Young Kenyans have their say about politics, corruption and their sense of belonging
REFLECTING on the divisions and conflict that arose during Kenya’s contested 2017 elections, President Uhuru Kenyatta recently said: We were not in a good place as a country. ELISABETH KING, Associate Professor of International Education and Politics, New York University DANA BURDE, Associate Professor and Director of International Education, New York University DAPHNA HAREL, Associate Professor of Applied Statistics, New York University JENNIFER HILL, Director of PRIISM; Professor of Applied Statistics, New York University Uhuru and his main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga, closed ranks after the contest with a symbolic handshake and a pledge to reform the political…