Argues that the regime is now at its weakest, and more than ever, rules from the narrowest possible social base. The irregularities and problems encountered in the run-up to the elections and in the balloting and counting phases cast very serious doubts on the freeness and fairness of the general elections held on 29 December 1992. The credible and corroborated evidence adduced, even if part of it may be merely circumstantial or impressionistic, will go a long way towards supporting such a conclusion. However, the elections, despite its flaws, no doubt signify that Kenya is moving in a democratic direction, a wider democratic space has been created, the embryo of a new democratic political culture is discernable. The Kenyan elections underscore that transitions to democracy in Africa and other plural societies require a supportive political culture, particularly among contending elites.
Democracy requires accommodation of all ethnic communities, both majority and minority.
The rise and fall of a governance realm in Kenya. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992. The electoral process and peasant-state relations in Kenya. Discusses the possible economic effects of a development towards political liberalization. Kenya Literature Bureau, 1980.