History
KADU lost the first general elections in Kenya in 1963, where it had campaigned on a platform of Majimboism. It's delegation at Kenya's Lancaster house constitutional conference negotiated for and got federalism adopted into Kenya's independence constitution. This involved 8 'jimbos' with regional presidents. It dissolved in 1964 and merged into KANU. Daniel arap Moi the former President of Kenya who ruled for 24 years was KADU's chairman and attended the Lancaster House Conferences with Ronald Ngala.
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