cost to £18 million because facilities would be needed for only 2.3 million children. 'A high rate of population growth means a large dependent population, reduces the money available for development, lowers the rate of growth and makes exceedingly difficult the task of increasing social services. A' programme of family planning education will be given high priority.
87. The problem of providing welfare services on a large scale is not solely financial. The limitation of skilled manpower is of perhaps equal importance. It ,takes a long time to t'rain doctors, teachers, nurses and social workers. Without supplies of such people many times greater than are now available, the offer of free services could not be supported. Financial and manpower limitations again combine to limi·t progress toward desired ends.
88. But progress is being made. Limited medical and' hospital services are being made available to the destitute; prima~yeducation is being expanded more rapidly than population and some children from poor homes ~an be exempt from paying fees; bursaries are available to many in secondary schools and universities; employment opportunities are being created for some of the unemployed; and a National Provident
Fund and a National Health Insurance Scheme will be starting soon. These efforts may seem meagre when compared with desires but they are generous indeed, given, our limited resources. They form the basis for our future expansion of serviCes. 32

STIMULATING AND RETAINING DOMESTIC SAVING

89. No nation can grow without saving some of its income for investment in the development o~ the country. Domestic sa ving must not only be increased, but must also 'Qe retained and invested at home. The promotion of domestic saving must be encouraged in order to assist in both private and public development. 90. Compulsory saving should be accepted in principle and means worked out to implement it. The National Provi­ dent Fund will be, of course, a type of compulsory saving.
In order to stimulate voluntary saving the variety of savings methods open to the public should be increased including a
Uni~ Trust and savings bonds tailored to particular future needs of' families such as education, housing, and durable, consumer goods. The Government should take steps to develop the nation's money markets and, in particular, to stimulate ~ider interest and participation in the stock exchange.
Measures should also be adopted to encourage the retention and reinvestment of profits. The full taxation of dividends­
i.e. without credit for company tax-would assist in this regard. '
91. Monetary and investment policies must be designed to ensure that domestic savings are invested in' Kenya and not abroad. In particular, insurance companies and other financial institutions that operate in Kenya should in future be required through appropriate legislation to invest in Kenya except for necessary external investm'ents such as reinsurance. Many businessmen in Kenya, Asians in particular, have money that should be invested directly in their own enterprises or made available through loans to ,the Government or to such agencies for development as the Industrial and Commercial Development
Corporation, the Agricultural Finance Corporation, the Kenya
Tourist Development Corporation and the Development
Financ~ Company of Kenya.
92. The operation of commercial banks should be more closely supervised and controlled either by a central bank for
East Africa or for Kenya. Enterprising Mricans should be encouraged to develop indigenous commercial banks so that
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TAXc STRUCTURE
93. The Government's tax structure performs several
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The tax system should in fact be a major weapon for implementing African Socialism-in providing funds for deve­ lopment, in guiding and controlling activities in the private sector and in creating an equitable distribution of income and wealth. ·94. The highest priority must be assigned to increasing tax collections by both the Central Government and Local
Authorities in order to provide a substantial margin over recurrent costs for development. This requires positive action because the present tax system is not sufficiently responsive to changes in income. As more and more of our domestic demand is saitisfied with domestic production, import duties will become less important as a source of revenue. -Other sources must be found. The main ways that must be considered to increase tax collections in the future are­
(i) a full pay-as-you-earn system of collecting income

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(ii) reduction in personal tax allowances;
(iii) progressive inheritance taxes and review of death duties; (iv) excise duties on selected commodities;
(v) sales and entertainment taxes that exclude basic nec;essities; (vi) extension of the list of commodities subject to export duties and revision of existing rates;
(vii) expansion of property taxes;
(viii) a capital gains tax;
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(xi) charging for some services now rendered free by the
Government, in particular charging tolls on major highways. Finally, sources of revenue like school fees are really' a form of tax that is relatively easy to collect. Until Kenya's tax base is substantially broadened and regular tax collections are substantially more in excess of recurrent costs than they are now, such fees must be retained. To reduce them in the near future would force a substantial reduction in planned develop­ ment. 95. Other sources of Government revenue must also be more intensively used than in the past. Government assets held abroad should be invested in Kenya to the extent that this is legal; fiduciary issue should be more fu~ly utilized; and more devices should be sought for channelling more domestic savings into Government hands. These matters are continuously under discussion in the Government with careful consideration given to the timing and administrative problems involved.
96. The relationship between the development and re­ current budget is, of course, significant. Any economies on the recurrent side increase funds for development. Indeed, when' development· funds are matched with aid from abroad it is likely that every pound saved on recurrent means three pounds for development. Arbitrary cuts in recurrent costs, on the other hand, cannot be considered. In general, every four pounds spent on development increases recurrent costs by one pound. To force recurrent costs below what is necessary would mean that development projects could not be operated.
97. In modifying the tax structure, incentive efforts must be considered. Import duties have the effect of switching demand from imports to domestic production; duty drawbacks stimulate domestic production also; excise taxes can modify the composition of output; and excessive taxation can force capital abroad and reduce the attractiveness of Kenya to out­ side investors. A particularly pressing problem is to modify incentives to industry. The present investment allowance does attract capital but it also stimulates the substitution of capital

