Odinga escaped all attempts by his detractors to reduce him to an ethnic leader.
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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.
Religious checks on the state are a vital cog in the institutionalisation of moral politics in Kenya.
The politics of ethnicity laid the groundwork for Mungiki.
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.
Kenya’s electoral agency is tasked with enhancing and supporting constitutional democracy – any dysfunctions would have dire consequences.
With Uhuru Kenyatta leaving office to make way for a new leader, it was always going to be an eventful year for Kenya.
The ICC can still reopen cases against President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta if it lands solid evidence.
Odinga’s legal petitions have entrenched the rule of law and and deepened democracy in Kenya.
The 2022 election proved that the country’s situation and its people have changed since the violence that marred past elections.
The division within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the fact that the race was very close, and turnout was relatively low may increase incentives to challenge the results.
Kenya is not unlike any other country where democratic deepening requires a ‘two-steps forward, one-step back’ outlook.
Research in Kenya finds victims or witnesses to violence are less likely to buy into anti-International Criminal Court political narratives.
Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
The country’s courts have already exhibited a significant level of maturity in rulings touching on the executive.
To predict - and prevent - election-related violence, it’s important to first understand the key drivers of conflict.
Every five years, underlying ethnic rivalries are rekindled through songs, words, euphemisms, epithets and slurs.
Odinga is considered a master strategist, sometimes populist and excellent mobiliser.
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