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Ken Opalo

Ken Opalo

Associate professor at Georgetown University

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The challenges of Kenya’s President Ruto

Ruto’s 2022 promises are coming back to haunt him as public services worsen and taxes rise.
Kenyan President William Ruto at his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi on Sept. 13, 2022.
Baz Ratner/File Photo/Reuters

Analysis: Why ending aid dependency is an opportunity for African countries

We should be preparing for the end of a decades-old aid model, writes political scientist Ken Opalo.
Pallets of USAID supplied set to be delivered with a helicopter in the background.
USAID US Agency for International Development/Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0