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for labour. The incentives to industry should be modified so that employment of labour is encouraged as a means of alle­ viating unemployment over the yeats. While incentives to industry must be adequate to attract 'private investment, con­ cessions and protection must be carefully co-ordinated and tailored to the· needs of each industry to ensure that protection is not excessive in relation to the needs of the industry or -its contribution to the economy. These matters should be, inves­ tigated by the new Industrial Protection Committee. Idle resources and underdeveloped land should be taxed in ways designed to encourage efficient use and, development. The present system of taxing land on its unimproved site values has this effect. l 98. The tax structure must also be a major means for effecting a more equitable distribution of income and wealth.
Those with high income and 'wealth must accept, a' greater responsibility to pay' the taxes needed for development and sQcial services. The following policies would have the desired effects. and will be considered:­

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low' iIi comes. In particular, the objective should be to begin at once to eliminate for this group the graduated personal tax, substituting property taxes for it.

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ances. (Some of these allowances were designed during colonial times to serve expatriate civil servants and settlers who looked oyerseas for security, vaca­ tions, and education for ti?dr children.)
(iii) Adopting progressive inheritance taxes.
(iv) Making- any capital gains tax progressive.
(v) Exempting -basic necessities from sales and excise: taxes.
(vi) Taxing lUXury items heavily.
The tax structure will not, however, be made, prohibitive or confiscatory. Reasonable levels of profits, property accumula­ tion and, standards of 'living are necessary and 4~sirable if a high rate of growth is, to be achieved and enjoyed.

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SELF-HELP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

99. In a country short of resources every method that increases the allocation of resources to development must be utilized. Self-help in Kenya has strong roots in African tradi­ tions and has therefore important potential for development.
But it, too, must be planned and controlled.
100. Self-help cannot provide all of the resources needed to construct a project and keep it running. If the need for the complementary resources, such as trained, manpower and revenues to cover recurrent costs, are not forthcoming or are obtained at the expense of other planned developments, self­ help can slow growth and frustrate participants rather than promote development and welfare. The development pro­ gramme for secondary schools prepared by the Ministry of
Education, for example, is tailored to the supply of domestic and foreign teachers and a vigorous foreign recruitment pro­ gramme will be necessary to make the plan a success. If many
"Harambee" secondary schools are constructed, they will either have no teachers, unqualified teachers or qualified teachers taken away from the planned programme. If "Harambee" schools cannot find teachers or the recurrent costs can't be met, the resources of the country will have been wasted~ Similar examples could be cited-with regard to health centres and other projects. Self-help projects must be fitted into the plan and self-help efforts must be guided ,into useful channels. Self-help is an integral part of planned development and must be subject to the same discipline as other parts of the developed effort.
Planning in this respect is very much like exchange controls­ one significant hole in the dike can reduce all other efforts to nought. AGRICULTURE AND LAND TENURE

101. Agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, encompasses the whole country and provides a living for the majority of Kenya families. Our plans in Agriculture provide perhaps the best example of African Sbcialism at work. Almost every form of organization will be utilized in this sector including national farms, co-operatiyes, companies, partner­ ships and individual farms. National farms will play their most important role in providing essential national services such as hybrid seeds and quality livestock~ To conserve Kenya's limited

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development money, partnerships with private capital will be considered provided that private participants will accept that
Government policies will be dominant in the opera~ion of the farms. Co.,.operatives and companies will be utilized where large­ scale methods of production or marketing are needed. The bulk of individual ownership will be moderate lize plot~, but marketing for many individually owned farms will be arranged through co-operatives. The progressive Afficanization of owner­ ship will be provided for through settlement schemes and increasingly through schemes that permit the gradual substitu­ tion of African for foreign ownership as domestic savings increase. Some of the tea factories· are now organized in this way, and this example will be extended to selected other agri­ cultural developments as well.

