Tagged: Kenya

Conrad Omodiagbe

Kenya Works to Fight Election Violence

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called for the amendment of the East African nation’s constitution, especially with relations to election matters and governing, in a bid to end the “senseless cycles of violence” that has plagued the country and its people, as a result of a do or die elections mentality. Speaking during […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Electoral Body in Kenya Publishes Wrong Results

Three years later, results from the August 2017 general elections in Kenya seem to be the source of a major controversy, as irregularities in a detailed result document uploaded by the country’s Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on its website showed errors that have raised suspicion on the credibility of the polls. The commission […]
The Election Network

3 Reasons Why This Controversial Kenyan Electoral Commissioner Resigned

Roselyn Akombe, an outspoken, media savvy commissioner at Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has called it quits. According to a personal statement made available to the press, the commissioner who is one out of seven electoral commissioners, ruled out IEBC’s ability to conduct a credible election on the 26th of October.  The commissioner’s resignation did not surprise […]
Winnie Kimani

Here’s what you need to know about campaign financing in Kenya’s most expensive election

Kenya’s August 8 elections will be the most expensive presidential race in its democratic history. International donors, special interest groups and investments in modern technology are the main drivers of the campaign strategies of Jubilee party and the NASA alliance. The two dominant parties have enlisted billionaires and members of the business community to serve […]
Winnie Kimani

Kenya’s government has waged a war against campaign funds for the opposition

NAIROBI- The government has tightened the inflow of international funds to the NASA campaign. The alliance is crying foul that their efforts to fundraise has been targeted by the Uhuru Kenyatta administration. A multi-agency meeting established under the president’s administration resolved to closely monitor and flag interactions between political parties (read NASA) and foreign donors.  […]
The Election Network

The role of tribalism in Kenya’s presidential elections

Kenyans go to the polls in August 8. Ethnicity and tribalism have played powerful roles in previous elections, which will be a decisive factor in the upcoming elections. Pundits say the politicians beat the drum while Kenyans dance to the tune. Politics in Kenya has been characterized by ethnic tensions since independence in 1963. 2008 […]
The Election Network

What’s at stake in Kenya’s most expensive election

Kenya is again witnessing a tension-fraught and competitive election, which is reminiscent of the 2007 general elections that were conducted amid a deep ethnic divide leading to one of the worst post-election violence ever experienced in the region. This was not the first time Kenya witnessed violence during the election cycle. Since the introduction of […]