Kenyan President-elect William Ruto at a press conference after the Supreme Court decision.
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The 2022 election proved that the country’s situation and its people have changed since the violence that marred past elections.
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In Kenya’s parliamentary system, lack of a clear party majority makes it hard for a president to deliver on election promises.
Kenya’s journalists have had a tumultuous relationship with Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
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The relationship between the state and media soured just months into the Kenyatta regime.
William Ruto addresses his supporters during a campaign rally in Thika, Kenya, in August 2022.
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The centrality of religion as a governing principle is cause for concern given the reversals of women’s rights seen globally.
A section of Kenya’s Mau Forest complex that has been cleared for human settlement.
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Political interests have informed conservation policies in one of East Africa’s most important water towers, the Mau Forest Complex.
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Academics provide their insights into the state of the country’s economy, Ruto’s economic promises and what to expect.
William Ruto speaks after being declared the winner of Kenya’s close-fought presidential election.
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The division within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the fact that the race was very close, and turnout was relatively low may increase incentives to challenge the results.
Kenyans queue to vote in the 9 August 2022 election.
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When people fail to exercise their right to vote, it increases the likelihood of political extremism and the pursuit of narrow interests.
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s supporters celebrate after the ICC dropped charges against him in 2014.
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Research in Kenya finds victims or witnesses to violence are less likely to buy into anti-International Criminal Court political narratives.
Martha Karua addresses a rally. She is Raila Odinga’s running mate in Kenya’s August 2022 elections.
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Martha Karua’s selection as a deputy presidential candidate has helped put gender equality on the Kenyan election agenda.
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That there is no clear favourite to win shows the campaigning has been relatively free and competitive.
Kenyans take to the streets in the capital, Nairobi, to call for peaceful August 2022 elections.
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Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) holds hands with opinion polls’ favourites, Deputy President William Ruto (left) and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Kenyans protest rising food prices and call for urgent government action in Nairobi in May 2022.
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The economy has taken centre stage in Kenya’s 2022 elections, but political promises have fallen short of offering realistic solutions.
A Kenyan elections official registers a voter’s details.
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The presence of fringe presidential contenders is a marker of maturing democracies.
A protest against police brutality outside parliament buildings in Nairobi.
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A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is making his fifth stab at the presidency.
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Odinga is considered a master strategist, sometimes populist and excellent mobiliser.
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As an outlier in Kenya’s political power matrix, Ruto was elbowed out by the establishment. But he has somersaulted back by appealing directly to the masses.
Kenya’s first ever face-to-face presidential debate screened ahead of elections in 2013 won by Uhuru Kenyatta (on screen).
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Elites have strong incentives to foment violence. The way they speak about election issues in the media can inflame tensions.
William Ruto at the International Criminal Court in May 2013.
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For the ICC, the case against Paul Gicheru represents the possibility for the court to clock a win where so far it has only suffered losses.