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Governance and Society · Accountability: Commentary6 articles
How parties, nominations and coalitions shape citizen power in Kenya’s 2027 election, across government-aligned formations, opposition organisations, emerging movements and citizens outside those camps.
Read articleFour state sugar mills were leased, not sold, in May 2025. Farmer payments and milling have improved at some sites; disclosure, worker arrears and creditor claims remain unresolved. This fact-checked case asks whether leasing has produced capability, or only a change of gatekeeper.
Read articlePan Paper Mills collapsed in 2009 and failed a state-backed revival in 2010. Since 2016, Rai Group has rebuilt it around recycled fibre. This fact-checked commentary and governance simulation asks what would actually prove capability rather than repeat an announcement.
Read articleKenya is right to demand more value from Lake Magadi. The real test is whether it can enforce accountability and build downstream industry without replacing one opaque arrangement with another.
Read articleKUSCCO's liquidation is not only a story about money. It is a case of evidence, incentives, dissent and accountability failing to meet at the same decision table.
Read articleLinda Mwananchi is proving that citizens can finance and expand a political movement through small contributions and digital networks. Its deeper test is whether it can convert a crowd into a transparent, citizen-governed institution capable of restraining, and surviving, its most popular leaders.
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