A 2010 constitution offered Kenyans economic and social rights that have faded in the face of mounting national debt.
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Popular discontent with the government’s performance doesn’t provide sufficient legal grounds to remove a Kenyan president.
The state’s efforts to quell public protests show some worrying similarities to the past.
The new cabinet needs to transform the status quo.
Citizens willingly pay taxes in return for government using these resources to provide services such as education and health.
Significant transitions in Kenya have occurred through the voices of the masses rather than formal political structures.
President Ruto’s re-awakening of class identities has shifted the character of Kenya’s politics in ways even he could not have predicted.
Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.
Reforms have failed to transform an authoritarian police force into a democratic one.
Kenya’s slow economic growth, large educated youth population and limited job opportunities are some of the factors that gave rise to the protests.
Corruption in Kenya drains resources that could have been used for services like healthcare or education.
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
Kenyans, particularly young ones, are fed up with rising prices as well as being ignored, of corruption and of the conspicuous consumption of politicians.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
Kenyan activism is witnessing a shift from ethnic-based mobilisation to issue-based activism.
In response to flooding that destroyed homes and displaced thousands in Nairobi’s informal settlements, the government has been evicting people living in riparian areas.
Kenya’s deployment to Haiti would contribute towards the country’s role in enhancing global peace and security.
Satire and humour have always been sites for popular engagement with the state in Kenya.
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