Some might see Kenya’s presidential election petition as ‘nuisance legislation’. But legal arbitration must be encouraged as an audit to the democratic process.
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Kenya’s press has admitted to self-censorship after the August 8th poll to avoid a repeat of 2008’s post-election violence. But by refusing to inform the public has the media lost credibility?
Most children who have cancer live in the developing world where their survival rate is less than 25%. In Kenya awareness about childhood cancer is low and treatment isn’t always readily available.
Kenya can explore at least four key actions, based on past commitments and institutional structures, to transform the economic future of its oceans.
Faced with a massive food production shortfall, Africa can look towards India’s Green Revolution to jump start its agricultural output.
Free maternal services introduced in Kenya in 2013 had the immediate impact of increasing access. But it exposed a divide in which the richest 20% of women were the biggest beneficiaries.
It’s important to understand the nature and extent of children’s exposure to violence during general elections so they can be protected.
Research in Kenya’s capital found average levels of hazardous solid and liquid particles in the air within households were three times more than the WHO recommended maximum level.
Kenya’s recently concluded general election has been described as a mixed bag of highs and the lows being the deadly clashes.
Although the number of children conceived through in vitro fertilisation born with abnormalities remains extremely low, a recent study in Kenya shows that the risk of genetic disorders is higher.
South Africa is only one piece in a larger puzzle of the heroin trade along the continents east coast.
The Singaporean model of ‘democracy’ is very much in vogue among sub-Saharan countries.
With frequent irregularities, it’s easy to become cynical about elections in Africa. But polls are an essential component of the continent’s growing democracy.
Human milk banks play an important role in ensuring the safe supply of breast milk. This is made available to babies whose mothers are unable to breastfeed.
The two main candidates in Kenya’s election are incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition’s Raila Odinga. Polls have them neck-and-neck. Here’s what you need to know about the key issues.
A new programme in Kenya’s largest maximum prison is teaching inmates how to become mindful leaders by harnessing their thoughts and emotions, and living in the power of now.
Cholera is caused by a lack of access to clean drinking water and unhygienic conditions. Misuse of antibiotics makes it difficult and expensive to treat outbreaks.
Although hypertension can easily be detected in Africa, up to half of the population are unaware of their condition.
High costs, poor performance, a lack of manufacturing capabilities and local perceptions prevent biodegradable bags from taking root in Kenya.
Stronger malaria prevention like a vaccine is urgently needed for effective response in endemic regions.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Daystar University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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Marie Curie Fellow, University of Amsterdam
