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• September 10, 2008
• 19:30

  What Can the Exit Poll Tell us About the Kenyan Voter?

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Exit polls, surveys taken of voters as they leave polling centers, provide the most comprehensive information on the issues, perceptions and attitudes that matter to voters selecting candidates for office. They are used worldwide to help scholars, politicians, parties and citizens understand these important characteristics of the electorate. First and foremost, exit polls seek to understand what determines why a person votes the way they do. What factors, including demographic characteristics and evaluations of government, contribute to the choice that citizens in a democracy make about their elected leaders? These matters are especially important in Kenya, where the transition to democracy has been long and hard-fought.
  
  Read more from James Long.

  

  
• January 07, 2008
• 11:15

  What do PNU people really think?

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  On the Presidency
  We do not believe that Mwai Kibaki is the legitimate president of Kenya but he is the legal president of Kenya.
  
  On ethnicity--Hamisi's article features a slur against the Agikuyu, claiming that they do not want to compromise, that Mwai Kibaki would be disgracing himself if he compromised.
  
  On the speedy, stealthy inaugurationThere was a real air of uncertainty surrounding the country at the time with riots and violence in the western city of Kisumu.
  
  A combined article by Vitalis Oyudo and Stephen Wainaina. Read more here.

  

  
• January 01, 2008
• 10:54

  ODM: Give us the evidence

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007 results  

  Much has been said about the recently concluded presidential election that Raila Odinga lost but which still gave his party sufficient constituency wins to control parliament.
  
  There is a feeling of resignation, shock and being cheated at the electoral loss and this is fully understandable. Those of us old enough will recall the 1992 election where everyone thought they would beat the KANU candidate Daniel Arap Moi but he still came out triumphant. Opposition leaders screamed that Moi had rigged the elections and even FORD Asili's Kenneth Matiba went the extra mile to file a petition in court, one which ultimately failed on a technicality.
  
  Read more from Kamale T here.
• December 30, 2007
• 3:34

  Live Election Updates

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Updated as it happens!! Get your news here, and a chance to discuss with other Kenyans the process and status of the elections.
  
  Read here.

• December 29, 2007
• 1:57

  Election 2007 Dec 29 10:30 am update

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  First, for all those who took advantage of my time away from the blog to turn the comment section into a space for your tribal-based vitriol - SHAME ON YOU! From reading this blog you should know that I don’t entertain that kind of crap, and my readers have always respected that. [...]

• 1:01

  Let's be patient

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007 results  

  It has been said that this election and the campaign period preceding it have been far more violent and turbulent than the 2002 election. Still, Kenyans have conducted themselves in a manner that is much to be admired, even if some of their leaders have showed the most poor form.
  
  Read more from Vitalis Oyudo.
• 0:59

  Election Updates II: ODM questions delay

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007 results  

  At a press conference held early this morning ODM leaders, William Ruto, Joseph Nyagah and Tony Gachoka expressed their concern on the delay of votes.
  
  UPDATED EVERY FIVE MINUTES-- live blogging of the ECK press conference.
  
  More updates..... .
• December 28, 2007
• 23:10

  Provisional Parliamentary Results

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007 results  

  Published here is a scroll of all the parliamentary results. It has become clear that there are anomalies in the previosuly published reports here. We hope that in going through this list readers can verify and correct to what has been announced by the ECK and the mainstream media.

• 17:25

  Election 2007 Dec 29 2:15 am update

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Presidential: Raila 53% - Kibaki 48% - about 7 million votes counted. Both have 25% in more than 5 provinces. Kibaki picked up from Central and North Eastern. Interestingly, Kibaki leading in Nairobi though ODM picking up all the parliamentary seats so far. MP results: - Juja: George Thuo [...]
• 15:32

  Election 2007 Dec 29 12:30 am update

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  - For those who are asking - only 3 seats have been announced in Nairobi - Westlands, Langata, and Kasarani. Have no idea what is going on with the rest though violence reported in Kasarani and Kamkunji. - Current tally of seats: ODM 72, PNU 19, Safina 4, ODM-K 9, MGPK 1, [...]
• 14:23

  Election 2007 Dec 28 11:00 pm update

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Stepping out again for a bit. Will be back to keep updating through the night. Latest news: - The presidential race might come down to Rift Valley. Gap between Raila and Kibaki narrowing - Raila leading by about 10% - Ruyenjes - Cecily Mbarire in - Marakwet - Jebii Kilimo in - Matuga - [...]

