Category: Mombasa Republican Council

  • Kenya’s Coast Province Could Be Flashpoint in Run-Up to Elections

    (Originally published in World Politics Review on August 17, 2012) An ongoing standoff in Kenya’s Coast province between the central government and the secessionist Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) could make the region a flashpoint for next year’s elections. Formed in 1999 to address the region’s marginalization, the MRC was designated by the government as an Read.

  • Ban on the Mombasa Republican Council Lifted

    On Wednesday, the High Court in Mombasa ruled that the Kenyan government’s ban on the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) was unconstitutional. Established in 1999 to address the issue of marginalization of the Coast region by the central government, the MRC began to call for secession of the Coast region in 2008. This objective, which is based on Read.

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