Kenya's 2017 elections
Background:
Ever since independence, Kenya’s elections have largely been determined by tribe (ethnic group), especially since the biggest five tribes help account for nearly 70% of the population. The issue in this is that during the 2007 elections, ethnic violence occurred lasting two months, killing 1,200 people. Again in 2013, the elections brought along more fighting as the opposition accused the newly appointed president Uhuru Kenyatta of rigging the votes in his favor. Urban rioting and fights erupted causing more disruptions, only slightly better than those of previous elections. In this year’s election, one of the biggest factors include the rising cost of food in the country and the nationwide distaste in governmental corruption. With more than half a million illegal arms already circulating the nation currently, the events of 2007 have a chance of making a revival. So the question posed is whether or not you think ethnic violence will once again make another resurgence, and if so, what can be done to try and hamper the tension currently rising between Kenya’s inhabitants? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39810869 http://www.newsweek.com/2017/05/19/kenya-election-season-violence-repeat-609219.html https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-29/tight-race-seen-in-kenya-s-elections-with-opposition-turnout-key Historical Background: Historically we can look at the American Civil War as an example to compare this current event. During this time, the fight over race was one of the biggest push factors in determining the infancy of this war as two different cultures clashed against one another. Through this, the country became divided between the North and the South as tensions rose, resulting in nearly 50 years of conflict. In the end, however, negotiations and compromises were able to be made in order to make peace. This benefited the nation as a whole once they were able to put aside their differences. http://study.com/academy/lesson/historical-ethnic-religious-conflicts-discussion-examples.html
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