The Kenyan Senate this week began debate on the report of a bipartisan committee set up to defuse widespread political tension in the country last year, whose outcome may trigger a new round of reforms to the electoral management and governance structure.
The introduction of the report in the two Houses of Parliament was overshadowed by two major events: The passing of a controversial affordable housing Bill and the announcement of opposition leader Raila Odinga’s candidature for the African Union Commission’s chairmanship.
