Kenyatta in State House: what's next for Kenya and the ICC?

Thomas Obel Hansen 19 April 2013

Kenyatta's election as president of Kenya could have important implications for the ICC process as well as Kenya's international relations.

Kenya 2013 elections: reflections on the Supreme Court ruling and the role of the judiciary in democratisation

Yuhniwo Ngenge 18 April 2013

The recent ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court of Kenyatta's presidential victory implies that democracy is taking root in the country. But were its actions simply to avoid more bloody conflict, rather than to promote judicial processes?

Power, politics and public monuments in Nairobi, Kenya

Laragh Larsen 18 April 2013
For the Kenyan novelist, playwright and essayist, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, power through cultural subjugation was the principal tool of colonialism. The monuments of Nairobi can be read as a history of cultural artefacts used by the coloniser to dominate and subjugate the colonised.

Kenya poll result reveals deep stress on democratic institutions

John Onyando 12 March 2013

The reality is that the entire range of Kenya's democratic institutions is in crisis. The weight of the state was brought to bear on this election in a way never seen before.

Kenya, between hope and fear

Daniel Branch 1 March 2013

The violent aftermath of Kenya's previous election is present in everyone's minds as Kenyans elect a successor to Mwai Kibaki. But the past five years have brought many other issues to the fore, says Daniel Branch.

Kenya’s elections: a make or break moment?

Clare Castillejo 21 February 2013

Critically, international election observers (including around 70 observers from the EU) must maintain a strong local presence throughout the election period. The international community must not be caught unprepared again. 

Five years on: identity and Kenya's post-election violence

Valentina Baú 18 January 2013

As Kenyan citizens prepare to return to the polls in March this year, Valentina Baú looks at what made the Rift Valley one of the hotspots of the 2007/2008 violence. Although the country is calling for harmony during and after election time, ethnic tensions may be an obstacle to peace if not adequately understood and addressed.

Kenya: the women who stand to be counted

Naomi Vulenywa Barasa 7 December 2012

Women in Kenya's second largest slum, Korogocho, face forced evictions, domestic violence and rape as a weapon of gang war on a daily basis. Naomi Vulenywa reflects upon her experience of living in the slum as a women human rights defender.

A constitutional challenge to systemic discrimination

Sean Kearney and Fiona Sampson 3 December 2012

In the first case of its kind in Africa, a suit has been filed against Kenyan police for systemic discrimination in permitting the rape of young girls and in failing to enforce existing laws.  If successful the case could establish legal protection from rape for all girls in Kenya

US election: a Kenyan perspective

Alan E Masakhalia 29 October 2012

Kenyans look up to Barack Obama, whom they consider to be their most prominent "son" - but his first four years in office have fallen slightly short of their expectations.

Making sense of political-related violence in Kenya

Lawrence Gitonga Mwongera 14 September 2012

Recent violence in Kenya is cause for great concern as we approach elections in March 2013. A history of political instigators of violence going unchecked has emboldened politicians looking for victory in a state Balkanized along tribal lines.

Masters of manipulation: how the Kenyan government is paving the way for non-cooperation with the ICC

Thomas Obel Hansen 30 May 2012

A policy of non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will leave the victims of 2007/8 post-election violence without a legal remedy, and may prompt new violence in upcoming elections. It will also present a devastating blow to international justice if left unopposed.

Arab Spring south of the Sahara?

Phil Clark 24 May 2012

Why has the Arab Spring so far failed to spread south of the Sahara – and should some African leaders be looking over their shoulders?

Focus on tribalism in Kenya

Alan E Masakhalia 30 November 2011
Tribalism in Kenya is responsible for underdevelopment, corruption, the rigging of elections and violence. What can its background tell us about the future risks of Kenyan tribalism, and how to put an end to it?

The Somalia dilemma

Josephine Whitaker 22 November 2011
Foreign intervention is not the answer, argues Josephine Whitaker. The solution to Somalia’s problems must be found at home.

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Heather McRobie


Niki Seth-Smith is a freelance journalist and co-editor of OurKingdom.

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