October 03, 2022
Kenya: New Finance Minister Has Good Credentials but He Can't Work Miracles
President William Ruto has nominated Njuguna Ndung'u to head Kenya's National Treasury. A Central Bank of Kenya governor for eight years between 2007 and 2015, Ndung'u is also an… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Kenya: Can Kipchoge Now Run a Marathon In Under Two Hours?
Sixty-nine seconds. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Kenya: Kenya and the ICC - Law Expert Answers 4 Questions Following Death of a Key Lawyer
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, one of the people accused of interfering with witnesses in the case involving President William Ruto before the International Criminal Court (ICC), was… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Africa: Abortion in Kenya and Benin - Women and Girls Need to Feel Safe Socially and Medically
Safe abortion and post abortion care are essential health services. But until the publication of the 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) abortion care guidelines there was a… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta Failed to Turn Kenya Into As Big an International Player As He Could - Here's Why
One of the notable achievements of Uhuru Kenyatta's nine-year tenure as president was that he invigorated Kenya's foreign policy. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Has Breached Its Public Debt Ceiling - How It Got There and What That Means
Kenya's newly elected president, William Ruto, has earned more legal space to borrow for his grandiose economic plan after parliament recently raised the country's public debt… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Kenya: Why Has Kenya Not Abolished the Death Penalty? Habit and Inertia
In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty - Zambia and the Central African Republic. Read more »
September 18, 2022
Kenya: William Ruto Vs Media - Democracy Is At Stake
It's a long-standing Kenyan tradition to offer congratulations in paid print and TV messages to an incoming president. The bulk of these messages are put out by government agencies… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Kenya: William Ruto Is Now in Charge of Shaky Economy - Where to Start
Kenya's President William Ruto, sworn in as new President on 13 September 2022, has inherited an economy saddled with debt, inflation, joblessness and national pessimism. The… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Kenya: Maize Price Has Doubled in a Year - 6 Ways to Avoid a Staple Food Shortage
The elections in August offered Kenyans a temporary distraction from some of the challenges the country is facing. At the top of these challenges is food insecurity. In 2022, the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Kenya: Lamu Port Was Meant to Deliver Great Things. But, As the Story of Local Fishermen Shows, It Hasn't
For nearly two decades, successive Kenyan governments have promoted mega infrastructure projects as a pathway to development. The Lamu Port has been one of them. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Kenya: Elections Are Proof of Change Since 2007 Violence, But More Reform Is Needed
Kenya's Supreme Court has confirmed William Ruto's election as president in a unanimous ruling following the submission of eight petitions seeking to annul the result. The court… Read more »
Kenya: Raila Odinga Should Be Thanked - His Election Losses Helped Deepen Democracy
Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on 15 August 2022 that Deputy President William Ruto had won the 2022 presidential election following a close,… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Kenya: Examining the Use of Social Media As a Source of Evidence in Election Petitions
The conduct of Kenya's elections has repeatedly come under close scrutiny in the courts. Petitions were lodged challenging the outcome of presidential races in 2013 and 2017, as… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Kenya: Kenya's Parliament and Senate - How Will They Work Together If There's No Clear Majority?
President Uhuru Kenyatta's government has held a majority of elected seats in both the national assembly and the senate - which together make up parliament - since the 2013 general… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya's Media - A Bitter-Sweet Affair That Didn't End Happily
President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime came into power in 2013. It was the first to implement most of the provisions of Kenya's 2010 constitution. The media were eager to see how the… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Kenya: Will Women's Rights Be Safe Under William Ruto? Why They Might Not Be
William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election. The final outcome, however, remains in the balance following a challenge from his main competitor, Raila… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Kenya: How Politics Has Subverted Conservation Efforts to Protect Mau Forest
The Mau Forest Complex is the largest montane tropical forest in East Africa. This is an ecosystem with rich biodiversity and characterised by high rainfall. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Kenya: What William Ruto's Presidency Would Mean for Economy
William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's 2022 presidential election. The close results have been queried, raising the risk of a prolonged political transition. But, if… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Declares William Ruto As Its New President in an Election Drama That's Far From Over
Kenya's William Ruto was declared the winner of the August 9 election in the midst of chaotic scenes last witnessed on the eve of the infamous 2007-2008 post-election violence.… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta's Economic Legacy - Big On Promises, but Weak On Delivery
Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, ascended to Kenya's presidency in March 2013. This followed a contested poll that they won with a slim majority of 50.3% of the votes… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Kenya: Why Youth Apathy in Elections Bodes Ill for Nation
Kenya saw a decline in the number of young people who registered to vote in the August 2022 elections. This group's share of the 12.1 million registered voters dropped by 5.27%… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Kenya: Election - Institutional Safeguards Are Still a Work in Progress
Kenya has held its seventh national election since the reintroduction of multiparty competition in the early 1990s. Elections in the country are never dull affairs. They are always… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Kenya: Prosecution or Compensation? What Kenyan Choices Tell Us About International Justice
In December 2007, the Electoral Commission of Kenya announced that Mwai Kibaki had won a second five-year term as president. It was a surprising outcome, given his opponent, Raila… Read more »
August 07, 2022
Kenya: Muslims Are Divided, With Little Political Clout
Kenyan Muslims played a part in the push to repeal repressive political laws in the country in the early 1990s. But Muslims, who account for 11% of the population, have yet to… Read more »