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Coalition Formation and the Role of Ethnicity in Kenyan General Election, 2022

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  • Saimum Rahman Prattay

    (Department of English, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh)

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The political sector of Kenya provides an interesting perspective into the importance of lineage and ethnicity in Kenyan politics. Kenyan politicians are prone to switching alliances and forming coalitions to fit within their rapidly changing party dynamics and structure which are heavily influenced by ethnic factors. The leaders of these ethnic groups too are more likely to provide support depending on future favorability during the distribution of resources or positions within the new government. This paper reviews relevant literature and uses the social cleavage theory to discuss the importance of ethnicity in the formation of coalitions in Kenyan election of 2022. Through the discussions, the paper points out the instability of coalitions mostly based on ethnicity in Kenya and recommends the pursuit of a national identity instead of an ethnic identity.

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  • Saimum Rahman Prattay, 2024. "Coalition Formation and the Role of Ethnicity in Kenyan General Election, 2022," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(7), pages 1025-1033, July.
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