By Ken Opala
Summary
Election violence remains a major problem in Kenya despite attempts by the state and other
actors to tackle it. Ahead of the country’s fifth general election, held on 9 August 2022, state
agencies, the media and civil society predicted the re-emergence of gangs and militias keen
to influence its outcome. Although the elections went off relatively smoothly there is still a
clear nexus between politics and crime.
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