Aug 17, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
It was announced on 11 August — in front of politicians, journalists and diplomats at the Bomas of Kenya, in Langata — that Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Jubilee Party (JP) was the declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election. The initial results given by the...
Aug 2, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our weekly East Africa Politics & Security publication. Campaigning in Turkana County — as in the rest of the country — has intensified as election day on 8 August approaches. Given the ‘winner takes all’ characteristics of...
Jul 19, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an article from our fortnightly East Africa Politics & Security publication. The Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) is once again at the wrong end of a court decision. This time the controversial award of the ballot paper printing...
Jul 5, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our fortnightly East Africa Politics & Security publication. Tanzania’s National Assembly will have passed the most wide ranging mining sector reforms by 5 July — surpassing those of the 1990s that led to the country’s gold...
Jun 21, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our fortnightly East Africa Politics & Security publication. The 19 June court appearance of Harbinder Sethi Singh and James Rugemalira is the Tanzanian government’s single most significant act against corruption. The two men...
Jun 7, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an article from our fortnightly East Africa Politics & Security publication. The International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned of the increased risk of localised violence in the Rift Valley counties during the August election. In its 30 May report, ICG notes...
