Papers from a conference organized by Africa Health and Development International and held 17-18 October 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

A prologue to ethnic diversity in Eastern Africa / Kimani Njogu -- Ethnic pluralism and national governance in Africa : a survey / Michael Chege -- What do we share? : from the local to the global, and back again / Mineke Schipper -- Production of ethnic identity in Kenya / Karega-Munene -- Links between African proverbs and sayings and ethnic diversity / Joseph G. Healey -- (Over)riding the rainbow : ethnic diversity and the Kenyan creative economy / Joy Mboya -- Leveraging Africa's diversity for an improved image and branding / Mary W. Kimanye -- Ethnic diversity, democratization, and nation-building in Canada / Kenneth Agyemong Attafuah -- Ethnic diversity in East Africa : the Tanzanian case and the role of Kiswahili language as a unifying factor / Huruma Luhovilo Sigalla -- Critical reflections on the challenges and prospects of ethnic diversity management in democratization / Eric Aseka -- Media and national identity : should national media be relegated to the backseat? / Nassanga Goretti Linda -- Ethnic diversity background and issues : the case of Rwanda / James Vuningoma -- The challenges of ethnicity, multiparty democracy and state building in multiethnic states in Africa : experiences from Kenya / Paul N. Mbatia, Kennedy Bikuri & Peter Nderitu -- A political economy of land reform in Kenya : the limits and possibilities of resolving persistent ethnic conflicts / Nicholas O. Odoyo -- Epilogue - emerging issues in managing the challenges and opportunities of ethnic diversity in East Africa : is good governance the destiny? / Ngeta Kabiri.