Westen K Shilaho

Nov 15, 2023 | democracyinafrica.org | Westen K Shilaho |Martin Welz |Daniel Paget |Nkasi Wodu

It’s more than a year since President William Ruto was as Kenya’s fifth president. He assumed power at a time when Kenya was beset by rising food and fuel prices, high unemployment and a worrying debt burden. During the election campaign, Ruto promised to fix an economy afflicted by corruption and ineptitude. He promised to entrench good governance and place the poor at the centre of economic policy. He pledged to address ethnicised politics and to uphold constitutionalism and the rule of law.

Nov 13, 2023 | capitalethiopia.com | Westen K Shilaho

Passionate printing of money has consequences, even when a country commands global reserve currency like the US. When it comes to creating money out of thin air, it is not like ‘the sky is the limit’ kind of thing. Even in the ludicrous universe of money printing, caution must still be exercised to avoid hyperinflation. Zimbabwe and Venezuela come to mind. Printing of money out of thin air would inevitably have delayed latent effects, even when done prudently.

Nov 12, 2023 | modernghana.com | Westen K Shilaho

It's more than a year since President William Ruto was sworn into office as Kenya's fifth president. He assumed power at a time when Kenya was beset by rising food and fuel prices, high unemployment and a worrying debt burden . During the election campaign, Ruto promised to fix an economy afflicted by corruption and ineptitude . He promised to entrench good governance and place the poor at the centre of economic policy.

Nov 12, 2023 | theconversation.com | Westen K Shilaho

It’s more than a year since President William Ruto was as Kenya’s fifth president. He assumed power at a time when Kenya was beset by rising food and fuel prices, high unemployment and a worrying debt burden. During the election campaign, Ruto promised to fix an economy afflicted by corruption and ineptitude. He promised to entrench good governance and place the poor at the centre of economic policy. He pledged to address ethnicised politics and to uphold constitutionalism and the rule of law.

Jul 20, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Westen K Shilaho

Protesters in Kisumu confront police officers after Kenya's disputed 2017 elections. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesSince independence in 1963, Kenya’s politicians have fed and manipulated ethnicity to win elections. With some 40-odd ethnic groups, Kenya is a country of ethnic minorities – it has no single dominant community.