There's a section of President Ruto’s speech that captured my attention, when he spoke at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta on Monday this week. Loosely translated to, to what extent does President Ruto know that the level of democracy that we have is not exactly what is reflected in the indexes out there for our beloved country? According to the latest V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2024, Kenya is on the grey zone in terms of democracy. This means that it is neither an electoral democracy nor electoral autocracy, it is in-between these two. Luckily, in his speech, the President also alluded to having a vibrant media space and an active civil society.