• 13:39

  Why did we vote the way we did?

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  The results of the election are quickly coming in and reports from around the country indicate very high turnouts. However, it still not clear to me exactly what inspired voters around the country.
  
  High turnouts are a traditional indicator that voters are passionate, that they are not apathetic, that they are involved and want to take charge of their destiny. I want to join with people around the country in their pride about this election, especially in the results on the parliamentary seats. I want to say we are a democratic people, that we have set an example for other third world countries, that all that is left is ensuring accountability, but was there any design to yesterday's vote, or were factors like tribe, manipulation and euphoria more important than an analysis of the candidates?
  
  Read more from Amir Ibrahim here.
• 13:35

  Keeping the promise, is it payback time for the Rift Valley?

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  The election results are still streaming in and Raila has taken what appears to be an unassailable lead though there are still those hopeful that there are another 3 or so million votes to be counted and these could turn the tables.
  
  But that is not what I want to write about. As most readers will recall, following the 2002 elections, there was this continuous talk of how much the Agikuyu and President Kibaki owed Raila for his triumph over Uhuru Kenyatta. This was repeated so many times it was taken as the truth, and forms part of the casus belli that led to the fallout between the two politicians and their followers.
  
  Read more from Kamale T.

• 13:11

  Election results update 10:00 pm Dec 28th

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Just got home, quick update. - Chaos in Garsen as Mungatana declared winner despite claims of rigging. Also violence in Starehe and Kamkunji. - Presidential results via NTV: Raila 50.2%, Kibaki 40.9% Raila leading in Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley and Coast. Kibaki leading in Central, Nairobi, North Eastern. Kalonzo leading in [...]
• 4:53

  Election 2007 Dec 28 2:00 pm update

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  - For guys who are asking about Sakuda, no updates as counting has been suspended as I said in my last post due to chaos. - For guys who want more updates - relax - I’m one person doing the best I can on a voluntary basis and with a family that’s been [...]

• 3:53

  Kenyan Elections Update

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  The Day After: Friday, 28th December, 2007
  I have a racking headache this morning. Yesterday was a tough, nay, gruelling day. Yeah, and so much so. It was Election Day; the most competitive, much anticipated issue-based election since independence. I was among the last people at the polling station having stood in the hot sun for almost half a day. Read more here.
  
  Election Updates
  Have you any news on the elections? Please share it here. It needn't be anything untoward or alarming, although news of that will be very much appreciated also. Even news on the turnout, any delays in opening and so on is welcome. Are there enough observers about? Are there long queues? Do the Commission's officials look like they will cope with the hard work? Read here as Kenyans give their election experience.
  
  Sources, sources
  This post here has links to different websites that have updated data on the election.
  
  Parliamentary votes, winners and losers
  This election has some big losers. Who are they? Read more here.
  
  Why I did not vote
  I decided to boycott this year's elections. All the candidates running for both parliament and the president's office have been promising the world to the electorate when they know very well that they will not be able deliver nor will they make an effort to do so once assuming public office. Kibaki was the only one silent about the constitutional review and it's adaptation. Read more here.
  
  Picha za Kura
  Here are snapshots from polling stations in Kenya.

• 3:49

  Election results update 12:30 pm Dec 28

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Folks this is a historic election by Kenyan standards, regional standards and international standards - I don’t think there is a precedent for the number of incumbents that are going down despite having massive resources behind them and attempts to bribe voters. And I challenge you to find an election in the Western [...]
• 0:43

  Election results update 10:30 am Dec 28

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  More provisional results from this morning - Kamkunji -Ibrahim Ahmed over Simon Mbugua - Langata - Odinga 60%, Livondo 37% - Matuga Mwakere 32% Mwanyoha 29% - Bahari - Gunda over Tete - Igembe South - Iringo over Muriungi very close - Baringo North - Kipkorir (ODM) over Kipchumba (Kanu) - Narok South - Ole Lankas over Stephen Ntutu -
• 0:36

