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Back to the Polls: What Was Behind the Shock Annulment of Kenya's Elections?

Sep 18, 2017 | 09:15 GMT

Supporters of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga celebrate in the streets of the Mathare slum in Nairobi on Sept. 1.

Supporters of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga celebrate in the streets of the Mathare slum in Nairobi on Sept. 1. Elections in Kenya are characterised by elite corruption, electoral fraud and the repression of the people.

(TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Corruption, elitist tribalism and electoral fraud are all interlinked in the East African country, and the controversy and violence that beset this year's presidential race had their precursors....

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