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Not Yet Uhuru - The Autobiography of Oginga Odinga

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Throughout the book Odinga elucidates how difficult it can be for leaders who are fighting for freedom to placate the opposition- he suspected furtive elements were plotting against Kenya. Moreover, as the spate for independence increased several obstacles impeded progress toward uhuru, such as majimbo. Yet, the author fails to address some the mistakes of the leaders of major parties that hampered a united front in developing a new constitution. In the end Oginga Odinga grapples uhuru, an abstract motif which is hard to define such as justice, love, and equality. More than that, I think that author recognizes a major road block to uhuru- the seven deadly sins of humans outlined by Pope Gregory-but I think he fails to realize that these iniquities have never been vanquished.