majimbon.

Brit.

/məˈdʒɪmbəʊ/, U.S.

/məˈdʒɪmboʊ/, East African English

/maˈdʒimbo/

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili majimbo.

Etymology: < Swahili majimbo < ma-, plural class prefix + jimbo district, also specifically ‘electoral district, constituency’ (in this use also more fully majimbo ya uchaguzi, lit. ‘districts of election’).

In Kenya: a system of government in which authority is devolved to local or regional administrative bodies.During debates in the 1960s about the structure of the Kenyan political system after independence, the constitutional philosophy of regionalism or majimbo was contrasted, often contentiously, with arguments in favour of a centralized state.

ΚΠ

1962 C. Sanger in Afr. Rep. (N.Y.) Sept. 4/2 The KADU [sc. Kenya African Democratic Union] chairman and Minister for Local Government, Daniel Arap Moi, has been touring Kenya and telling the women among his supporters not to have babies until ‘Majimbo’ (regional autonomy) is won.

1997 Africa News: Nation (Nairobi) (Nexis) 12 Aug. Even if the Constitution were to be changed to include an amendments [sic] legalising majimbo (or regionalism) as the structure of future governance in this country, it is unlikely it will come with a rider demanding people who have settled in any part of the country to relocate to their ‘original homes’.

2016 R. M. Maxon in M. M. Kithinji et al. Kenya after 50 i. 47 The rise of majimbo in the twenty-first century, though remarkable, was also a product of majority opinion.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	majimbo
释义	majimbon. Brit. /məˈdʒɪmbəʊ/, U.S. /məˈdʒɪmboʊ/, East African English /maˈdʒimbo/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili majimbo. Etymology: < Swahili majimbo < ma-, plural class prefix + jimbo district, also specifically ‘electoral district, constituency’ (in this use also more fully majimbo ya uchaguzi, lit. ‘districts of election’). In Kenya: a system of government in which authority is devolved to local or regional administrative bodies.During debates in the 1960s about the structure of the Kenyan political system after independence, the constitutional philosophy of regionalism or majimbo was contrasted, often contentiously, with arguments in favour of a centralized state. ΚΠ 1962 C. Sanger in Afr. Rep. (N.Y.) Sept. 4/2 The KADU [sc. Kenya African Democratic Union] chairman and Minister for Local Government, Daniel Arap Moi, has been touring Kenya and telling the women among his supporters not to have babies until ‘Majimbo’ (regional autonomy) is won. 1997 Africa News: Nation (Nairobi) (Nexis) 12 Aug. Even if the Constitution were to be changed to include an amendments [sic] legalising majimbo (or regionalism) as the structure of future governance in this country, it is unlikely it will come with a rider demanding people who have settled in any part of the country to relocate to their ‘original homes’. 2016 R. M. Maxon in M. M. Kithinji et al. Kenya after 50 i. 47 The rise of majimbo in the twenty-first century, though remarkable, was also a product of majority opinion. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1962
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