Kenya: Is a Degree a Necessary Qualification for Politicians?

MPs last week reinstated the provision in the Elections Act that requires that those seeking positions of MPs governors, senators and president be degree holders. This means that more than 80 MPs in the current Parliament and thousands of civic leaders will be locked out of the forthcoming general election.

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