  Election results update ECK Briefing 9:00am Dec 28

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Other results from TV stations: - National elections: Raila 64.5%, Kibaki 33.%, Kalonzo 1.7% Western - Raila 68%, Kibaki 31%; Nyanza Raila 90%, Rift Valley Raila 83%, 16% Kibaki; Eatern - Kibaki 61%, Raila 22%, Central Kibaki 98%, Raila 2%; Nairobi Kibaki 49% Raila 42% - Eldoret South - Peris Chepchumba wins [...]
• December 27, 2007
• 23:17

  Election results update 8:15 am Dec 28

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Sorry guys, I had to sleep for a few hours…it’s going to be another long night…and baby KP wakes up bright and early with many storos for me. Only 5% of the results counted nationally. OK, latest results for MP - some big guys gone done and the results confirmed a lot of the “lowly [...]
• 19:22

  Election results update 4:00 am - Parliament results (Kenya Time)

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Thanks for all the supportive comments. Been waiting for some decent MP results for most of the night, because I think they will be far more interesting than the Presidential results and of course because of Mzalendo. Here’s what I have so far again via NTV. Lots of surprises - Kisii, [...]
• 18:03

  Election results update (1) 3:00 am Kenya Time

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  Some MP results via Citizen TV: - Orengo leading Mwanga in Ugenya. - Sambu leading Kombo in Webuye - Chikati leading Kituyi by slim margin - Ahmed Shakil leading in Kisumu Town East (Kibaki got quite a few votes here). - Olago leading in Kisumu Town West - James Rege leading in Karachuonyo - Kamanda has a very very slim [...]
• 17:24

  Election results update (1) 2:00 am Kenya Time

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  These results are from Nation TV and only 2% of the vote has been counted so far. National: Raila 55%, Kibaki 42%, Kalonzo 3% Eastern: Kibaki 58%, Musyoka 36%, Raila 6% Central: Kibaki 98%, Raila 1% Coast: Raila 60%, Kalonzo 36%, Musyoka 4% Nairobi: Raila 47%, Kibaki 43%, Musyoka 10% Rift Valley: Raila 72%, Kibaki 26% Nyanza: Raila 86%, Kibaki Western: [...]
• 13:54

  Election results update (1) 10:45 pm Kenya Time

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  First to address some of the questions asked in the comments: - The missing names situation in Kibera was a result of a split register. This means that voters were reallocated to different areas within the polling station depending on their last name - this is done in areas where there is a high [...]
• 6:06

  Election Day Report (The Vote)

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  I voted this morning at Madaraka Primary School. It was my first time voting in a national election, having been out of the country in 1997 and 2002. It was a very empowering process - especially in this election that is going to be a tight one. Despite turning up at 6:15 [...]
• December 24, 2007
• 13:46

  Election coverage 24-12-07 + ODM rally

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  First a response to the comments on my previous posts. Thanks to everyone who appreciates the election posts. As a rule I don’t feel compelled to defend what I write about on my blog, but I think it is necessary to reiterate (for those who don’t get it for whatever reason) that [...]

• December 23, 2007
• 12:47

  Too Close to Call

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  You could cut the tension in Nairobi with a knife, everyone seems to have taken sides and even those who have not, are fully aware that this is a high stakes affair with a sense of doom written all over it.
  
  The air is rife with rumours, most of them about an attempt by the government to rig the election. Other topics of fervent discussion include allegations that the government will not hand over to the ODM should it be beaten on Thursday.
  
  Read more from Maina Gichangi.
• December 22, 2007
• 9:09

  Opinion Polls in Kenya

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Kenyans have never been very good at predicting election outcomes. In 1992, one Kenneth Matiba was widely expected to beat President Moi at the elections. The buzz about his campaign was like nothing the country had ever seen.
  
  The amount of money he spent on the election was without parallel in our history. He also had the crowds, massive ones and these all over the country. Unlike the other opposition parties which were largely ethnic in their makeup, he had backers in all the provinces and was riding on a wave of euphoria that was truly gigantic. With charisma in buckets, he infected his supporters with such an enthusiasm they struck a real terror in the establishment's heart.
  
