Publikationen

Kenya’s Role in Regional Peacekeeping

Assessing Kenya's strategic position in regional peace and stability

Kenya’s role in regional peacekeeping is becoming increasingly critical as conflicts grow more complex. The key question now is not Kenya’s participation, but how it can exercise leadership that is both strategic and principled. Kenya’s regional clout seems to be waning in recent years, as several neighboring countries increasingly contest its traditional leadership role and question its interventions. Efforts to reclaim its traditional leadership role particularly in places like Sudan and the DRC have been met with push-back from those governments.

Why Kenya's Hustler Narrative Lacks the 'Social' in Market Economy

The Missing Social Pillar in Kenya’s Market Economy Vision

Kenya’s hustler economy celebrates individual grit without institutional support, unlike Germanys Social Market Economy which balances free markets with social welfare. Germany’s post war economic success stemmed from learning through failure and designing structural protections, not from glorifying struggle. Kenya requires architectural redesign, not motivational rhetoric, to transform hustle into sustainable prosperity.

Ausschreibung

Stipendien für ein Masterstudium oder eine Promotion in Deutschland

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. vergibt Vollstipendien für ein Masterstudium (vier Semester Regelstudienzeit) oder eine Promotion an einer Hochschule in Deutschland.

Kenya’s Increase in Femicide

A Political Examination of Ruto’s 42 Members Task Force to address Gender Based Violence

Kenya has recorded its highest number of femicide cases since 2017, with over 600 murders of women between 2016 and 2024, exposing deep systemic and structural gender inequalities. President William Ruto’s establishment of a 42-member task force on Gender-Based Violence marks the first formal state acknowledgment of femicide as a national crisis, yet critics label it a performative response lacking structural power and accountability. The persistence of patriarchal governance, weak enforcement of gender laws, and political inertia have normalized violence against women as part of Kenya’s broader culture of im-punity.

Supporting the Adoption of Biofermentation Process Technologies in Kenya

Towards the Creation of a Sovereign Industry

A worldwide transition to a more sustainable world that addresses the problems associated with a changing climate, reduced biodiversity, increased pollution, and natural resources scarcity is a must. This global imperative for a greener, sustainable, and circular economy necessitates innovative approaches to production and consumption patterns, using new, clean, and green technologies. It re-quires innovative companies to introduce these advanced technologies into the economy to craft sustainable economic development models aligned with the climate and sustainable development goals.

Kenia trauert um Raila Odinga

Was bedeutet sein Tod für die politischen Entwicklungen Kenias?

„Macht Euch keine Sorgen. Wenn Ihr sterbt, was soll schon passieren? Entweder kommt Ihr in den Himmel oder in die Hölle. Kommt Ihr in den Himmel, dann ist alles gut. Selbst wenn Ihr in die Hölle kommt, gibt es keinen Grund zur Sorge. Ihr werdet dort viele Eurer Freunde treffen.“ (Raila Odinga am 10. November 2023 in seiner Rede bei der „Transforming a Nation“-Konferenz der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Nairobi, Kenia)

Female Representation and Participation in Political Leadership Positions

This report provides an overview of female participation and representation in leadership positions within the government in Kenya. In this context, we refer as participation to the active engagement of individuals in political and civic processes, regardless of whether they hold formal leadership positions and representation to the presence of individuals (here, women) in decision-making positions or roles within governance structures.

Aufstrebende Macht

Frauen als treibende Kraft in politischen Entscheidungsprozessen

Eine Analyse struktureller, institutioneller und kultureller Barrieren für die Beteiligung von Frauen an Führungspositionen sowie die strategische Bedeutung ihrer Stärkung. Die Analyse wird Beispiele aus Nairobi und dem County Kitui heranziehen.

Call for Applications

We are looking for applications for the 2nd Round of Financial Support to Third Parties for “CSOs’ Integrity Clubs” Program under the Strengthening capacities of local Civil Society to fight Corruption: Tupigane na Ufisadi (TUNU) Project.

Kenya’s Structural Reckoning

Social Protest or Social Control?

Social protest or social control? Saba Saba, remembered for the historic nationwide protests of July 7, 1990, marked a turning point in Kenya’s struggle for multiparty democracy. Today, Kenyans once again take to the streets—commemorating that legacy and demanding accountability, good governance, and the rule of law. Palpable tensions remain high following the protests on the 25th of Jule 2025, which gained international attention. Coincidentally, this year’s demonstrations commemorated the anniversary of last year’s infamous Finance Bill protests, which lit the flame of demonstrations by proposing largely unpopular and tax hikes. Anger, resentment and uncertainty with the government still lingers, as the country braces itself for the anticipated protests to peak on Monday, the 7th of July, marking the historic 1990 Saba Saba protests for democratic reforms.