Crisis Group: African Nation and Murithi Mutiga

crisis group: The question of how the democratic institutions and relatively open society of this leading East African nation will respond is a bellwether for the continent, where democracy evolves in some places and authoritarianism takes root in others, according to Toronto Star. This is not just about Kenya, said Murithi Mutiga, a Nairobi-based senior analyst for the International Crisis Group. The girls scrambled to safety in a scene that captured the anguish of a flawed democracy facing protracted pressures unless Kenya's rival camps can somehow accommodate. It's about the idea of moving toward greater and greater political competition and freedom and against those that say, Let's privilege economic development and forget political liberalism for now.' Read more Kenya Supreme Court nixed election result after commission refused to allow investigation, judges say Kenya election commissioner resigns, says new vote cannot be fair Article Continued Below President Uhuru Kenyatta wins re-run election in Kenya Kenya is in a lull after a bruising election cycle in which an Aug. 8 vote was nullified by the Supreme Court because of flaws, and an Oct. 26 repeat vote was boycotted by opposition leader Raila Odinga. While most of the country of 45 million was calm, some areas were hit by ethnic tensions, violent protests, sporadic arson and looting and deadly police gunfire during clashes. President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner both times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.