  More here from Vitalis Oyudo on the impact of opinion polls on the Kenyan electorate.

• December 21, 2007
• 2:37

  Election coverage 21-12-07

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  - I attended an election observer training yesterday at KNCHR. It was very interesting. This election has the potential to be controversial so everyone is on the alert for irregularities, especially with the persistent rumors that the government is going to engage in rigging. Key concerns [...]
• December 19, 2007
• 18:47

  Stories from Nairobi continued…

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  - Nation TV is carrying a really great series produced by Hilary Ng’weno called Making of a Nation. It traces Kenya’s political history since independence. I’ve only caught 2 episodes, but what I’ve seen so far has been fascinating and enlightening - it does a really good job of stringing together various [...]
• December 18, 2007
• 8:29

  In Nairobi

   » ‎ Kenyan Pundit

  Tags:  Kenya Elections 2007  

  In Nairobi…without luggage. Again! With a baby to boot! Talk about nightmare. So instead of catching up on politics gossip been busy scouting supermarkets for the infrastructure that is part of travel with a baby from bottle brushes to wipes etc. It sucks, especially when you don’t [...]

• December 03, 2007
• 11:23

  Erase and rewind, I've changed my mind

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  A month before the elections, opinion polls keep showing a stubborn 3-4% of Kenyans that have refused to side with one side over the other. It is not hard to see why.
  
  Read more from a Kenyan voter- Annette Keino.
• November 30, 2007
• 20:43

  Election Euphoria in Kenya

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  Tags:  election 2007  

  The Catholics Bushops Conference has elected to issue in the midst of the increasing bigotry, intra-religious turf wars and tribal & religious hate-mongering, a refreshing breathe of tolerance, soberness and secularism.
  
  Read and discuss what the Catholic Bishops of Kenya had to say here.
• 20:38

  In the matter of Emilio versus Amolo

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  On 27th December 2007, Kenyans go to the polls to elect a new President. New in this case means recently elected rather than elected for the first time. Yet, according to recent opinion polls, it could very well be that the word new may refer to both definitions.
  
  There are two front runners for the post of President. The incumbent Mwai Kibaki is running on a party named the Party of National Unity whilst the main challenger Raila Odinga is running on a party known as the Orange Democratic Movement.
  
  Read more here.
• November 28, 2007
• 12:36

  NAMLEF release Raila MoU

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  Tags:  election 2007  

  The National Muslim Leaders Forum has released what it says is the MoU entered into with Raila Odinga. It says the intention and objective of signing the MoU was to safeguard the interests and welfare of a section of the Kenyan Muslims that has undergone atrocities over the last 44 years.
  
  Read more from Tony Gathungu here.
• November 26, 2007
• 15:34

  The Secret MoU

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  This week just gone I was subjected to the horror of listening in as my countrymen described how they would put us Muslims in our place if we ever got to try and implement our secret deal with Raila Odinga.
  
  It would be dishonest to claim I was not angry. These were after all solidly middle class students, the kind of people that should properly be immune to the hateful propaganda machinations of the political parties. It is also true that as an agnostic with a nickname that does not betray my cultural background, those making these statements did not think I would be threatened by their invection. Perhaps they even thought it natural that I would be in agreement with their scheme, that I would offer up ideas on how to deal with the Islamic threat. Now hours later, I am left asking myself why this has come to pass. Have Kenyan Christians and Muslims not lived side by side in mostly sunny forbearance for aeons? What has changed?
  
  Read more from Amir Ibrahim here.
• November 16, 2007
• 17:40

  Manifestos: Commitments on Paper

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Now that all the major parties have released their manifestos, it is time to analyse them. At first glance they appear pretty similar with ideas like the doubling of the economy's size, maintaining a 10% growth or even better a 24 hour Nairobi City appearing in more than one document.
  
  Read more on Kamale T's assessments.
• November 13, 2007
• 22:39

  Things fall apart, the danger of ODMnomics

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  There was once an African country that was the wealthiest in its region, it had the best-educated population and its factories produced the goods that filled the shelves in its neighbours' shops.
  
