Elections have been the usual mechanism by which citizens of a country democratically elect officials who represents them. During elections citizens are able to exercise their rights and freedoms of choosing whomever they would like to govern them. But recent events in several African countries have seen many electoral processes lack integrity and credibility which […]
ALC Radio visited Mombasa County to talk to leaders and residents in the lead up to the upcoming election in August 2017 on political and socio-economic issues affecting Mombasa residents and how they are shaping the political discourse in the county. In this programme Desmond Davies talks to Khalef Khalifa – Chairperson of Muslim for Human Rights and Furaha Charo a program officer at Haki Yetu a civil society organisation in Mombasa County.
In this Talking Africa programme Desmond Davies talks to Hon. Timothy Wanyoni MP for Westland Constituency in Kenya. Hon. Wanyonyi talks on the recent General Elections in Kenya and his leadership experiences as well as challenges as a Member of Parliament in Kenya.
This is a panel discussion on the Supreme Court nullification of the recent Presidential election results in Kenya. The discussion was jointly organised by the African Leadership Centre at Kings College London and the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS and was recorded on 20th September 2017 at King’s College London, Strand Campus.
A TOTAL of 12,000 local and international observers have been deployed in Kenya to witness elections for president, parliament and regional governments on August 8. Ghana’s former President, John Mahama, who lost power last December, is heading a 15-member Commonwealth Observer Group, while the ex-President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, is leading the 104-member African […]
In the lead up to the upcoming election in August 2017 ALC Radio visited Kirinyaga County to talk to young people on their views on the devolved governance structure in the county as well as how the past and incoming leadership has and will shape their future. In this programme, Desmond Davies talks to four young people – Evalyne Njeri, Irene Njoroge, Bernard Muthike and Anthony Mwangi from Kirinyaga County.
In this programme, Desmond Davies talks to Hassan Abdille the Executive Director of Muslim for Human Rights a civil society organisation based in Mombasa, Kenya. Hassan Abdille who is also an Alumni of the African Leadership Centre fellowship programme talks about his work on youth vulnerability and radicalization in Mombasa County, Kenya.
In this programme Desmond Davies talks to Sureya Roble-Hersi the Executive Director of Advocacy for Women in Peace and Security in Africa (AWPS-Africa) and also Vice Chairperson of Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO). Sureya talks on Women and Radicalization in Mombasa, Kenya. Photo/ Andrew Kilonzi – Flickr.
In this programme Jennifer Salahub, an expert in security and development, talks to ALC Radio about trends on urban violence, poverty, and inequalities from research findings of the Safe and Inclusive Cities initiative. This initiative is a global research program jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
Kenya’s candidate for AUC Chairperson focuses on continent’s youth