President Ruto’s re-awakening of class identities has shifted the character of Kenya’s politics in ways even he could not have predicted.
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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.
East Africa’s reaction to the war in Gaza appears shaped by history, affinity to the policies of the west and the threat of terrorism.
The security situation in Haiti must change – but another UN intervention may not be the way this happens.
The negative investor sentiment and massive capital flight could be reversed by improved governance and accountability.
Just over a year since he was sworn in, Ruto is no nearer to turning the Kenyan ship around.
Regularising freer movement of people across African borders is one of the continent’s great developmental challenges.
The visit will acknowledge the more painful aspects of the UK and Kenya’s colonial history.
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Academic, International Relations Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor, Weber State University
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Professor in Inclusive Education, Hague University of Applied Sciences
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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