“FDI is very sensitive to political risk and Kenya right now is facing critical tests in these areas,” Prof Joseph Kieyah, an analyst at the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) said. The 2011 Failed States Index by Foreign Magazine ranks Kenya among countries in “in danger” though says the country has improved marginally since the 2008 post-election violence that caused major business disruptions and uprooted millions from their work stations.