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Reign of anarchy: Rapid slide into unrest raises fears of 2027 election violence

A worker of West End Supermarket in Free Area, Nakuru, reacts after the supermarket was vandalised and looted during the Saba Saba unrest in Nakuru City. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The creeping wave of perceived state-enabled lawlessness for political expediency is tightening its grip on Kenya.

Two years to the General Election, fears are mounting that what is unfolding is not random violence but a carefully calculated scheme to weaponise chaos, suppress dissent, pit Kenyans against each other, and potentially suppress turnout in strategic voting blocs.

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