I am a Kenyan political analyst, governance and public policy consultant, available for television, radio, podcast, print and digital commentary. This page is a quick reference for journalists, producers and editors — background, expertise, availability and how to reach me directly.
Janek Sunga is a Kenyan political analyst, governance and public policy consultant with a background in Political Science and Public Administration. His work brings together political research, university teaching, government experience and political writing, spanning Kenyan politics, democratic governance, political institutions, elections, political parties, public administration, political economy and African affairs. He focuses on explaining not only what is happening, but why it is happening, what it means, and what may happen next.
Political coalitions, opposition strategy, presidential politics, political parties, elections, political realignment and political strategy.
Executive–legislative relations, devolution, county governance, public administration, accountability, constitutional governance and state capacity.
Government policy, taxation, public finance, education, health, housing, youth and employment, and policy implementation.
Political incentives, elite bargaining, political settlements, government spending, economic policy, business–government relations and development politics.
Democratic consolidation, elections, representation, political parties, youth participation, democratic governance and institutional change.
African politics, East African regional politics, governance, democratic transitions, regional institutions and geopolitics.
Who benefits and who has influence?
What interests and incentives are driving the actors?
Who can actually shape the outcome?
What formal and informal constraints matter?
What is the most plausible next political move?
A peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration, a book review in African Studies Review (Cambridge University Press), five conference presentations on democratic consolidation in Sub-Saharan Africa, a decade of political op-eds and columns in the Kenyan and U.S. press, and five collegiate writing awards.
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Nairobi, Kenya
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