  Then came a president who had new ideas, very passionately held, about how to make his country even wealthier. He said the country needed to develop its own style of government, one that was uniquely tuned to addressing its needs. He spent vast sums, upto 60% of the budget on mega-projects. As he had reversed progress made in revenue collection by previous governments, his new government had to inaugurate an entirely new regime at the revenue authority. At the same time, the authority's budget was cut into by the fact that there was much less in tax collections, the president having exonerated large sections of the working population from the tax burden. He nationalised companies that had previously been privatised and antagonised the financial markets with endless investigations and insinuations. Rent controls served to kill the fledgling property and mortgage markets.
  
  Read more from Vitalis Oyudo.
• October 28, 2007
• 4:50

  Can Kibaki Still Win?

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  A closer study of the Kenyan political scene when read in conjuction with the recent polls by the Steadman Group indicates that with proper planning, President Kibaki can be beaten at the December polls but still win his seat back.
  
  Read more from Kamale T.
• October 22, 2007
• 20:56

  Not the miracle man!

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Mwingi South MP Kalonzo Musyoka was in his element last Sunday gone, buoyed along by the massive turnout to his campaign's official launch at Uhuru Park. The former long serving Kanu organizing secretary is arguably the best political propagandist the country has ever produced. He was as eloquent as always, even though little from the team he fronted, Bahari MP Joe Khamisi excepted, suggested that they meant in any way what they were pontificating.
  
  Read here Solomon Gakungu's criticism of Kalonzo Musyoka.
• October 11, 2007
• 16:25

  Parliament as a Big Brother House

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Reality TV is an essential part of the zeitgeist , and no part of it more emblematic than the phenomenon of the Big Brother TV show. Question is, is that spirit transferrable? Shouldn't we watch our MPs just as closely?
  
  The idea of regular live coverage of parliament has already been mooted, so this fantasy is not too far from fruition. But what is it all about?
  
  Find out here.
• October 10, 2007
• 20:33

  Interview with a possible MP

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  In these series, kenyaImagine ask a list questions of young Kenyans who are throwing themselves into the politcal ring. DO they represent a new Kenya? What problems stand in their way? Do they deserveto win?
  
  Download a questionnare here to forward onto aspiring members of parliament.
  
  The first of these is Ole Mepukori. Read his interviews here.
• 13:42

  Let's do away with the Muslim vote

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  There has been a trend in Kenyan politics and this most prevalent among the media and political classes to speak of the Muslim vote, a collective that needs to be courted and won over by the parties and their candidates.
  
  Amir Ibrahim demonstrates that Kenyan Muslims are not a monolithic demographic entity. Read more here.
• October 09, 2007
• 22:06

  The Right Not to Vote

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  I consider myself a responsible and fully-paid up member of my society. I participate in the PTA at my daughter's school, and I am involved in the neighborhood council.
  
  We do not do anything too exciting in our council; it's only putting together the funds for the refuse collection, and that for the neighborhood guards. We also put money together for the resurfacing of the road that passes through our little enclave.
  
  It is an enclave alright, and we are its little government. We have blocked the two entrances to our road. We have put up a ten-foot wall on the one-end, with electric fencing at the top; and we have a massive gate (again with electric fencing on top) at the front-end. At the gate we have two guards, ex-policemen who are under instruction not to let anyone come uninvited into our little piece of calm and tranquility. We have long given up on the ability of the local government and the central government to deliver the services we should properly expect from our taxes.
  
  Annette Keino demonstrates why none of the political parties nor the candidates that represent them are worthy of her vote. Read more here.
• October 03, 2007
• 5:22

  Moi's Strange Plan for Kenya

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  On Madaraka Day in 2002, former President Moi posited that Kenya's problems could not be solved this century. He predicted that Africa would continue to wallow in poverty, corruption, tribalism and disease forever.
  
  Solomon Gakungu advices against listening to the former president. Read more here.
• October 01, 2007
• 20:36

  Unchanged; Kenya after the last election

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  As we consider our choices at the next election, and ponder the utility of elections in promoting good governance. What also of the specific pledges that politicians are making now?
  
