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#Kenya #thread on the importance of the courts in this election & country's economic, political future - story here wsj.com/articles/kenya…
World's attention focused on #Kenya Supreme Court after historic annulment of Aug. 8 vote, which triggered reactions wsj.com/articles/kenya…
#Kenya courts, experts told me, improved in leaps & bounds; confidence in the institution is robust among Kenyans wsj.com/articles/kenya…
Kenyatta's verbal attacks on the courts, calling them crooks etc, has not been followed w action yet: this matters wsj.com/articles/kenya…
Ultimately what matters is if the govt or other political forces can capture the courts or crush their independence wsj.com/articles/kenya…
Why does this matter? The courts are the balancing institution: they are critical for democracy & the economy wsj.com/articles/kenya…
For democracy, #Kenya courts are now central player in election. Critical they are AND are seen to be independent wsj.com/articles/kenya…
For economy, strong courts=investor confidence. Common in #frontiers. Kenya will gain by leaving courts alone wsj.com/articles/kenya…
“If there’s no retaliation agnst the Supreme Court…Kenya will jump in legal attractiveness to investors,” @RencapMan
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To be sure, #Kenya courts are not perfect. See this graphic we made that shows rule of law & sub-categories wsj.com/articles/kenya… 
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