| dc.contributor.author | Kiragu, P. K | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-08T10:03:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-08T10:03:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2523-6725 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6925 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this article is to provide a concise history of gender dynamics in sports during the
colonia period in Kenya. The interests of the state have structured issues of inclusion in Kenyan
sports. Historically, the state has involved itself in the organisation of sports through its
departments, notably the various security organs. The interplay of sports with the interests of the
colonial state impacted the dynamics of gender inclusion in sports. The dynamics varied
depending on prevailing social, political and economic contexts. This article delved into history
to understand the interests of the colonial state in sports and how they influenced male
domination in sports. It also highlights how the resultant male domination was contested. The
researcher examined the colonial sports text preserved in both primary and secondary sources to
understand the impact of the intersection of state interests and relations of power in structuring
gender inequality in different aspects of sports in colonial Kenya. The researcher argues that the
need to align education with the needs of the British Empire as well as the functionality of sports
in aspects such as diplomacy, social control and stymieing political agitation were gendered
processes. The intersection of these gendered processes with the ethos of sports compounded
gender issues in sports colonial Kenya. Understanding the gendering of sports thus requires an
investigation into how state involvement in sports structured their meaning and gender issues
therein. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kenya, colonial state, gender inequality, sports, intersectionality | en_US |
| dc.title | A Concise History of the Colonial State and Gender Inequality in Sports in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
