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Kenya's political pacts | Bolton's gamble

Posted by: The Conversation Global

Date: Thursday, 25 June 2020

 

Political pacts have been common among Kenya’s elites throughout the country’s post-colonial period. The most recent has been the Building Bridges Initiative agreed between arch-rivals President Uhuru Kenyatta and leader of the main opposition Raila Odinga. Karuti Kanyinga explains how political pacts are driven by Kenya’s elites to maintain power. And how, because they are self-serving, they are never built to last.

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga Getty Images

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