Chinese Funded Projects and Open Governance in Kenya

Okech, Awino

Abstract

This article examines how Kenyan civil society uses open governance to call for government accountability around debt acquisition from China. Through two case studies, I illustrate how strategic litigation has become a framework through which civil society exercises leadership from below in the face of constrained parliamentary scrutiny. Rather than a one-sided conversation about “China in Africa”, these case studies show that open governance serves a dual role of holding the Kenyan government accountable to its citizens, whilst critiquing the debt acquisition infrastructure of the Chinese government.

Citation

Okech, A. (in press). Chinese Funded Projects and Open Governance in Kenya. The journal of leadership and developing societies, 6(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.47697/lds.35350022

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 30, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 4, 2022
• Electronic ISSN: 2399-2859
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-5
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.47697/lds.35350022
• Keywords: China, Kenya, Infrastructure, Open Governance, Foreign Policy
• Publisher URL: https://leadershipandsocieties.com/index.php/lds/article/view/131