PEELING BACK THE MASK

MIGUNA MIGUNA

ISBN 10: 1908531215 / ISBN 13: 9781908531216

Published by Gilgamesh Publishing, London, 2012

About this Item

pp: 588. The autobiography of the man who was the senior advisor to Raila Odinga, the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. The author delves into the intricate political system of Kenya; the intrigues, power plays, and other political struggles that have plagued the Kenyan government. It is also critical of Odinga, which created a political storm. He was attacked at a promotion for the book and needed to be rescued by police. Miguna was granted political asylum in Canada, where he pursued his higher education. He earned a Juris Doctor degree, and was admitted to the Ontario Bar. This is a near fine copy in dust jacket, both with minor edge wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PEELING BACK THE MASK
• Publisher: Gilgamesh Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908531215
• ISBN 13: 9781908531216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • AFRICA
  • INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE PEOPLES
  • BIOGRAPHIES

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Synopsis

Peeling Back the Mask is an insider's account from one of the Kenyan Prime Minister's former advisers detailing instances of corruption and fraud at the highest level of Kenyan government. With massive online and media coverage, this book has become the spearhead of a national campaign to aspire to a new corruption-free Kenya.

This remarkable book generated twenty thousand hits on the publisher website within hours of its announcement and Google reports Miguna Miguna is in the top five subjects searched online in Africa.

About the Author

Miguna Miguna served as a senior advisor for coalition, constitutional and legal affairs to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, Raila Amolo Odinga between March 2008 and August 2011. He was also a joint secretary to the Permanent Committee on the Management of Grand Coalition Affairs. In 1987, Miguna and five other Students' Organization of Nairobi University officials were abducted, at gun point, detained and subjected to physical, mental and psychological torture. Following his release without trial, Miguna fled to Tanzania, then Swaziland, before he was granted political asylum in Canada. He holds a BA degree from the University of Toronto and both an LLB and LLM degrees from the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Canada. He is a member of both the Ontario and Kenyan Bars and practised law for more than 13 years in Canada until his return to Kenya in 2007.