  Read here as Bertil Mketu assesses the political growth or lackthereof in Kenya and watch a slide show detailing Kenyan newsmedia coverage of the previous elections.
• 20:33

  Kibaki Needs a Miracle

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  President Mwai Kibaki trails his fierce rival Raila Odinga in Kenya's latest electioral opinion polls. Even this early in the game, the margin seems unassailable as Raila moves into a position of dominance across the regions.
  
  George Nyangweso wonders how President Kibaki will make a case for his re-election. Read more here.
• September 25, 2007
• 15:53

  Joining forces against Raila

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  After waiting a long time, we have seen a circus of tribal chiefs supporting President Kibaki's re-election as they launched PANU, a coalition whose aim is to maintain the status quo at all costs.
  By their speeches it was quite apparent that they live in morbid fear of one Raila Odinga. Ministers Chirau Mwakwere and Simeon Nyachae captured the frustration and fears of the ruling class against the indomitable ODM flag bearer.
  
  On June 7th last year I had predicted in a local daily that a Moi/ Kibaki/ Kenyatta axis would inevitably emerge if ODM flag bearer Raila Odinga clinches the ODM ticket. In light of this, the dramatic endorsement of Mwai Kibaki by Moi and then Uhuru Kenyatta did not come as a major surprise. I have deliberately mentioned the two since they are the main pillars of this reactionary group.
  
  Read more as Solomon Gakungu opines on the race to Kenya's presidency this December.
• 15:40

  The man who could not be bothered

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  The one thing that came out glaring from last week's news was the fact that Mwai Kibaki will lose the General Election, even with all the advantages of incumbency and the inertia he enjoys as head of state.
  
  Mwai Kibaki is not a bad man; he is no more corrupt than Raila Odinga. He is no more a tribalist than our first President Kenyatta ever was, and neither is he a violent man. By all accounts he is a God-fearing, kindly family man with an excellent educational background and a long career in politics. What he is not by a long shot is a leader, and for all those Kenyans who are opposed to a Raila Odinga presidency, nothing could be more disheartening.
  
  Read Stephen Wainaina assesses the Kibaki presidency here.
• 15:36

  All that's wrong with political party financing

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  In the absence of strict legal controls, political party financing in Kenya will always retain a link to serious financial crime and money-laundering.
  
  The phrase "money laundering" gained prominence during the Watergate Scandal when President Richard Nixon's Campaign Committee moved illicit campaign donations to Mexico and then brought the funds back through a shell corporation in Miami.
  
  Closer home, in every election yea, Kenyans experience extraordinary generosity from their politicians. The countryside comes alive with new projects and unsolicited donations towards various courses. Is this excessive benevolence always genuine? And if so who funds it?
  
  Read more here from Capt. Collins Wanderi Munyiri.
• 15:24

  Magara and Ruto as guilty as Nyachae

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  While condemning Simeon Nyachae for the acts of savagery committed by his hoodlums against MPs Omingo Magara, and William Ruto, Kenyans should not ignore the part the victims played in the events.
  
  Magara, the South Mugirango MP, and his Eldoret North counterpart should bear responsibility for their decision to storm Nyachae’s rally. The two MPs should have known – given the nature of political fundamentalists during campaigns – that walking, uninvited, into a gathering called by one of Gusii’s most vicious men was bound to result in violent confrontation. There is no doubt that prior to the attacks, Magara was aware that Nyachae gets extremely aroused by orgies of violence.
  
  Read more here from Ombuya Okong'o.
• September 23, 2007
• 4:00

  Is KACC past its sell-by date

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  election 2007  

  Parliament voted this week to deny the KACC's quest for extra powers, limiting its authority to take on corruption cases that precede the 2003 Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.
  
  Coming so close after the leak of the Kroll Report and just prior to the beginning of the campaign season, the questions abound. Is this a cynical attempt to stand in the way of the Executive in an election year? Is it an example of MPs oppossing everything from the government for the sake of embarassing it? Or is the KACC and its boss truly a waste of taxpayers resources, undeserving of our sympathies and support? Should Ring'eera stand down?
  
  Read more here.
• 3:53

  All that's wrong with political party financing

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  In the absence of strict legal controls, political party financing in Kenya will always retain a link to serious financial crime and money-laundering.
  
