Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9782957305889
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 413
Book Description
Kenya in Motion 2000-2020
Author: Kenyas Past as Prologue
Author: Marie-Aude FouerePublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9966028528
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
During the run-up to Kenyas 2013 general elections, crucial political and civic questions were raised. Could past mistakes, especially political and ethnic-related violence, be avoided this time round? Would the spectre of the 2007 post-electoral violence positively or negatively affect debates and voting? How would politicians, electoral bodies such as the IEBC, the Kenyan civil society, and the international community weigh in on the elections? More generally, would the 2013 elections bear witness to the building up of an electoral culture in Kenya, characterized by free and fair elections, or would it show that voting is still weakened by political malpractices, partisan opinions and emotional reactions? Would Kenyas past be inescapable or would it prepare the scene for a new political order? Kenyas Past as Prologue adopts a multidisciplinary perspective mainly built upon field-based ethnography and a selection of case studies to answer these questions. Under the leadership of the French Institute for Research in Africa (Institut francais de recherche en Afrique, IFRA), political scientists, historians and anthropologists explore various aspects of the electoral process to contribute in-depth analyses of the last elections. They highlight the structural factors underlying election and voting in Kenya including the political system, culture and political transition. They also interrogate the short-term trends and issues that influence the new political order. The book provides insight into specific case studies, situations and contexts, thus bringing nuances and diversity into focus to better assess Kenyas evolving electoral democracy.
Where Women are
Author: Nanjala NyabolaPublisher:
ISBN: 9789966028815
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Why Do Elections Matter in Africa?
Author: Nic CheesemanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110841723X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
A radical new approach to understanding Africa's elections: explaining why politicians, bureaucrats and voters so frequently break electoral rules.
Complementarity, Catalysts, Compliance
Author: Christian M. De VosPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108472486
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Critically explores the International Criminal Court's evolution and the domestic effects of its interventions in three African countries.
Political Protest in Contemporary Africa
Author: Lisa MuellerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423671
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Looking at protests from Senegal to Kenya, Lisa Mueller shows how cross-class coalitions fuel contemporary African protests across the continent.
Kenya in Motion 2000-2020
Author: The Constant Gardener
Author: John le CarrePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743215826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The Constant Gardener is a magnificent exploration of the new world order by New York Times bestselling author John le Carré, one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time. The novel opens in northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of Tessa Quayle -- young, beautiful, and dearly beloved to husband Justin. When Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her death, what he finds could make him not only a suspect among his own colleagues, but a target for Tessa's killers as well. A master chronicler of the betrayals of ordinary people caught in political conflict, John le Carré portrays the dark side of unbridled capitalism as only he can. In The Constant Gardener he tells a compelling, complex story of a man elevated through tragedy, as Justin Quayle -- amateur gardener, aging widower, and ineffectual bureaucrat -- discovers his own natural resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time to love.
Kenya After 50
Author: Mickie Mwanzia KosterPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137574631
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
This book explores the key milestones in education, gender, and policy that Kenya has achieved since independence, the challenges of this experience, and the future prospects. This edited collection of chapters also aims to illuminate the lessons learned from the experiences of the postcolonial period as well as postulate on the way forward. Through this exploration of the Kenyan experience since independence, the authors present an optimistic view that despite the many obstacles and challenges, the country still has promising prospects as a nation.
Digital Kenya
Author: Bitange NdemoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137578785
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic cables in 2009, Digital Kenya examines why the initial entrepreneurial spirit and digital revolution has begun to falter despite support from motivated entrepreneurs, international investors, policy experts and others. Written by engaged scholars and professionals in the field, the book offers 15 eye-opening chapters and 14 one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs and investors to ask why establishing ICT start-ups on a continental and global scale remains a challenge on the “Silicon Savannah”. The authors present evidence-based recommendations to help Kenya to continue producing globally impactful ICT innovations that improve the lives of those still waiting on the side-lines, and to inspire other nations to do the same.