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European areas should be phased out and future funds chan­ nelled to the development of the great potential of the African areas. What is now urgently needed is development, not merely land transfer. Consolidation and registration will make farm credit and modern methods· of agriculture possible and should expand employment much more rapidly than settlement can, by bringing more land into.productive. use.
103. The settlement process was inherited from the llritish and was designed more to aid those Europeans who· wanted to leave than the Africans who received the land. Our land pro
'blems should not be settled on terms decided in the Unitetl
Kingdom. Instead, our policies and plans in agricultur,e ..should be determined :by our need to develop, and financial support sought for these plans from several sources. However, there have been reasons. for settlement. Many European.f~rmers wished to leave aqd the United Kingdom Government was willing to give grants and loans to. Kenya to enable them to go.
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.n land. Hitberto some of the financial institutions in Kenya, and certainly the Land Bank, have been designed and dev'eloped to facilitate transfers largely from non-Africans. There is there­ fore tbe need to remodel these institutions so that they can serve the country as a whole, not just a few individuals and areas. 105. The need for discipline in implementing agricultural development is apparent, and appropriate legislation and strict enforcement of existing legislation is necessary to ensure that­
(i) loans for development are properly used;
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(iv) the few in an area of land consolidation who refuse to co-operate in survey and registration work are made to comply; .
(v) those few who. refuse to co-operate in a major co­ operative farming . scheme are made to do so or lose their land.
106. There is also urgent need for a land tenure policy to. ensure that projected agricultural development is not concen­ trated in the hands of the few. Having regard to some of _the problems of .transition, a working party ·might be established to consider the need .and practicability of establishing ceilings on individual ownership .of property, and ,to advise on ,the machinery for making· these effective. Here it must be pointed out that any ceilings decided upon must apply throughout the country.
In order to put an end to the buying of land for speculative purposes by non-ci,tizens, ,there should be a ban on future pur­ chase of agricultural .land by non-citizens unless approved by
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107. It should be established that .priority in future should be given to producer co-operatives· formed -by people such as workers and squatters already employed on the land. Such priority could be enforced by having credit facilities made avail­ able Ito such groups as against--individuals wishing to buy the land. 39

108. The use of land will' be closely controlled and legisla­ tion will be needed to make such control effective. Idle land and mismanaged farms will not be permitted whether such land is owned by Kenya citizens or foreigners. Licensing and quotas­ will be used to control the production of many major crops and the Government will establish prices i'l the joint interest of pro­ ducers and consumers. Production and yields will also be in­ fluenced by Government extension services and research, and the readiness of the people to accept advice and adopt new methods. 109. The marketing boards will be used to promote, a socialist organization of the country's economy. The growth of these boards in the past has been haphazard and in some cases intended to protect only one interest or group. There are too many boards leading to duplication of effort, waste of man­ power and confusion in policy. It is therefore necessary to review and streamline the organization and operation of all marketing boards and -to use them as a positive agency for pro­ moting our socialist policies.
CONSERVATION OF NATLTRAL RESOURCES'

110. The heritage of future generations depends on the adoption and implementation of policies designed to conserve natural resources and create -the physical environment in which progress can be enjoyed. The thoughtless destruction of forests, vegetation, wildlife,_ and -productive land threatens our future and must i-be brought -Under control. A national land-use policy must be created and physical planning must be extended from the towns and cities to districts' and rural 'areas. The conserva­ tion of water supplies and productive land _through the main­ tenance of forests and windbreaks, proper methods of land culti­ vation, and _-prevention of fire and fiodd-must- be 3;ctively pro­ moted by Governmenund~ the people must be fully informed and their -co-operation ensured. The importance of wildlife to
Kenya'S future prosperity n1ust be appreciated by everyone and national parks and reserves must be protected and preserved.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

