The scene at the 2018 Marsabit Lake Turkana Culture Festival, an event which seeks to promote tourism and build better relationships between 14 local communities.
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Communal conflict is not new to the vast arid Marsabit county. But the spate of recent attacks is alarming.
Supporters at the launch of the Jubilee Party manifesto in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2017.
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The fluidity of the country’s short-lived coalitions is a major cause of instability in Kenya.
President Uhuru Kenyatta waves to supporters upon his arrival to take oath for second term on November 28, 2017. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via
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The most prominent economic legacy of Kenyatta’s government is runaway public debt.
A boy carries water in one of Kenya’s arid regions that has been gripped by drought.
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Counties have better knowledge of the impact of food insecurity on households but lack the will and capacity to tackle it.
A man flees from teargas fired by anti-riot police in Nairobi after Kenya’s 2017 elections.
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To predict - and prevent - election-related violence, it’s important to first understand the key drivers of conflict.
Roasted maize for sale in Nairobi as grain prices reach historic highs in Kenya.
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Kenya’s high consumer food prices are worrying because they are unresponsive to the policies pursued. The country needs to address this and improve planning to attain stability.