Kenya: why ‘big men’ cohesion is more important than ethnicity to political stability
By: Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham; Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick, and Karuti Kanyinga, University of Nairobi Kenyan politics is often depicted as a battle between different ethnic “Big Men” who can mobilise their supporters with a click of their fingers. The ability of successive generations of the Kenyatta family to rally the support of […]
Handshake: Is Uhuru-Raila reunion new chapter in politics?
Mukalo Kwayera Today, Kenya marks 41 years since the death of founding Father of the Nation, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. As has been the ritual in the last four decades, the late Kenyatta’s family will lay wreaths at his mausoleum at Parliament Buildings and later attend mass at the Holy Family Minor Basilica. Expected at both ceremonies, […]