Discourse of Ethnicity during 2007 and 2013 Presidential Political Campaigns in Kenya

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Francis Kariithi

Abstract

The paper has evaluated the nature of Discourse of Ethnicity during 2007 and 2013 Presidential Political Campaigns in Kenya in Raila Odinga's political utterances from two main newspapers, Daily Nation and The Standard. The utterances that formed the basis of the study were those that featured in the said newspapers five months before 2007 and 2013 General Elections. Raila Odinga has been in Kenya's political arena for a long period of time and commands a huge following; hence, the reason of weighing in his political utterances. The motivation behind this undertaking is anchored on one critical observation in which Kenya is considered to be among other democracies in Africa which are highly ethicized in which ethnic discourse can easily infiltrate utterances of politicians during presidential campaigns. Ethnicity as a problem in Kenya is highly entrenched and can easily be reproduced and re-enforced disguisedly during political campaigns; more so, during presidential campaigns.

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How to Cite
Kariithi, F. (2020). Discourse of Ethnicity during 2007 and 2013 Presidential Political Campaigns in Kenya. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i4/HS2004-049