Kenya
democracy and political participation : a review by AfriMAP, Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi
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Author
Contributions
- AfriMAP - Contributor
- Open Society Initiative for East Africa - Contributor
- University of Nairobi. Institute for Development Studies - Contributor
- Open Society Foundations - Contributor
Publication
2014 - Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Kenya
Language
English
Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781920677473
- ISBN-10192067747X
- Library of Congress Control Number2013441869
- OCLC Control Number881501627
- Open LibraryOL30967609M
Classifications
- LCCJQ2947.A58 K36 2014
- LCCJQ2947.A58
Description
The active and meaningful participation of citizens in public affairs is the distinguishing feature of democratic societies, which are judged by the extent to which governments open up to citizen involvement in public affairs and the space they give for citizens to hold the government accountable. It is because of this that citizens in Kenya and Africa in general continue to demand increased space for participation. This report is about the challenges of participatory democracy in Kenya; it assesses the state of democracy and participation in the country. It examines the institutional and legislative processes that would contribute to the consolidation of democracy and political participation. The report explores the available instruments, such as the Constitution of Kenya (2010), to enhance democracy and people's political participation. The report identifies impediments to Kenya's democratic consolidation, with the most important challenges identified as ethnicity and identity politics, the electoral system of first-past-the-post, and the dominance of the executive. The report notes that ethnicity is a symptom of the structure and use of political power. Specifically, the interplay of ethnicity and the competition for executive power have constrained public participation and the democratic transition in general.
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