10 min read. The rise of right-wing populist leaders in many countries across the globe suggests that democracy’s days are numbered. However, as PATRICK GATHARA argues,...
8 min read. South East Asia’s Tiger economies have long triggered questions about why and how Kenya was left behind in the post-colonial maendeleo race. Instructively,...
7 min read. At independence, all of post-colonial Africa promulgated democratic constitutions. In no time, all but one state had reverted to authoritarian rule. Why? In...
14 min read. Kenya experienced a protracted electoral period after the unprecedented nullification of the August 8 presidential election last year. After the Supreme Court gave...
8 min read. Here in this zinc coffin lies a dead person or his legs and his head or even less of him or nothing, for...
5 min read. For strongmen seeking office, the facade of competitive elections provides an important reputational asset. For the others facing real competition, procuring the services...
10 min read. Premises In a now commonly known assessment F. Fukuyama, after 1989 change in world systems, predicted the universalization of Western liberal democracy as...
8 min read. My friend “Derrick” has reason to be very concerned, scared even. He is a single father to three mixed race children of mixed...
