The next year promises to be a momentous period for Kenya. Presidential and parliamentary elections are due to be held this December or in March 2013. The polls will be the first since the bitterly disputed ones in late 2007, which saw more than 1200 people die in post-election violence, sent the economy crashing and tainted the country’s image abroad.
Much has changed in Kenyan politics since 2007. A new constitution was written in response to the post-electoral strife, enshrining the separation of the judiciary, legislature and executive, and giving local governments more autonomy.
