A BIOGRAPHY OF MOSES BUDAMBA MUDAVADI, 1923 - 1989 By CHARLES KARANI Volume 28, 2016 ISSN (Print & Online): 2307-4531 © IJSBAR THESIS PUBLICATION www.gssrr.org IJSBAR research papers are currently indexed by: © IJSBAR THESIS PUBLICATION www.gssrr.org A BIOGRAPHY OF MOSES BUDAMBA MUDAVADI, 1923 - 1989 Copyright © 2016 by CHARLES KARANI All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author. ISSN(online & Print) 2307-4531 The IJSBAR is published and hosted by the Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers (GSSRR). Members of the Editorial Board Editor in chief Dr. Mohammad Othman Nassar, Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics, Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies, Jordan, [email protected] , 00962788780593 Editorial Board Prof. Dr. Felina Panas Espique, Dean at School of Teacher Education, Saint Louis University, Bonifacio St., Baguio City, Philippines. 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Dr. Florian Marcel Nuta, Faculty of Economics/Danubius University of Galati, Romania. Dr. Suchismita Satapathy, School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, India. Dr. Juliana Ajdini, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Science, University of Tirana, Albania. Dr. Arfan Yousaf, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Dr. Rajamohan Natarajan, Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sohar university, Oman. Dr. Tariq Javed, Lahore Pharmacy College (LMDC), University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Rogers Andrew, Sokoine University of Agriculture, United Republic Of Tanzania Dr Feras Fares, Amman Arab University for graduate studies, Jordan. A BIOGRAPHY OF MOSES BUDAMBA MUDAVADI, 1923 - 1989 By CHARLES KARANI REG. NO: MAHS/2013/ 47435 A Thesis Submitted to the School of Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in History of Mount Kenya University November 2016 1 DECLARATION I, CHARLES KARANI, declare that this thesis entitled “A Biography of Moses Budamba Mudavadi, 1923 – 1989” is my original work and that it has not been presented in any other university or institution for academic purpose. CHARLES KARANI ADMISSION NUMBER: MAHS/2013/47435 SUPERVISORS APPROVAL This thesis has been submitted for examination with our approval as university supervisors: Dr. Babere Kerata Chacha, Mount Kenya University, Dr. Abraham Murgor, Mount Kenya University. 2 DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to my wife Phyllis, and children: Cheryl, Renson, Yvonne, and Lisa and to all the grandee teachers at all levels of my education who nurtured my physical, emotional, moral, and cognitive prowess. 3 ABSTRACT Moses Mudavadi, a Loogoli or Maragoli born in Vihiga district in Kenya in 1923 was a grandee civil servant and political mandarin in colonial and nascent Kenya. The absence of an authentic and documented history on the legendry politician dubbed “King of Mululu” necessitated the study titled “A Biography of Moses Budamba Mudavadi, 1923 – 1989.” The purpose of the study was to examine the life and times of Moses Mudavadi. It examined his life history in colonial Kenya, the Kenyatta epoch and the Moi era. It deployed historical research design; purposive and snowball sampling procedures that sampled 30 respondents from a target population of 307, 815 people from Vihiga County. Field research and library search gathered primary and secondary data; recorded using note taking, mobile phone, and photocopy; analyzed using narrative, conversation, and content techniques; presented using prose. The study anchored on Stogdill (1974) trait theory of leadership per se the big five- factor model. Generally, the findings actualized the premises that Moses Mudavadi was actually born in Vihiga near Sabatia in 1923, well educated and a grandee civil servant in colonial and nascent Kenya – served as an education officer at district and provincial levels. He made his political debut in President Kenyatta`s epoch in 1968 and joined parliament in 1976 after incarceration of the incumbent Member of Parliament – Peter Kibisu. Mudavadi was a formidable politician during President Moi`s era as member of parliament of Vihiga/ Sabatia constituency between 1979 and 1989; held lucrative and coveted ministerial posts: education, water and development, culture and social services and local government. He demised early 1989 and succeeded by his son Musalia Mudavadi. He had failures depicted in his temperamental character and blind support of President Moi`s populism that plummeted Kenya`s economy. His legacy wrapped up in his amiability, benevolence, projects he initiated and prominent son Musalia Mudavadi. It was recommended his biography be annulled into historical books , other researches of the kind be done using different designs, methods and tools, a grandeur coliseum in his memory be constructed and a book from the thesis be written and published for academic purposes and preserve for posterity. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ...................................................................................................................... i Dedication ...................................................................................................................... ii Abstract ......................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents .......................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements…………… ................................................................................... ix Abbreviation and Acronyms…………………………………………………….….... x Operational Definitions of Terms……………………………………..……………...xi 1.0. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION………………………………………….1 1.1. Background to the Study…………………………………………….……...........1 1.2. Statement to the Problem……………………………………………….………...4 1.3. Research objectives…………………………………………………….…………4 1.3.1. General Objective…………………………………………..…………….4 1.3.2. Specific Objectives….................................................................................4 1.4. Research Premises……………………………………………………..………….4 1.5. Significance and Justification of the Study…………………….…………………5 1.5.1 Significance of the Study………………………………………….……….5 1.5.2 Justification of the Study…………………………………………..……….6 1.6. Scope and Limitation of the Study……………………………………..……….. 6 1.7. Literature Review……………………………………………………..…………..8 1.7.1. Review of Theories of Leadership………………………………………...8 5 1.7.2. Criticism of the Theories………………………………….……………...11 1.7.3. Empirical Review………………………………………………………..13 1.7.4. Knowledge Gap……………………………………………………...…..20 1.8 Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………………. 22 1.9. Research Methodology ……………………………………................................ 27 1.9.1. Research Design……………………………………………………….....27 1.9.2. Sampling Procedures ……………………………………………............ 27 1.9.3. Target Population…................................................................................... 27 1.9.4. Sample Size……………………………………………………………... 28 1.9.5. Research Instruments…………………………………………………… 28 1.9.6. Methods and Procedure of Data Collection….......................................... 29 1.9.7. Proposed Methods of Data Analysis……………………………………. 31 1.9.8. Ethical Considerations of the Study……………………………… .........32 CHAPTER TWO INTRODUCTION MOSES MUDAMBA MUDAVADI`S LIFE AND TIMES IN COLONIAL KENYA, 1923 – 1963 2.0. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………33 2.1. Moses Mudavadi`s Birth and Childhood………………………………………. 34 2.2. Moses Mudavadi`s Education and Initiation……. ………………..................... 38 2.3. Moses Mudavadi`s and Employment in Colonial Kenya …………………….. 40 2.4. Moses Budamba Mudavadi`s Marriage and Family Life………………………. 45 6 2.5. Conclusion……………………………………………………............................ 49 CHAPTER THREE MOSES BUDAMBA MUDAVADI`S LIFE AND TIMES DURING THE KENYATTA EPOCH, 1964 – 1978 3.0. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………. 52 3.1. Moses Mudavadi`s Role in President Kenyatta`s Regime……………………... 53 3.2. Moses Mudavadi`s political debut during President Kenyatta`s epoch…………54 3.3. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….65 CHAPTER FOUR MOSES BUDAMBA MUDAVADI LIFE AND TIMES DURING THE MOI ERA, 1979 – 1989 4.0. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..67 4.1. Moses Mudavadi and President Moi Relationship…...........................................68 4.2. Moses Mudavadi and Politics during President Moi era ………………………. 72 4.3. Moses Mudavadi`s Roles in President Moi`s