African Studies
Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
Call for Papers: Utafiti is inviting you to submit your manuscript – any topic in the humanities - for consideration in the next issues.
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The fallout from the ‘Kenyan post-election crisis’ of 2007/8, when civil strife resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people and the displacement of over 300,000 more, continued to dominate social and political life in 2009. Media coverage and political gossip focussed on two main questions: which individuals would face prosecution for their involvement in the violence, and which leaders would emerge from intra-party struggles as likely presidential candidates ahead of the 2012 elections. The process of national reconstruction and reconciliation was hindered by slow economic growth, a dysfunctional power-sharing government, and a lack of political will to engage in serious reform of the constitution and security services.