Ethnic differences overshadow the vote and tribal loyalties still win the day
Aug.12.
─ By a margin of two to one, on August 4th Kenyans endorsed a new constitution. It retains a presidential system, though with stronger checks and balances, plus a measure of devolution to 47 new counties. But differences between the country’s leading ethnic groups were huge, illustrating a persistently worrying ethnic polarisation of politics.
Of Kenya’s five most populous groups, the Luo, who account for about 12% of the total, voted overwhelmingly yes en bloc, as requested by their undisputed leader, Rai...
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