  The phrase "money laundering" gained prominence during the Watergate Scandal when President Richard Nixon's Campaign Committee moved illicit campaign donations to Mexico and then brought the funds back through a shell corporation in Miami.
  
  Read more here. from Capt. Collins Wanderi Munyiri.
• 3:48

  Kalonzo Musyoka on Taxation

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  Read here Kalonzo Musyoka's tax platform for Kenya if elected president.
• September 21, 2007
• 2:45

  Election; mere politics, no development on the agenda

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  As Kenya approaches the next general elections, political contenders have cast away all pretensions. They are now engaged in real , of ethical inhibitions, in their attempt to lure voters to their side.
  
  Capt. Collins Wanderi Munyiri urges Kenyans to vote on issues. Read more here.
• September 20, 2007
• 2:18

  Kibaki's new Democracy

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  Is it possible, that the decision by Kibaki to go for a PNU arrangement with an array of parties supporting him but remaining distinct, may lead to enhanced democracy in Kenya?
  
  
  Kamale T analyses President Kibaki's strategy for the next general election. Read more here.
• 1:02

  The two horse race

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  One way or the other, a majority of Kenyans are affected by poverty, insecurity, low quality education, inadequate health services, a lack of social welfare programs and huge disparities in income.
  
  Growing unemployment, tribalism, massive corruption, disempowerment, escalating prices of basic commodities and a desperate hopelessness are also continuing to ravage our society.
  
  Job Obonyo assesses two of Kenya's presidential candidates-- Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki. Read more here.
• September 18, 2007
• 1:21

  Unleashing the media oligopoly on Raila

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  Faisal Aideed's reaction to an article in the East African Standard.
  
  But the question is , will Kenya buy into this clever propaganda? Sadly, history tells us that our people are indeed gullible and given the particular concentration' of media ownership in the hands of pro-establishment operatives and sympathizers ,we can expect more of similarly crafted "neutral" pieces in all the dailies and their affiliated non-print outlets that will sell Kibaki's re-election through negative campaigning against his opponents.
  
  Read more here.
• September 17, 2007
• 22:32

  ODM’s fatal flaw and Kibaki’s masterstroke

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  Even the neutral observer must have felt that the laid-back campaign style of the Kibaki team was denying us a true contest in the election year.
  
  While ODM went about the country winning converts in mass rallies, the forces around President Kibaki seemed destined for another performance like the 2005 referendum where they waged an incompetent campaign and doomed themselves to an easy defeat.
  
  Read more from Amir Ibrahim here.
• September 15, 2007
• 6:21

  Raila Odinga's Denver Speech

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  Read and discussed presidential candidate's Raila Odinga's speech to Kenyans in the Diaspora.
  
  Here.
• September 03, 2007
• 11:44

  Angels with dirty faces

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  There's many ways to wage an election campaign. Whipping up the public emotion and demonizing your opponent so as to turn the public against him is one of the more commonly used, and one of the most effective. In a nutshell, this strategy involves painting one's team as angels, and the opposing side as demons bent on the destruction of the public good. The danger with this approach, which presents itself as very cost-effective, is that it places the angels in a position of great disadvantage.
  
  Read here as Amir Ibrahim asks the ODM party to have an issues campaign versus a morality one.
• September 01, 2007
• 3:09

  Justice without vengeance

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  In the aftermath of the Kroll Report, and of President Moi's announcement that he would back President Kibaki's re-election, many have tried to draw an equivalence between the stand of Raila Odinga, and that of President Kibaki. It is important however, that we note and take into account the difference between political rhetoric and action. Kenya does have a terrible past, but it is important that the leadership is able to seperate its passions against those crimes from the steps it will take to remedy them.
  
  Job Obonyo reacts to the Kroll Report.
• August 29, 2007
• 12:41

  Moi throws his lot in with Kibaki

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  In an announcement yesterday that has been coming for months, former President Moi declared that he would be supporting the re-election bid of President Kibaki at the general elections later this year.
  
  What do you think? Join the kenyaImagine discussion here.
• August 25, 2007
• 15:49

  Political responsibility and transfer payments from Nairobi

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  In a move likely to go down like a bitter pill in Parliament, but a sweet lozenge elsewhere the government this Friday announced the appointment of professionals to manage Constituency Development Funds.
  