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equalizing economic opportunities among all citizens. For that reason it is of the utmost importance .that the construction of unaided schools should conform to the nation's needs and supply of teachers,.. and curricula should be required to meet Govern­ ment specified standards. It is expected, of course, that all citizens will contribute to the development of education through se1f~help payment 'Of school fees and .taxes, and service as t'eachers. In addition ,to its economic benefits, widespread educa­
HOD should develop ,good citizens, promote national unity, and encourage proper use of leisure time.
112. The advances in education in recent years have been impressive. Enrolment in primary schools has risen from 891,553 in 1963 to 1,028,000 in 1965. This is an impressive advance towards the declared Government objective of universal primary education. It is now estimated that approximately 70 per cent of those in the age-group eligible .for Standard I are now attend­ ing , school., It is Government's intention, after studying the
Education Commission Report, to adopt a definite schedule and date for achieving universal primary education. Secondary schopls of all kinds jumped in number from 141 in 1962 to
222 in 1964, and the Government itself has opened 56 new
Form I classes in 1965. Kenyatta College at Kahawa is now operating six -Form I classes, three Form V classes and a
Teachers' Training College.
113. The immediate objectives in education are to expand secondary level facilities as rapidly' as /te~9her supply andre­ c'urrent cost implications permit. This is, of course, important to the training of manpower, the acceleration of Africanization and increasing the proportion of K.P .E. candidates that can con­ tinue in education. In order to generate more teachers, teacher­ training facilities must also be expanded rapidly. The work of the Education Commission will be an invaluable aid to Govern­ ment in its planning in this field. Finally, the plans for Nairobi
University College must .be fully integrated with the Government
Development Pl~n if the University College is to contribute effectively in s·olving our manpower problem.
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industry. The management training programme at Nakuru,
Egerton College, the' farm management work _.~ontemplated at
Thomson's Falls, the U.N. Special Fund Management and Pro­ ductivity Centre, are programmes sponsored by Government to alleviate the shortage of managerial resources and to qualify more Africans for management tasks. In additiop~'there is an urgent need for a commercial training and appfotlticeshippro­ gramme and for a co-operative school to train pe~i1n~! to run producer, marketing and consumer co-operatives. Capital and advice will be provided on an increasing scale through the
Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation and the
Agricultural Finance Corporation to give Mricans the useful experience necessary to become successful entrepreneurs.
115. Even with these programmes and educational efforts
Kenya will not be able to meet from domestic sources / the rapidly growing need for high and middle level manpower for many years to come. Therefore, every' effort will be made to retain qualified expatriates, to use sources of technical assistance wisely, and to mount recruiting campaigns abroad for particu­ larly critical shortages like teachers, doctors, water engineers, surveyors, etc. These efforts will not, however, be enough. The
Government must also take steps to ensure/that Kenyans aided in their education by the GotVernment are guided into those studies and occupations where skilled manpower is most urgently needed.
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117. Surface transportation, outside of the railways, is privately owned and operated through many small enterprises.
As such it is proving to be an excellent training ground for
African entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, the services provided are varied in standard and quality and frequently are wholly un­ satisfactory. When funds are available, nationalization of many
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capital and ad vice to Africans interested in entering commerce and will assist in financing modern shopping centres. A com­ mercial training and app'rentice programme is urgently needed and the Chambers of Commerce have expressed interest in co­ o,perating in this endeavour. The use of commercial property will be closely supervised through such means as price and rent controls on basic commgdities, traders' licensing and control of standards of service.
124. The' development of tourism is of special interest to the Governmen.t because it requires little or no subsidy, is an important source of f.oreign exchange, itself needed for develop­ ment, and has a vast potential for growth., Present indications are that a growth of 15 per cent per annum over the next severa) years is well within reach. This potential must be realized and
~he Government will do all in its power to see that this happens. Because of the Government's interest, much of the development in this field will involve close co-operation and participation with private interests. The immediate aims in tourism are to expand the capaci,ty of lodges, to develop tourist circuits within Kenya and East Af.rica, and to encourage tourists to combine the pleasure of fishing, beaches and mountain climbing with ga·me viewing-'Kenya's main attraction. The long-term future of tourism in Kenya depends very much on oonservation and management of wild life according to scientific principles .
. 125. A Department of Tourism will be· created to establish policies for the development of tourism, including the establish­ ment of standards of service and, if necessary, prices, the regu­ lation and inspection of the industry, the attraction of more tourists to the country, and the co-ordination of tourism develop­ ment with neighbouring countries. Within the policies laid down by the Depa·rtment, the Kenya Tourist Development Company to be established will undertake a major role in financing" constructing and, in many cases, managing hotels, motels, lodges, tours and transportation. Parks, tourist roads and wild life management are Government functions.
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127. The first responsibility of the .unlons must be to develop a disciplined, skilled and responsible labour force. The nation's welfare and that of the workers depend much more on hard, productive work than on strikes and walkouts. Unions must concern themselves with training programmes, apprentice programmes, and workers' discipline and productivity. In addi­ tioft, trade unions assisted by Government s.hould take an active role in organizing consumer co-operatives, generating savings for development, promoting co-operative housing development, initiating producer co-operatives and making workers aware of their, contribution' to the development of the nation.
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129. The Government will assume the responsibility for holding down the prices of basic commodities so that workers, farmers and unemployed are not confronted with a rising: cost of living. It is notable that since Independence the Wage
Earners' Index has remained fairly stable. The Government will also ensure that workers are not exploited, that safety con­ ditions are enforc~d, .and that minimum wages are reasonable.
An important new provis'ion for workers will be the- National
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CONSUMERS

