Kenya’s general elections since the onset of multiparty politics in 1992 have always elicited strong sentiment. This year’s election pitting two main contenders - former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and the current Deputy President William Ruto promise just as many fireworks. Raila Odinga is the candidate for Azimio - a coalition of close to twenty political parties that is also supported by the sitting President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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On August 9th, 2022 Kenyans will vote for a new President. It will be the third time a President will be leaving office after his term is over. President Daniel arap Moi ruled the country for 24 years, ten after the Constitution was changed to open the country to multipartism and to cap presidential terms to two. He argued that, after changing the Constitution, he qualified for a new start, which he was granted.
08 Agosto 2022
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As Kenyans head to general elections on 9 August 2022, attention is largely focused on a tight presidential race. However, many of the lower level races are also fiercely contested.
08 Agosto 2022
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Kenya has had six multiparty elections since 1991 when the one-party state ended, following pressure from civil society and donors. All elections since then have been high-stakes ethnic contests.
08 Agosto 2022
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Despite some improvement over the past decade, corruption in Kenya remains rampant: Kenya is ranked 128 among 180 nations in 2021 in terms of perceived corruption, after climbing from position 124 in 2020. Democratic elections are also meant to help keep malpractice and fraud under check. Regrettably, a number of those seeking elective seats in the coming elections have tainted integrity.
08 Agosto 2022
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Verso l’infinito e oltre
Questa settimana, il prezzo medio del gas naturale in Europa ha sfondato quota 200 €/MWh (60$/MmBtu). Siamo ormai a dieci volte il suo prezzo medio dell’ultimo decennio (15-25 €/MWh) e vicini al record stabilito a marzo, subito dopo l’invasione russa dell’Ucraina.
05 Agosto 2022
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A due anni dalla terribile esplosione del porto di Beirut, il Libano aspetta ancora la verità sul disastro. Indagini ferme, una classe politica corrotta e una crisi economica senza precedenti sono lo specchio di un paese alla deriva.
04 Agosto 2022
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The long-anticipated tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (RevCon), which began only two days ago, on 1 August, comes at a time of precarity within the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
02 Agosto 2022
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Great power competition in Asia comes with the need for China and the US to secure alliances and partnership in the region. In the first half of the 2022, four of the major players – Japan, South Korea, Australia and Philippines – changed the government or held elections. In each of these countries how to relate with China was one of the biggest issues in foreign policy.
01 Agosto 2022