Raila Odinga

Many international events in the world are an outcome of decisions made by individuals. This has led to a series of discussions amongst scholars, who wonder to what extent can state leaders formulate policies that reflect national interests? In a state setting the burden to formulate policies aren’t only limited to the President, but also to different individuals who may pursue their own goals. This is evident in Kenya, whereby analysts claim that the 2011 intervention in Somalia wasn’t only influenced

citizens. Fundamentally therefore, to describe governance as a good one and to determine whether it is a bad one requires the understanding of the essence of the state which are not only embedded in the constitution but also a function of the ethical and religious ideals and the nature of current problems confronting the state. The curious question however is: what went wrong in the governance realm in Africa? Two factors seem to have facilitated bad governance in Africa. First is obviously the colonial

Kenya: A Developing Country With the discovery of certain human fossils, some being over 3 million years old, many paleontologists believe that Kenya was the “cradle of humanity.” Currently, Kenya’s population is comprised of over 97 percent of people of African descent with nearly 40 ethnic groups. Lying on the equator between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda, Kenya is located on the eastern coast of Africa. Kenya is one of the most famous safari destinations in Africa, attracting people from all

In Jessica Posner’s and Kennedy Odede’s Find Me Unafraid, there is a part of Kennedy’s narrative that details the unrest associated with the political election in Kenya. He speaks of how many people within the Luo and Kikuyu tribes were turning to violence, killing one another, even innocent children, as a way to show their frustration with the unjust system they were born into. From forced circumcision to burning down homes with families inside to slashing people with machetes, lives were being

many parts of the country immediately Mwai Kibaki of the Party of National Unity (PNU) was declared the winner of the presidential poll and sworn in on 30th December 2007. The violence escalated as the leader of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Raila Odinga, immediately rejected the outcome of the poll. Such violence had never occurred in Kenya before and it had devastating consequences. The violence, commonly referred to as Post-Election Violence (PEV), continued for the next 14 days after Kibaki

President Kenyatta. Malcolm, however, was also aware of Kenya’s Oginga Odinga. The original caption for this photo, taken June 1, 1963, reads: “Nairobi, Kenya – Waving his ‘wisk’ the newly-elected Premier of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta (R, foreground), greeted throngs of cheering citizens as he rode through the streets of Nairobi. Accompanying Kenyatta are Tom Mboya (L), Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs; A. Oginga Odinga, Minister for Home Affairs; and James S. Gichuru, Minister for Finance

Valley. Approximately 70% voters came out to participate the country’s highest ever percentage at that time. Polling results published before the election showed that Raila Odinga head of the ODM party with a small lead. However, on 30 December 2007, Kenya’s Electoral Commission announced that Mwai Kibaki the head of the PNU the winner. Odinga and the ODM rejected the results, stating the elections had been rigged, with which foreign election observers agreed. The announcement of the results triggered

The Republic of Kenya, an East African country that lies on the equator within the Indian Ocean to its south-east, has a total land area of 581,000 square kilometers and a total water covered area of 11,000 square kilometers. Kenya is one of the most culturally rich countries with a blend of different ethnic groups and cultures in Africa. There are at least 40 different ethnic groups in Kenya today. In terms of religion, Christianity is the most populated in Kenya with about 82.5% of the Kenyan people

mainstream media by frustrating the alternative media. A few alternative media survived after their collapse at independence. They became increasingly vocal, disillusioned with the pace of change and the political rifts among the political elite. In 1966 Odinga fell out with Kenyatta after being expelled from the ruling part, subsequently there was a major crack down on the emergent alternative English- language media, such as the Christian publication Target. Several underground publications, including

Electronical engineer Steven Magee once said, “corrupt governments are run by corrupt politicians that run corrupt law enforcement agencies.” The repetition of the word corrupt emphasizes how the governments, politicians, and law enforcement agencies are all connected in a corrupt country. This quote by Steven Magee relates to various countries around the world that have trouble with corruption; specifically; Kenya. Corruption has plagued Kenya since colonization when the British Empire took over