Vol 57 No 14 | KENYA Warnings of a bad election 8th July 2016 The rival leaders are trying to shore up their shaky alliances as hate speech and clashes threaten next year's vote Both sides are mobilising their foot-soldiers for a bitter campaign although the parliamentary and presidential elections are still 13 months away. The contest will again pit Presi...
Vol 57 No 13 | KENYA Battles on the judges' bench 24th June 2016 A fight over nominating the Chief Justice could affect the credibility of next year's elections The Supreme Court narrowly averted a succession crisis just hours before Chief Justice Willy Munywoki Mutunga, 70, hung up his robes for retirement on 16 June. That raises question...
Vol 57 No 12 | KENYA Political football over the ref 10th June 2016 Unrest and violence over reform of the electoral commission is keeping divisions deep and tensions high Intense political manoeuvring and urban unrest are accelerating over whether and how the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should be reformed before the genera...
Vol 57 No 12 | KENYASOMALIA Stand-off over Dadaab 10th June 2016 Refugee experts and diplomats are divided on whether Kenya is serious about its stated intention to close down the huge Dadaab refugee camp in November, Africa Confidential is told...
Vol 57 No 11 | KENYA ICC down but not out 27th May 2016 Many thought the saga was over when the cases against William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang were dropped. Not so President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are battling the International Criminal Court to prevent new cases from arising against them in the future – or for the r...
Vol 57 No 10 | KENYA Counties at the crossroads 13th May 2016 After three years of devolution, the jury is still out on whether it hasn't merely created more opportunities for corruption In late April, new county governors broadcast their successes as they celebrated three years of devolved government at a three-day celebration in Meru County. Yet through the jubil...
Vol 57 No 8 | KENYA Justice in question 8th April 2016 The failure of the International Criminal Court's prosecutions against six high profile defendants raises doubts about the body's future as well as the role of the Kenyan authorities The assessment by three judges at the International Criminal Court on 5 April that the prosecution's evidence against William Ruto, Kenya's Deputy President, and Joshua arap Sang, ...
Vol 57 No 6 | KENYA Bye-election fever 18th March 2016 Two crucial polls reveal the strategies of the major parties. Politics as ethnic loyalty is the main theme for both Two bye-elections on 7 March were make-or-break events for two big political leaders: Raila Amolo Odinga of the opposition Coalition for Reform and Democracy and Deputy President W...
Vol 57 No 3 | KENYA Off with his ed 5th February 2016 The Daily Nation newspaper seems to have some doubts about why it sacked its Special Projects Editor, Denis Galava, in January, several weeks after suspending him over an editorial...
Vol 57 No 1 | KENYA 2017 polls cast long shadow 8th January 2016 The old protagonists are readying themselves for another electoral battle as concerns about security and corruption escalate Politics this year will be dominated by the faltering economy and partisan positioning ahead of the next general election, now scheduled for 8 August 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta...
