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The Havoc of Choice is a fictional novel by [[List of Kenyan writers|Kenyan author]] Wanjiru Koinange. Published in July 2020 by Bunk Books. The novel tells the story of the [[2007–2008 Kenyan crisis|Kenyan Post Election Violence (PEV)]] through the perspective of four characters, Kavata, Wanja, Ngugi, and Thuo. |
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== Plot == |
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The novel takes place in [[Kenya]] in the weeks before, during, and after the Kenyan general elections of 2007. The effect of the [[2007–2008 Kenyan crisis|post-election violence (PEV)]] is shown through the relationships of various people’s lives including the daughter of a corrupt politician, the husband running for political office, the retired corrupt politician, the politician’s granddaughter, a househelp, and a driver. |
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During the lead-up to the general election, the lives of the main characters change dramatically and they’re torn apart by the choices they make in their personal lives and the brutality that ensues. |
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When the violence breaks out, each of the characters in the book is in a different part of the country, and through their attempts to travel back to Nairobi - the reader is exposed to all the ways that PEV affected different parts of the country. |
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