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Since Kenya became an independent country, certain laws have been relied upon to minimise the democratic space and political participation. Such laws touch on the freedom of expression and media, the right to associate and mobilise politically and the right to assemble and protest.
To achieve this, most newly independent African governments embarked on elaborate processes to concentrate power with the titular head of government and to water down rights and freedoms.
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