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In pre-colonial times, land tenure in Kenya was governed through the application of customary laws that differed between communities.

THE STANDARD OPINION Kenya is a deeply divided society. Six years ago, economist David Ndii, a political strategist and an advocate of secession, wrote an article in the  Daily Nation title, ‘Kenya is a cruel marriage, it’s time we talk divorce’.  He was right. Kenya is a cruel marriage. But because I am not a separatist; and because I am proud of our diversity, methinks we need not divorce. Indeed, many African states have had to undergo a very painful process after the failure of their leaders to deal with underlying conflicts that grew over time into full-blown war. A good example...

Can religion be harnessed as a political force for good? ZANU-PF election poster Photo: Graeme Williams “Africans are notoriously religious,” asserts John Mbiti in his book African Religions and Philosophy. However, upon conducting a scan of the socio-political landscape of the continent, one is led to ask, if Africans are so religious then why are they so notorious? Africa is notorious for its poverty, for its ethnic conflicts and civil wars, for its disease-scourged populations and for its constitutional delinquency. Why does the religious African have to search for heaven in Europe an...