---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "African Arguments" <edi...@africanarguments.org> Date: 7 Aug 2017 14:43 Subject: Kenya Decides: Revolutionaries, Dynasties and Dreams To: <elisabethjana...@gmail.com> Cc:
This week's highlights from African Arguments. View this email in your browser <http://mailchi.mp/soas/kenya-decides-revolutionaries-dynasties-and-dreams?e=b372e44b88> *On 8 August, Kenya finally goes to the polls.* These 2017 general elections will be hotly-contested, from the presidency all the way down to the ward level. Below are some of the most incisive pieces we've published on tomorrow's crucial vote, covering the elections from a range of important angles. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=b9fed37966&e=b372e44b88> Kenya’s 2017 elections will be like none before. Here’s why. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=a5a4069dce&e=b372e44b88> Something's changed and everything's got a lot more interesting. *Nanjala Nyabola* explains how devolution has transformed Kenyan politics and what's up for grabs tomorrow. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=32f87d5c4c&e=b372e44b88> Kenyatta vs. Odinga: A study in contrasts <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=3db0e39c99&e=b372e44b88> As in 2013, the ever closer presidential race is between two familiar faces. *Nic Cheeseman* examines the differences in their campaigns, backgrounds, and chances of victory. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=51f4c0ec14&e=b372e44b88> Why so tense? Kenya’s high stake elections explained <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=211724ae18&e=b372e44b88> What's at stake in Kenya's elections? *Sekou Toure Otondi *gives an overview of the race and why its so hotly contested. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=d035c81e47&e=b372e44b88> How the young and restless could change Kenya’s future <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=56d3d736c8&e=b372e44b88> Arguably, the real contest for Kenya's political future is happening at the grassroots, with young people turning typical campaigning on its head. *Peter Dörrie* follows a new generation of politicians on the campaign trail. On the hopes and limits of Boniface Mwangi’s revolution <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=166f80cade&e=b372e44b88> The most prominent and popular of these young candidates is calling for a revolution. But comes after the revolution, asks *Swabir Silayi*? <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=1d9e995da8&e=b372e44b88> How Kenya’s votes will be counted <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=d56d2fffd4&e=b372e44b88> Amidst tensions and promises of victory on both sides, a credible electoral process will be crucial. *Aly Verjee* explains how votes will be counted. <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=6665194068&e=b372e44b88> Deaths, defections and deceit: How Kenya’s fake news spreads <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=09ff1ee36a&e=b372e44b88> The spread and sophistication of fake news is causing alarm in the elections. *Allan Kamau *investigates the kinds of false stories that spread and how. *For more analysis, commentary and features, visit us at: * AfricanArguments <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=e01691f888&e=b372e44b88> .org <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=a5c7d612ec&e=b372e44b88> <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=1d552185c3&e=b372e44b88> Facebook <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=4a2fadb84a&e=b372e44b88> <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=b28b6ea069&e=b372e44b88> Twitter <http://africanarguments.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a5b4dc2dec57bd289170737f2&id=a2716ebd08&e=b372e44b88> <http://africanarguments.org> Website <http://africanarguments.org> *Copyright © 2017 Royal African Society, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website www.africanarguments.org Want to change how you receive these emails? 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