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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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.

Safety Concerns For Political Aspirants In Kenya

by DC Editors - April 15, 2022

Safety Concerns For Political Aspirants In Kenya

Kenyan elections are often marred by violence. There safety concerns for political aspirants ahead of the August 9, 2022, general elections.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Kenya

Kenya’s Controversial Constitutional Reforms Blocked In Court

by DC Editors - May 20, 2021

Kenya’s Controversial Constitutional Reforms Blocked In Court

Kenya’s constitutional reforms born from a new-found alliance between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga have been barred in Court.

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

Mike Sonko: How A Jail-Breaker Became Nairobi’s Governor

by DC Editors - March 29, 2021

Mike Sonko: How A Jail-Breaker Became Nairobi's Governor

Just as his rise was unusual, so was Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s decline. In December, he was impeached for abuse of office.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Worldwide Corruption

‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization

by DC Editors - September 6, 2019

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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