Kenya’s devolution has led to tangible improvements in everyday life in places that had long been left behind.
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Odinga’s political personality contributed to the modernisation of Kenya’s political economy.
Odinga was both a remarkable figure and an embodiment of Kenya’s political contradictions.
Kenya has formalised local peace committees, which support dialogue around causes of conflict and promote trust.
Kenya’s institutions, communities and leaders need to make the new law work for those it was designed to serve.
There are dangers to having government surveillance carried out without proper oversight and accountability.
The new cabinet needs to transform the status quo.
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
Two conditions enable courts to take the risk of nullifying the elections of ruling party candidates.
With Uhuru Kenyatta leaving office to make way for a new leader, it was always going to be an eventful year for Kenya.
The purpose of term limits is to minimise corruption and open the government to new ideas that could solve national problems.
The 2022 election proved that the country’s situation and its people have changed since the violence that marred past elections.
In Kenya’s parliamentary system, lack of a clear party majority makes it hard for a president to deliver on election promises.
The relationship between the state and media soured just months into the Kenyatta regime.
Kenya is not unlike any other country where democratic deepening requires a ‘two-steps forward, one-step back’ outlook.
Banned 45 years ago, and its author detained, the Gikuyu language play Ngaahika Ndeenda profoundly shaped the literary legend.
Every five years, underlying ethnic rivalries are rekindled through songs, words, euphemisms, epithets and slurs.
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