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Hitherto, these boards have concentrated on safeguarding the interests of the producers. Policies should be implemented with­ out delay to ensure that in their ,operations these boards do not ignore the interests of the consumers~.
132. The consumers, on the other hand; have the respon­ sibility of aiding development by i avpiding conspicuous con­ sumption and extravagance. The country' needs all the savings it can get for development. It has therefore to be recognized that we cannot raise our consumption levels to the maximum and yet develop as rapidly as we desire. Higher consumption levels can only be maintained in a framework of increasing productivity, and to achieve this productivity we have to raIse the level and volume of our investment.
PROVINCIAL BALANCE' AND SOCIAL INERTIA

133. One of our problems is to decid~ how much priority we should' give in investing in less developed provinces. To make the economy as a whole grow as fast as possible, develop­ ment money should be invested where it will yield ·the largest increase in net outpu~. This approach will clearly favour the devel~pment of areas having abundant natural resources, good land and rainfall, transport and power facilities, and people receptive to and active in development. A million pounds

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invested in one area may raise net output by £20,000 while its use in another may yield an increase of £100,000. This is a clear case in which investment in the second area is the wise decision because the country is £80,000 per annum better off· by 80 doing and is therefore. in a position to aid the first area by making grants or subsidized loans.
134. The purpose of development is not to develop an area. but to develop and -make. better off the people of the area.
If an area is deficient in resources, this can best be done by­
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Oi) investing in the health of the people; and
(iii) encouraging some of the people to move to areas richer in resources; and of course

(iv) developing those limited resources that are economic.
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With education and training and some capital, the people of a Province can make the best of limited resources. If the potential for expansion is small, medical services, education and training will qualify the peopfe to find employment elsewhere.
135. If these ends are to be achieved, however, it is neces­ sary for' the Government to deyelop a formula for grants-in-aid and educational and health. allocations that take into account the needs and incomes of each province and district. rhu~ the
. Government must ensure that all the people of the country have minimum provision for the essential welfare services. A policy of making education, training and health faciljties avail­ able to all provinces on the same financial terms means that the people of the less. developed provinces are penalized simply because they are already poor.
136. Today some of the proviQ.ces and dis.tricts that have. genuine economic potential remain underdev~loped simply
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The plans and· policies for each of the sectors must, however, fit into an overall pattern that represents Kenya's strategy for development. The main lines of this strategy can be summarized as follows:­
(i) To ,attack directly the two principal limitations on

growth, i.e. shortages of domestic capital aJid skilled manpower, in order to·· increase the growth potential of the nation. .
(ii) To revolutionize agriculture in Kenya by developing

unused and under-utilized land through consolidation, development credit, extension services and training and the introduction of modern methods of farming and marketing. Higher incomes in agriculture will stimulate the development of commerce and industry by­ (a) incre.asing

