Ken Ochieng' Opalo

Georgetown University

Washington, DC 20057

United States

Center for Global Development

2055 L St. NW

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Washington, DC 20036

United States

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Constrained Presidential Power in Africa? Legislative Independence and Executive Rule-Making in Kenya, 1963-2013

Opalo, Ken Ochieng'. "Constrained Presidential Power in Africa? Legislative Independence and Executive Rule-Making in Kenya, 1963-2013" British Journal of Political Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2020
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
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Presidential Power, Executive-Legislative Relations, Institutional Politics in Africa, Africa, Kenya

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Legislative Independence and Incumbent Electoral Advantage: Evidence from Parliamentary Elections in Kenya

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2017
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 164 (245,788)
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Kenya, Legislative Elections, Africa, Incumbency Advantage, Political Economy, Legislatures, Parliaments

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Partisanship and Public Opinion on Cash Transfers: Survey Evidence From Kenya

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 103 (348,406)
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Distributive Politics, Social Protection, Cash Transfers, Africa, Kenya

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Citizen Political Knowledge and Accountability: Survey Evidence on Devolution in Kenya

Opalo, Ken Ochieng. "Citizen political knowledge and accountability: Survey evidence on devolution in Kenya", Governance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2020
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 88 (384,888)
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Devolution, Political Knowledge, Accountability, Public Services, Attribution

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What do Kenyans Know About Devolution? Survey Evidence on Political Knowledge and Public Opinion

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Jul 2020
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 81 (404,267)

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Devolution, Political Knowledge, Attribution, Accountability, Kenya

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Electricity Provision and Tax Mobilization in Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8408
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Apr 2018
Moussa Blimpo, Moussa Blimpo, Justice Tei Mensah, Ken Ochieng' Opalo and Ruifan Shi
World Bank, Chief Economist Office for AfricaUniversity of Toronto, Munk's School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Georgetown University and Georgetown University
Downloads 68 (445,160)
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Energy Policies & Economics, Electric Power, Tax Law, Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Public Sector Economics, Tax Administration, Economic Adjustment and Lending, Taxation & Subsidies, Macro-Fiscal Policy, Employment and Unemployment

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The Cyclical Electoral Effects of Programmatic Policies: Evidence From Education Reforms in Tanzania

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2020
James Paul Habyarimana, Ken Ochieng' Opalo and Youdi Schipper
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Georgetown University and Twaweza
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Policy Feedback, Programmatic Policies, Electoral Accountability, Education, Tanzania

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The Rise of the African Legislature? Historical Roots of Contemporary Institutionalization

Forthcoming in University Press Encyclopedia of African Politics
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Dec 2018
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 41 (556,429)

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institutions, legislatures, inter-branch relations, separation of powers, Africa

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Citizen Demand and Legislative Responsiveness Under Kenya’s Constituency Development Fund

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Nov 2020
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
Downloads 25 (649,767)
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Leveraging Legislative Power: Distributive Politics and Committee Work in Kenya’s National Assembly

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Ken Ochieng' Opalo
Georgetown University
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legislative committees, distributive politics, legislative oversight, Kenya, Separation of Powers