Cuddly tiger, hidden dragon?

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Race and gender may have been the most visible currents in the 2008 presidential primaries.

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Politics & Governance

Mbeki, the ANC and the Political Parties Act
The resignation of Thabo Mbeki from the South African Presidency is the biggest victory for democracy in Africa in recent times.
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The Public court on the Kriegler Commission
Justice Kriegler, the man who was mandated to head a commission looking at how Kenya’s December 2008 General Election was conducted has finished
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History

Britain's Mau Mau
Kenya was always Britain’s most troublesome African colony because it was neither one thing nor the other.
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Ukweli Hauogopi tisho wala nguvu za majeshi
Brothers and Sisters, we meet at a difficult time for many Kenyans - and perhaps it is appropriate to rise for a moment of silence in honour of those
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Legal & Constitutional

Kenyan Youth: Liberating The Nation Through Constitutional Transform
The terrain of constitution making is the most contested in the history of the state and politics. This is mainly because constitutions generally refl
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Kriegler report
You've probably read about the Kriegler report in the papers - how could you not have?
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International Affairs

Darfur, ICC and the new humanitarian order
On July 14, after much advance publicity and fanfare, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court applied for an arrest warrant for the preside
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Obama and McCain Debate on Foreign Affairs (Transcript)
Published below is the transcript of the presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Jim Lehrer from the Public Broadcasting St
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Liveblog: US Presidential Debate Foreign Policy
In less than an hour hour, the US presidential debates will begin. The debate-that-almost-never-happened following Republican presidential ca
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Thumbs up Mbeki!
The resignation of South African president Thabo Mbeki is one of the bravest political acts in Africa in recent times. Mbeki has proved that he is ind
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Kibaki's Speech to the UN General Assembly
Published here is the speech President Mwai Kibaki made today in New York at the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Constitutional Review and Persons with Disability
In the last five years the legislative and social landscape allocated to dealing with the difficulties experienced by persons living with disabilities
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Dedan Kimathi and Me III: Kionyo Patrol, early days
For four or five days, while the local population established the Police Station, we slept in the open and suffered the encroachment of cloud that w
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Mbeki's final speech to South Africa (transcript)
Fellow South Africans, I have no doubt that you are aware of the announcement made yesterday (on saturday) by the National Executive Committee of th
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