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10mestic u~e and export; second, production for domestic demand in a progressively more fully integrated manner. Tourism is our means of "pro­ cessing" our wild life resources and must have a high priority. (iv) To develop transport, power and marketing facilities and other infrastructure in order to draw the entire nation into the market economy and to lay the basis for a rapid acceleration of industrial growth.
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The construction of plans for the several sectors. have been drawn up with this overall pattern in mind. As time passes, of course, the order of priorities will change. In particular, as . the agricultural and infrastructure base grows, increasing emphasis and capital will be directed toward industrial develop­ ment. Planmna and Control
138. There are two themes running through this paper~ the need to plan and control how resources are used. The power to plan and the power to implement are central features of African Socialism. Planning is a comprehensive exercise designed to find the best way in which the nation"s limited resources-land, ski11ed manpower, capital and foreign exchange-can be used to prom'ote the objectivities of every individual, every firm, every farm, and every agency of Govern­ ment both central and local. Any activity that uses resources is a proper subject of planning.
139. The important aspects of ~ planning include physical, social, financial and economic. 'Physical planning deals with land use and layout, and locational, transport and design pro­ blems in both rural and urban" areas; social, planning is con­
,cerned with welfare and social services, cultural development, the. modification of traditional attitudies, the alleviation of social prp·blems, self-help and community development; financial planning involves the determination of government revenues, recurrent expenditures and capital budgeting;. economic' plan­ ning has the' task of organizing all of the nation's real and monetary resources into a concerted and co-ordinated develop­ ment effort. None of these aspects of planning can be carried out witholl:t close co-ordination with the others even on apparently routine matters. The curreQtly pressing problems of self-help schemes . being initiated and promoted without co-ordination with the development plan \ is' an example" of planning failure; many municipal an9 even district projects are not incorporated in the development plan; and the iodependent solicitation of external funds by various ministries may simply reduce the total foreign aid Kenya receives. No organization can operate efficiently' so long as its right hand does not' know what its left hand is doing. Planning cannot be done, effectively unless every. important activity is ,accounted for and' every important dec'sion-maker involved.
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140. The implementation process must ·be equally per­ vasive. That is why so much of this paper has dealt with the kinds and varieties of controls needed to make sure that plans are carried out in every sector. Once controls are designed and procedures devised, for administrating them, every economic decision-making unit in the country-farm, company, co-opera­ tive, local authority, ministry, department, union and worker­ should be aware of planning and its place in preparing and implementing plans.
141. The discipline of planning is not something to be accepted lightly or shrugged off as unnecessary. If planning itself is not to be a waste of resources, discipline must be firm and enforced. And discipline is not simply something that the
Government imposes on the private sector. It is also a discipline that Government. imposes on itself at every level and in every ministry. With planning, no ministry is free to act as an undisci­ plined, unrestricted entrepeneur promoting funds and projects to maximize the ~tatus of the ministry, Instead an must accept the discipline of planning and join in maximizing the resources available for' development, determining the best use for these resources, and ensuring that resources are in fact used as planned. If DISCIPLINE is rejected, so is planning and with it-African Socialism.
Policy Considerations

142. The following policies are representative of t.he appli­ cation of Mrican Socialism to planning in Kenya:­
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(1) The economic, social and political development of
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(2) Controls on use of resources will be selected and designed to promote the. African tradition of mutual social responsibility in Kenya's developm~nt.
(3) Our development plan1;1ing· will ensure that the· public and co-operative sectors grow rapidly to embrace a large enough section of our economy to establish a socialist basis for future development.

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(4) The discipline cjf planning is recognized by'!, ministries
.and local· authorities' as necessary ,to the efficient and co­ ordinated mobilization of resources for development.
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municipalities, so as to ensure that in each administrative unit progress towards development is made.
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,(7) Foreign enterprises will be informed that the aim of the Government is .Africanization of the economy, ~nd they should therefore initiate or accelerate training and apprentice­ ship programmes· so that Africanization can _be' achieved rapidly- in all sectors of the economy (if this policy does not secure the required co-operation, suitable legislation to enforce the policy will be considered).
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Africanization will be pursued within the context of growth and expansion and providing Africans mainly with new assets instead of mere transfers.
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(11) The bulk of Government development expenditure will be channelled into directly productive 'activities .in order to est~blish a •. foundation for· increased and. extended· welfare se.rvices· in the future.
(12) Immediate steps will be taken' towards' family plan­ ning education, because the present high rate of popUlation growth makes extensive and intensive provision of social services more 'e~pensive, the unemployment problem more itltractable, and saving for development harder than need','be­ thtis 10wering~Jhe rate' of 'economic growth. .
(l3}:.J'he National Provident Fund and National Health
Insurance will be established a~ soon, as possible.
DOMESTIC SAVINO

