Political economy of Kenya & the 2017 general elections

In 2017, Kenya held two presidential elections in succession after the new apex court, the Supreme Court, annulled the August 2017 presidential results in which the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner. The main opponent, Raila Odinga, declined to participate in a fresh poll. Violent protests spread with supporters of Raila Odinga demanding his inauguration. On January 30, 2018, they swore him to ‘office’ as a ‘People’s President’. This event deepened the existing ethno-political divisions and aroused more violence.