By Prof John Harbeson With all the commentary about democratic backsliding, not only in Africa and other newer democracies but…
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It has been four months since the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) nominated 41 individuals for appointment as judges. Curiously, President…
By Professor John Harbeson The erosion of democracy, or democratic backsliding, has been widely acknowledged in academic and policymaking circles…
The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is the latest indicator that Kenya is morphing into a police state.…
By Professor John Harbeson Ethiopia is at a crossroads – between a pathway toward the establishment of an economically and…
Wanjiku, The Constitution is everything in a constitutional democracy. Considering the hallowed space it occupies, it is a little depressing…
Over the past few decades, technological, governance, and market progress has lifted an unprecedented number of people out of poverty…
By Prof John Harbeson Ethiopia and Kenya remain among the world’s more fragile states according to the 2019 Fragile States…
Reflecting on socio-politics worldwide, Prof Francis Fukuyama’s conclusion in ‘The End of History and the Last Man’ holds that the…
The Judiciary occupies a hallowed place in any system of laws. As the final arbiters, courts are not only tasked…
