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Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
The introduction of Pre Exposure Prophylaxis drugs in Kenya aims at reducing new HIV infections among people facing substantial ongoing risk.
Ethiopia’s GIBE III dam has been labelled the world’s most controversial dam due to environmental and social impacts and the displacement of indigenous people.
Kenya’s electoral commission faced many legal challenges before the general election, and yet another after the poll. But how will the Supreme Court’s historic ruling impact the country’s democracy?
A recent study shows how the number of vulnerable and endangered amphibians is nearly double that of birds or mammals. Strategies need to be put in place, and fast.
Kenya’s Supreme Court landmark ruling has opened the door to robust conversation around the country’s nascent democracy, paving the way for rule of law and stronger institutions.
For decades, power in Kenya has lain with the government and administrative organisations that serve it. The Supreme Court’s decision calling for a new election suggests that this may have changed.
By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya’s election, the country’s Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline for organising re-elections within 60 days.
Mapping the soil with open source application is vital to understanding how to protect it.
Kenya has published hate speech guidelines that target WhatsApp groups administrators, holding them responsible for offensive content.
One way to diffuse the tension when Kenyans choose a head of state is to take that decision out of their hands. This could help achieve ethnic cohesion.
Fake news has intruded on every aspect of life. Audiences need to counter its appeal, as the media alone is incapable of debunking false information.
Some might see Kenya’s presidential election petition as ‘nuisance legislation’. But legal arbitration must be encouraged as an audit to the democratic process.
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.
Top contributors
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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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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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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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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Daystar University
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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Marie Curie Fellow, University of Amsterdam
