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Journal of Eastern African Studies Volume 13, 2019 - Issue 2: Has Kenya changed? The 2017 elections and the impact of constitutional reform
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Kenya’s 2017 elections: winner-takes-all politics as usual?

Nic CheesemanInternational Development Department, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKView further author information
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Karuti KanyingaInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Gabrielle LynchPolitics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mutuma RuteereThe Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Justin WillisDepartment of History, Durham University, Durham, UKView further author information
Pages 215-234 | Received 19 Apr 2018, Accepted 09 Feb 2019, Published online: 21 Mar 2019

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