The state’s efforts to quell public protests show some worrying similarities to the past.
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Satire and humour have always been sites for popular engagement with the state in Kenya.
You can count on Mama Ngina Kenyattta to defend the family name, in good times and bad.
The fluidity of the country’s short-lived coalitions is a major cause of instability in Kenya.
Political protests in Kenya have become insular, sectarian, tribal and unashamedly personality driven.
Kibaki’s goals were to expand access to education, and to make universities more efficient and self-sustaining.
Nyachae always served at the intersection of politics and administration. Nevertheless, he was more of a firm manager than a politician.
Kenya’s second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
Even in the most tense and dangerous of moments, the elite has found a way to come back together.
The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs.
Political legacies generated during authoritarian rule have a tendency to transcend into the multiparty era.
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.
The crisis at Nairobi University falls within an established pattern of government intervention in universities going back decades
Kenya’s upcoming poll will continue despite opposition leader Raila Odinga’s decision to exit lawful processes prematurely. This will mean Kenyatta will likely win his second term in a row.
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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