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Kenya articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Kenya.​ ​​According to Freedom House, the "2007 presidential poll was undermined by several factors, including a defective voter registry and widespread fraud". Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on Africa.

‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization

By DC Editors - September 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization

Polarization is tearing democracies around the world from Brazil, India, and Kenya, to Poland, Turkey, and US. Article looks at how to counter this dynamic.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Asia, Brazil, Europe, India, Kenya, Middle East, Poland, Turkey

Tulsi Gabbard: Equality and America’s Search for a Female President

By Ngah Gabriel - August 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Tulsi Gabbard: Equality and America’s Search for a Female President

Tulsi Gabbard’s run for Presidency is inscribed in America’s search for a female president underpinned by openness to gender equality.

Filed Under: American Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, African-Americans and Democracy, American Local Elections, American State Elections, Democrats, Election History, Kenya, Women and Democracy

Report Outlines Threats to Freedom in Multiple African Countries

By DC Editors - May 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Threats to Freedom in Multiple African Countries

In a dozen countries across Africa, governments have put laws that “improperly constrain” nongovernmental organizations and imperil civil society.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Algeria, China, Dictatorships, Ethiopia, Europe, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Russia, West Africa, Zimbabwe

Kenya Drops in Press Freedom Index, But Remains Haven for Journalists

By DC Editors - May 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Kenya Drops in Press Freedom Index, But Remains Haven for Journalists

No country in East Africa ranks high in the World Press Freedom Index, prepared each year by advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Journalism and Free Speech, Kenya

UN Panel: South Sudan Likely Executed Two Prominent Critics

By DC Editors - May 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

UN Panel: South Sudan Killed Activists

A new U.N. report says South Sudanese security agents likely executed two prominent critics of the government who vanished in Kenya in January 2017.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Political Dissidents, South Sudan, United Nations

Ensure Justice in Death of Kenyan Activist Caroline Mwatha Ochieng

By DC Editors - February 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ensure Justice in Death of Kenyan Activist Caroline Mwatha Ochieng

Ensure Justice in death of Kenyan activist Caroline Mwatha Ochieng whose body her relatives had at the Nairobi City mortuary earlier this month.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Political Dissidents, Women and Democracy

Disappearance of Two South Sudanese Political Dissidents in Kenya

By DC Editors - February 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

Worrying Disappearance of Two South Sudanese Political Dissidents in Kenya

Kenyan and Sudanese authorities should ensure effective, transparent and impartial investigations into disappearance of 2 South Sudanese critics in Nairobi.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Political Dissidents, South Sudan

Disappearances of South Sudanese Dissidents Demand a Response

By DC Editors - January 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

Disappearances of South Sudanese Dissidents

Two years ago, South Sudanese lawyer Dong Samuel Luak disappeared off the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. Human Rights Watch reported.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Journalism and Free Speech, Kenya, Political Dissidents, South Sudan

Kenyan Government Faces Backlash After Chinese Contract Leaks

By DC Editors - January 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Kenyan Chinese Contract Leaks

The Kenyan government is struggling to respond to revelations that a multi-billion dollar contract with China may imperil its sovereignty.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, China, Kenya, Worldwide Corruption

Shockwaves in Ivory Coast After Gbagbo’s Acquittal by ICC

By DC Editors - January 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Jubilation Among Gbagbo Supporters, but Rights Groups Lament Justice not Served

The International Criminal Court in a stunning decision on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo of war crimes charges.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Dictatorships, Kenya, West Africa, Worldwide

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