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The Fuliza Republic: Inside Kenya’s New Season of Austerity

Many in Kenya are approaching the “fuliza limit” and they are mourning the possibility of what could have been. They question the logic of trading state responsibility for private, high‑interest debt, and in their voices, we hear the loud demand for the right to a dignified life.

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The Fuliza Republic: Inside Kenya’s New Season of Austerity

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Echoes From the Past: SAPs in These Times of Debt Austerity
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Echoes From the Past: SAPs in These Times of Debt Austerity

Mwangi Githahu
April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
On Being Fiscally Retrenched: Notes on Austerity and the Gig Economy
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On Being Fiscally Retrenched: Notes on Austerity and the Gig Economy

Ivan Mayabi
April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
Privatization 3.0: A Silver-Lining or the Return of Old Ghosts?
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Privatization 3.0: A Silver-Lining or the Return of Old Ghosts?

Avatar photo Lewis-Miller Kaphira
April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
From Student Airlifts to Slave Exports: Kenya’s Economic Decay 
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From Student Airlifts to Slave Exports: Kenya’s Economic Decay 

Keith Ang'ana Keith Ang'ana
April 8, 2026April 8, 2026
Rewind Selekta: SAPs Again?
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Rewind Selekta: SAPs Again?

Natasha W. Muhanji Natasha W. Muhanji
April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Fuliza Republic: Austerity's Street-Level Reckoning
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Fuliza Republic: Austerity’s Street-Level Reckoning

Jimmy Kitiro Jimmy Kitiro
April 5, 2026April 7, 2026
Kenya’s Second Structural Adjustment Nightmare: State's Middle Finger to Us
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Kenya’s Second Structural Adjustment Nightmare: State’s Middle Finger to Us

Akal Mohan Akal Mohan
April 3, 2026April 3, 2026
Kenya’s Austerity Loop: Debt, Discontent, and the High Cost of Mediocrity
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Kenya’s Austerity Loop: Debt, Discontent, and the High Cost of Mediocrity

Frank Njugi Frank Njugi
April 2, 2026April 2, 2026
Farce and Tragedy: The Price of Our Structurally Adjusted Lives
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Farce and Tragedy: The Price of Our Structurally Adjusted Lives

Kamau Wairuri Kamau Wairuri
April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
The Fuliza Republic: Inside Kenya’s New Season of Austerity
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The Fuliza Republic: Inside Kenya’s New Season of Austerity

The Elephant The Elephant
April 1, 2026May 11, 2026
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