Why the Kenyan electorate is changing, throwing 2022 hopefuls a curveball By Geoffrey Mbosero | @Geombos Kenyans at Uhuru Park Kenyans of a certain persuasion, mostly college-educated folks tired of the constant cycle of tribal politics, have long harbored hopes of a local transformation, a renaissance of sorts that would inject active civic responsibility and …
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Adios Kenyan Opposition Politics, It’s Been Real
The Kenyan opposition - as an institution within the constitution and a useful tool democracy – has vanished from sight, leaving Kenya a de facto single-party state with parties existing in name only. The Concept of Opposition in Democracy The concept of opposition is anchored on competition of ideas; the overall assumption of democratic ideas …
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On the BBI Brouhaha and the Fights we need to have
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Whether you have an advance copy of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Report or not, whether you support the existence of the report in the first place or not, and whether you are agnostic to the entire conversation or not, you have to agree that it has kicked quite a …
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