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We're back to 1997 all over again

Kenya’s politics has this stubborn tendency to repeat itself, as if it cut a deal with the Devil called history. The events of today are no different from the tense period preceding the 1997 presidential election and the national polling body and a raft of minimum constitutional reforms are at the centre of the two main rival parties.

Five things are key to the ongoing debate in relation to the period we have just talked about; the pressure for dialogue is springing from the diplomatic boardrooms of the US and European States with representation Kenya. Secondly, the religious leaders are offering to play the role of mediator and facilitator.

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