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Justin Willis
Professor Justin Willis is a historian at Durham University, the author of Potent Brews: A Social History of Alcohol in East Africa, and the former director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi.
Foregone conclusions: Why bother with elections in countries like Uganda and Tanzania?
Even when only one result is possible, elections can tell us a lot about what’s really going on
Cambridge Analytica’s role in Africa overstated
Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in elections in Nigeria and Kenya have been overstated.
Primacy of the law has been asserted in Kenya – but the aftermath is unpredictable
For decades, power in Kenya has lain with the government and administrative organisations that serve it. The Supreme Court may have changed that
Kenya’s elections are much more than just a ruthless game of thrones
Despite their scepticism, Kenyan voters come out in large numbers to cast their ballots.