Lee Mwiti

As Buhari Wins, Africa’s Five Biggest Economies Now in the Hands of Ex-Soldiers and Rebels
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 07:56
In addition to Africa’s biggest economy, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Angola are run by leaders who either fought in bush wars or rode in on soldiers’ credentials, completing a stunning reversal of what had been celebrated as the rise of African technocrats.
The military men are back: The rise, and fall, of the African technocrat president
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 07:05
Just two years ago the region was celebrating the ascent of the professional politician to power. What happened to their promise? Their decline looks to have coincided with the emergence of security and non-state actors without return addresses as the continent’s major concern.
Al-Shabaab's Greatest Achievement Could Be Remaking Kenya Into a Soft Military State
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:50
A spate of horrifying attacks by Al-Shabaab extremists have eroded Kenyans confidence in the ability of their government to protect them, and created a national security crisis the solutions to which promise to reshape the modern Kenyan nation.