Kenya’s Governance Dilemma

With no clear end in sight for Kenya’s cost of living crisis, the Ruto administration will struggle to promote calm while managing expectations.

Kenyan President William Ruto takes the oath of office at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 13, 2022 during the inauguration ceremony (File photo)

Writing in the New York Times earlier this month, Alex de Waal aptly described the way that governing many African states has become something of a mission impossibl…