[20220322]IF10168_肯尼亚.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 22, 2022KenyaSuccessive U.S. Administrations have viewed Kenya as a strategic partner and critical to counterterrorism efforts in East Africa. It is sub-Saharan Africas third largest economy, a regional finance and transportation hub, and a top tourism destination known for its biodiversity. Kenya holds a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council until 2023, and is home to one of four major UN offices worldwide. It hosts the largest U.S. embassy in Africa and U.S. forces supporting regional counterterrorism efforts. Kenya ranks among the top U.S. aid recipients globally. The countrys reputation as an anchor state in a volatile region has been threatened by periodic domestic turmoil, including ethnic tensions and election violence. Economic frustrations, corruption, and other abuses of power have fueled grievances among the diverse population. Perceived impunity has also been a source of tension with donors. President Uhuru Kenyatta was reelected to a second five-year term in 2017, in polls marred by violence, allegations of rigging, and police brutalitythe latest in a series of flawed election processes since 2007. The 2017 elections