Republic of Katana is a fictional political thriller set in the aforesaid country. Katana is a young democracy and it is plagued by corruption, tribalism, cut-throat politics and poverty. The current president is ailing and most politicians sense an opportunity to become president. The president knows that his health may not allow him to finish his mandate. He vows to release some reports about the country's tortured past. This will open a can of worms and some people in his regime and the previous one do not want the reports to see the light of day. The president soldiers on and knows if he releases and implements the reports then his legacy in Katana's history will be secured. Anti-reform forces gang up and depose the president and this sets off a chain of events that will set up an excellent drama full of suspense, betrayal, romance and tension. This will happen a few months before the general election and succession politics will take center stage.