Kenya : : the struggle for a new constitutional order / / edited by Godwin R. Murunga, Duncan Okello, Anders Sjogren.

• Superior document: Africa now (Zed Books)
• TeilnehmendeR: Murunga, Godwin R.,; Okello, Duncan,; Sjogren, Anders,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury),, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Africa now (Zed Books)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages).

The aftermath of recent Kenyan elections has been marred by violence and an apparent crisis in democratic governance, with the negotiated settlement resulting from the 2007 election bringing into sharp focus longstanding problems of state and society. The broader reform process has involved electoral, judicial and security-sector reforms, among others, which in turn revolve around constitutional reforms. Written by a gathering of eminent specialists, this highly original volume interrogates the roots and impact of the 2010 constitution. It explains why reforms were blocked in the past but were successful this time around, and explores the scope for their implementation in the face of continued resistance by powerful groups. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the Kenyan experience carries significance well past its borders, speaking to debates surrounding social justice and national cohesion across the African continent and beyond.

Table of Contents

Towards a new constitutional order in Kenya : an introduction / Godwin R. Murunga, Duncan Okello and Anders Sjörgen The protracted transition to the Second Republic in Kenya / Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Fuelling the violence : the print media in Kenya's volatile 2007 post-election violence / Sammy Gakero Gachigua Mediating Kenya's post-election violence : from a peace-making to a constitutional moment / E. Njoki Wamai Instrumentalism and constitution-making in Kenya : triumphs, challenges and opportunities beyond the 2013 elections / Raymond Muhala and Stephen Ndegwa Revisiting 'the two faces of civil society' in constitutional reform in Kenya / Wanjala S. Nasong'o Constitutions and constitutionalism : the vate of the 2010 constitution / Yash Pal Ghai Elite compromises and the content of the 2010 constitution / Godwin R. Murunga Security and human rights in the new constitutional order in Kenya / Mutuma Ruteere.