Negotiated Democracy?
Increasingly, elders in Northern Kenya play a considerable role in determining who gets elected for political offices, especially county offices. However, how do traditional/cultural institutions interact with the new formal political institutions? The interaction between these institutions is not always unidirectional, but they mutually influence each other. Do women have a role since most of the elders are male?
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