Islam and Politics in Kenya

Oded, Arye

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“…The purpose of the elections should be to promote the ideals of democracy, peace and justice as practically all people invest in the electoral process in terms of material resources as well as in terms of their honor and emotions, in the expectation that the process will be a fair contest between parties and leaders. Oded, (2000): 165) argues that during Kenyatta's time, the president made efforts to obtain Muslim support during elections despite his suspicion of them. He showed that Kenyatta did not visit Muslim leaders during his stay in Mombasa, but also participated in Muslim religious festivals such as the Maulidi (the Prophet's birthday) and delivered speeches in Kiswahili.…”

Section: Religion and Elections In Post Independent Ugandamentioning

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Influence of Religion On the Political Parties’ Affiliations and Elections in Uganda: The Case of Iganga District

Kasujja¹

2023

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This study examined the influence of religion on the political Parties’ affiliation and elections in Iganga District. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study used 700 respondents identified using simple random, purposive and snow ball sampling techniques. These included religious leaders, political and traditional leaders, and voters. Data was analysed using Chi-square test of goodness of fit and thematic analysis. The study discovered that Political party affiliation is not linked to religion apart from the traditional political parties, and religious leaders and their institutions are turned into mobilization centers consequently influencing them politically. The study recommended that religious leaders should try to unite the people in the region amidst confusion and divisionism caused by politics. In addition, Religious leaders and political leaders should therefore desist from activities which compromise with their religious and leadership ethics, thus campaigns or political gatherings should take place entirely out of the worship centers. They should not allow religion to be politicized.

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Section: Religion and Elections In Post Independent Ugandamentioning

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Influence of Religion On the Political Parties’ Affiliations and Elections in Uganda: The Case of Iganga District

Kasujja¹

2023

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“…In recent years, the state's "terrorism policy," responding to international pressure for counterterrorism, has intensified discrimination against Muslims (Barkan 2004;Mogire and Mkutu Agade 2011). Yet this policy is a continuation of a long history of Muslim marginalization and underrepresentation (Elischer 2019;Ndzovu 2014;Oded 2000;Vittori, Bremmer, and Vittori 2009).…”

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What Stymies Action on Climate Change? Religious Institutions, Marginalization, and Efficacy in Kenya

Honig¹,

Smith²,

Bleck³

2021

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Addressing climate change requires coordinated policy responses that incorporate the needs of the most impacted populations. Yet even communities that are greatly concerned about climate change may remain on the sidelines. We examine what stymies some citizens’ mobilization in Kenya, a country with a long history of environmental activism and high vulnerability to climate change. We foreground efficacy—a belief that one’s actions can create change—as a critical link transforming concern into action. However, that link is often missing for marginalized ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious groups. Analyzing interviews, focus groups, and survey data, we find that Muslims express much lower efficacy to address climate change than other religious groups; the gap cannot be explained by differences in science beliefs, issue concern, ethnicity, or demographics. Instead, we attribute it to understandings of marginalization vis-à-vis the Kenyan state—understandings socialized within the local institutions of Muslim communities affected by state repression.

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Religion and Development Communication

White¹

2023

The Handbook on Religion and Communication

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Islam and Politics in Kenya

Cited by 81 publications

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Influence of Religion On the Political Parties’ Affiliations and Elections in Uganda: The Case of Iganga District

Influence of Religion On the Political Parties’ Affiliations and Elections in Uganda: The Case of Iganga District

What Stymies Action on Climate Change? Religious Institutions, Marginalization, and Efficacy in Kenya

Religion and Development Communication

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