Odinga was both a remarkable figure and an embodiment of Kenya’s political contradictions.
- Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
Gachagua could make history as Kenya’s first deputy leader to be impeached.
The state’s efforts to quell public protests show some worrying similarities to the past.
Kenya’s confidence crisis is a problem because people need to believe the judiciary is acting independently if it is to play its role.
Jomo Kenyatta and his successor Daniel arap Moi set the tone for ethnic and authoritarian politics which Kenya has wrestled to free itself from in recent decades.
With Uhuru Kenyatta leaving office to make way for a new leader, it was always going to be an eventful year for Kenya.
The 2022 election proved that the country’s situation and its people have changed since the violence that marred past elections.
Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.
It is often assumed that patrimonial beliefs fuel electoral malpractice whereas civic ones challenge it, but this is an oversimplification.
Even in the most tense and dangerous of moments, the elite has found a way to come back together.
Moi’s financial generosity, skills in the vernacular, frequent tours of the countryside, and excellent memory for names and faces kept him popular with many.
Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments
As transitional justice efforts have become more widespread, their mandates have also become increasingly ambitious.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been given the green light to run for another term. He should be happy, but he’s not.
The majority of Kenyans appear to be happy as President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s pledge to “build bridges.”
Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in elections in Nigeria and Kenya have been overstated.
As a young radical in the 1980s, Museveni publicly scorned African rulers who clung to power. Now, after 30 years in office, he is clearly clinging pretty hard himself.
Kenya’s history of electoral problems is interwoven with a political drama which pits one dynasty against another in a rivalry that goes back more than 50 years.
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