Mai Hassan is Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Michigan, An Arbor.

1. Bringing bureaucrats in; 2. Managing the state; 3. The origins of the Kenyan state; 4. Elite incorporation and the diversity of the state; 5. The provincial administration under President Kenyatta; 6. The provincial administration during President Moi's autocratic years; 7. Moi, the provincial administration, and multi-party elections; 8. Kibaki and the provincial administration; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.