‘Claiming “The People”: Youth Booms, Ailing Authoritarians and “Populist” Politics in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania’ Now Available Online
Claiming “The People”: Youth Booms, Ailing Authoritarians and “Populist” Politics in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania by Peter Lockwood is now available online!
This study analyses the emergence of so-called “populist” political tendencies in three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It builds its analysis on a wider discussion of the term “populism”, its use and applicability in (eastern) African settings before going on to examine the drivers of three cases of populism: William Ruto’s 2022 election victory in Kenya and the “Hustler Nation”; Bobi Wine’s opposition to Yoweri Museveni in Uganda; and John Magufuli highly personal style of government in Tanzania.
To access the full version in PDF format, click on the link: https://www.ifri.org/en/studies/claiming-people-youth-booms-ailing-authoritarians-and-populist-politics-kenya-uganda-and

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IFRA Nairobi (November 11, 2025). ‘Claiming “The People”: Youth Booms, Ailing Authoritarians and “Populist” Politics in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania’ Now Available Online. IFRA Nairobi. Retrieved February 16, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/154l9

