Mashaka Lewela

29 Nov 2012 / by Mashaka Lewela and Emmanuel Kisiangani

Tanzania's CCM: Is the Benign Hegemony Crumbling?

Once viewed as one of the strongest political parties south of the Sahara, the CCM has recently suffered mixed fortunes amid allegations of corruption and internal wrangling aimed at influencing the 2015 succession.

05 Nov 2012 / by Mashaka Lewela

The Somali diaspora, options for post-conflict reconstruction

Broadly, the diaspora is defined as a group or groups of people who are dispersed from their homeland.

29 Oct 2012 / by Mashaka Lewela and Emmanuel Kisiangani

Kenya's Biometric Voter Registration: New Solution, New Problems

Kenya's much-awaited biometric voter registration is expected to help curb the fraudulent practices of manipulation and vote rigging that were prevalent in the previous manual registration system, but the new system is causing new problems and challenges for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

27 Sep 2012 / by Emmanuel Kisiangani and Mashaka Lewela

Kenya's New Constitution: Political Musical Chairs and Inertia Taint Implementation

It`s been deemed the most progressive constitution in Africa, but two years later Kenya`s new constitution faces major implementation challenges. How can these challenges be overcome?

27 Jun 2012 / by Emmanuel Kisiangani and Mashaka Lewela

Kenya's Mombasa Republican Council: liberators or nascent radical fanatics?

The Mombasa Republican Council is demanding secession and campaigning to mobilise inhabitants not to participate in the forthcoming general elections, what can the state do?