In the wake of the 2007 electoral conflict, international actors intervened to restore peace in Kenya. The African Union (AU)-mandated,…
Building Bridges Initiative: Is the Kenyatta-Odinga Handshake the Panacea for Kenya’s Peacebuilding Agenda?
Kenya 2017
The Media and Fresh Presidential Elections in Kenya: Some Emerging Issues
The place of the media in society in the run-up of events leading to the election, particularly how the election…
Imagining Canaan: Singing Opposition Party NASA’s Vision in Kenya’s 2017 Elections
Music and songs have been deployed in variegated contexts and for diverse concerns. However, the focus of this article is…
Not Yet Uhuru: Is This the Making of Kenya’s First One-Term President?
In his 2017 New Year message, President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed confidence at being reelected. Indeed, polls showed him likely to…
The Land Question in Kenya’s 2017 General Election: A Historical Review
All major violent conflicts in Kenya have had a connection to land. Presently, villagers have vacated large swathes of land…
The Bankruptcy of Peace, and of the Constitution, in Kenya’s 2017 Elections
The 2010 Constitution of Kenya is transformative, to say the least. It is, however, bankrupt on peace; so is the…
The Ethnicity Factor and Risk of Conflict in the 2017 Kenyan Elections
Kenya has held elections every five years since it obtained independence in 1963. The August 8, 2017, elections will be…
Party Doesn’t Matter: Ethnic Parties and Multiethnic Coalitions in Kenya
Since the historic merger of opposition parties ahead of the 2002 elections, political party formation and composition in Kenya has…
Special Issue: Kenya’s 2017 Presidential Elections
Kenyans go to the polls on August 8, 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Jubilee Party is up against…