(14) Compulsory saving is necessary for rapid growth and means to make it effective will be investigated.
. (15) Instruments for voluntary saving (for example', savings

bonds designed to finance home ownership or university. educa.. tion).· will be made more varied and advertised more vigour­
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strictly controlled by the Government. in order to ensure that gains from these sources are invested in Kenya.
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(is)' Banks, insurance companies and other financial institu­ tions will be· subjected to greater' control, particularly with respect to investment abroad.
.(9) . A ~~tral bank, whether for Kenya or Ea'st' Africa, will be established without delay.
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have sizeable amounts of liquid assets will be encouraged to invest their sav~ngs'either in,their·own enterprises or ,by' making loans .to such' development ,agencies as the Industrial 'andCom­ l;llerc,i~, . Deyelownen~. ,Corpor~ti()n., and the Kenya. Tourist
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(21) 'The 'tax. structure will be reconstructed' progressively with a view to raising' the, levels of Government· reventJe~ domestic, savings, and private investment in 'the economy; while also eliminating the outflow. of funds through in'Vestment· in foreign countries,' modifying the .distribution, of, income and: wealth, and influencing the pattern and methods of produc­ tion and consumption.
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(25) Self-help schemes will be' planned and controlled' to ensure that they are consistent with our national development plan and that the manpower 'and recurrent" cost implications of these schemes are reasonable.,
AGRICULTURE AND LAND TENURE

(26) Emphasis wiU, be,. given to the developmeLl:t of' ~gric~~

ture in former African areas, through land ~oJlsolidation" reg~s­ tration of titles, development loans, co-o~ratives, and extension services~ ,
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(28) Land management legislation" includitia punitive measures, against those who mismanage farms, mIsuse Joans, default on loans, refuse to' joi.n major co:"operative: 'farming' schemes. wl;1ere these .are necessary, or oppose, land ..consolida­
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(33)' Physical planning be' extended to district and rural areas and fully co-ordinated with· development planning.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

(34) Control of education, (whether general or vocational) and educational institutions (whether community or individually owned) will be vigourously enforced in order, to: ensure unifornl standards and. to relate educational development .to..• the 'needs and resources of the country.
(35) The development plan for University College, Nairobi, will be fully integrated with the Development Plan for the nation and in particular the needs of the economy, for high level manpower will be fully considered, university facilities' will be modest· in construction and efficiently utilized, and student/faculty ratios. will be reasonable.
(36) Measures will 'be introduced for guiding ·students into. needed lines of university education and upon completion of university work into appropriate 'employment.

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(38) A commercial training and apprenticeship programme will be devised and implement.edwithout delay.

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East African" Power and _'LJghting Company should be nationaHzed./ AND TOURISM
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(45) A State Construction Company will be established.
-(46) The cost and feasibility of implementing bilateral
.:rade and aid agreements in non-convertible currencies will be carefully considered before implementation proceeds.
(47) Measures will be investigated for controlling monopoly profits, discriminatory prices and unfair marketing practices.
(48) The staff and· capital resources' of the Industrial and
Commercial Develo~met;tt Corporation will be greatly increased.
(49) ~egjslation for the control of rents and the prices of basic commodities will be.int~oduced immediately.
(50) The Department of Tourism and the, Tourist Develop­ ment Corporation Win be established without delay.

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(51) Government will assist ~rade unions to become involved in economic activities such as co-operatives, housing scb,ernes, training:schemes, workers' discipline and productivity, and in geqeral, to accept their. social responsibilities.
(52) In order to avoid abuses of unio:: power, legislation

will be introduced providing for compulsory arbitration of major issues not resolved through the regular bargaining pro­ cess, together with any other measures that may be needed to pr:ey~nt $t,rikes~,
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In the interest of economic stability and good indus­ trial relations, one central organization,' for all ,trade unions,
'and another for' 'all' employers~' win be established.
(54) A reyision of the statutory wages machinery will be undertaken 'with tao view' t1l' -establishing a sound wages ~policy f(l)r the, future. '
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will continue, in co-operation with industry and workers, to seek short-term measures for the relief of unemployment.
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(56};The 'interests'of consumerS will be adequately repre­

sented in determining prices, standards of quality and, quantities of production of basic commodities.
LE~S DEVELOPED, AREAS

(57) Ev~r.yeffort will be made to enslire that equal oppor­ tunities are- provided' for people in less deveioped' parts of' the country. . (58) In theexpeiiditure' of 'public development' funds, the needs 'of le$s deyeloped areas. will. b~ given special consideration.

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