The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it
Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.
Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.
Significant transitions in Kenya have occurred through the voices of the masses rather than formal political structures.
President Ruto’s re-awakening of class identities has shifted the character of Kenya’s politics in ways even he could not have predicted.
Corruption in Kenya drains resources that could have been used for services like healthcare or education.
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
Kenya’s slow economic growth, large educated youth population and limited job opportunities are some of the factors that gave rise to the protests.
Reforms have failed to transform an authoritarian police force into a democratic one.
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.