These are some of the themes explored and laid bare in the film Kikulacho – the Bite Within. Kikulacho is a powerful Kenyan documentary that examines how corrupt systems and policies have impacted on the common people. But it is also a story of hope and triumph that aims to look at how our institutions and leadership can be shaped by the people themselves to realize their dreams.

The country is just a few weeks away from voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution. The last time a referendum took place on the same issue it bitterly divided the country and sowed the seeds for the discord and violence that rocked the country and shocked the world in December 2007.

How have our elections been organized? Why does land remain such an emotive issue – can any constitution be used as a tool of oppression? Using powerful, historical archive, interviews with people across the country and a haunting music score the film seeks some answers to these questions.