Reform and political impunity in Kenya: Transparency without accountability

African Studies Review

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-74

  Wa Gĩthĩnji, Mwangi ^a   Holmquist, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84859985758     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.2012.0006     Document Type: Review

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