Although some complain that the differences between Kenyatta and Odinga are more rhetorical than real, one thing is clear: Kenyans have a real choice to make at the ballot box.
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Kenyans should be demanding to know if the country is ready or able to offer free secondary education given past failures.
Appeal to faith is a popular election campaign strategy in Kenya where the line between religion and politics is often thin.
The closer the race between the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, the more Kenyans will start to worry about election rigging.
Kenya’s progressive 2010 Constitution brought improved women’s representation in Parliament and public life. But historical prejudices remain, always more intensely apparent during elections.
As party primaries have kicked off in Kenya in the run-up to the county’s general election in August, the ghost of violence past has reared its ugly head causing deep divisions along tribal lines.
In a political environment where voters are increasingly attuned to instances of polling malpractice, African states are grudgingly adopting technology as a barrier to election fraud.
Inflammatory speech has often found fertile ground in Kenya’s election campaign period. As the country approaches another political cliff-hanger, law enforcement agencies have their work cut out.
The violence that often accompanies political disputes or elections is testimony to the efficacy of hate propaganda as a tool in the political arsenal of Kenyan politicians.
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