  Read more here as Stephen Wanyama on spending public funds.
• August 24, 2007
• 0:46

  Constricted political space and forced allies

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  It was not a big headline, but it may count for more than is obvious. Former Cabinet Minister and Marakwet MP Linah Jebii Kilimo has packed her bags, left the ODM 'bash' and returned to support the government. I am not going to speculate on the exact reasons for the departure of the Marakwet legislator, who was famous not just for her courage in advocating the rights of women in her area before she came to Nairobi, but also for her resolution when she chose to quit the government and serve ODM. But it is curious that she should return now, to the very people and group she had previously made speeches against, and from whose grip she had sought to redeem her people.
  
  More from Amir Ibrahim here.
• 0:44

  Our tribes, our rights

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  I remember having a conversation with a lawyer friend of mine, where we were discussing whether the jury system of resolving court cases would be viable in Kenya. The jury system ,you would know, is one in which the accused is tried by his peers who, based on the facts presented in court determine his guilt or innocence and thus his fate. He laughed in my face, at my naiveté in conjuring up such a notion. This was not because mine was an unsound proposition but , he said, because I had failed to consider how deeply entrenched tribalism is in this country.
  
  Read more from Sophie Mukwana here.
• July 26, 2007
• 0:04

  New constituencies - much ado about nothing?

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  Kenya has at present 210 constituencies, which number is the maximum legal limit. The government has in recent weeks sought to increase that number of seats.
  
  How can a balance be struck, and is the problem the government's unilateral approach or is the opposition making a fuss over nothing? The Constitution does after all demand constituency revisions every 10 years.
  
  What do you think?
• July 22, 2007
• 18:59

  Kalonzo Musyoka, Quiet Visionary?

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  Sonia Maina on Kalonzo Musyoka's vision.
  
  When delving as per presented in his manifesto, his vision for Kenya’s direction speaks a modern persona, a stark contrast to the coalition bargaining chip he is most often portrayed by the media. His vision appears practical, concise, noble, simple and powerful. It taps into fundamental realities, similar to Franklin Roosevelt’s 1933 inauguration speech during the great depression likewise amidst the poverty the corruption and woes acknowledged and for Kenyans to aspire to integrity.
  
  Read more here.
• July 21, 2007
• 12:52

  Communal Psychoses :- truth or slur

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  Stephen Wanyama reacts to a recent article by UNY Professor, Makau Mutua on ODM-K Presidential Candidate and Lang'ata MP described what he called a psychosis among the Luo.
  
  Is there such a thing as communal psychosis, he wonders.
  
  Read more here.
• 12:44

  The Kenyan Outsider

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  Amir Ibrahim on Kamlesh Pattni's presidential bid.
  
  Pattni: But today is a sad day; the saddest day in my life. I sat there as my application was rejected. I cried for the first time in many years, not since my conversion have I been so emotional. Reality sets in; they are trying to talk to me now. Trying to explain that all they want is a process that ensures my papers are in order. I overhear some of the MPs claiming that I would not win too many votes out of Nairobi, or out of Parklands; and then suddenly they change their minds. I think I know what it is, they want that million shillings for the Secretariat.
  
  Read more here.
• July 17, 2007
• 13:22

  KANU's last wish - video

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  KANU Chairman and Gatundu South MP, Uhuru Kenyatta demands that ODM-K accept corporate membership, that it sees itself not as a collective of individuals, but as a collective of parties.
  
  Where does KANU go from here, and apart from Uhuru who may profit from not being associated with a party opposed to President Kibaki, does any KANU MP really stand a chance outside of the big coalitions?
  
  Watch the video here.
• 0:49

  War on Mungiki

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  The Kenyan government promised Mungiki a no holds-barred struggle, and in the last month, the police have lived up to their word.
  
  Every single day, tens of Kenyans are injured or killed in violence that the media attributes to the Mungiki phenomenon. In our question of the week, we ask your opinions on the violence, and on the extra-judicial response of the state. Is oath-taking in itself a reason for police executions? We also show video from some of the affected areas, with frog-marches and whole neighbourhoods of wananchi are forced to lie on their bellies as interrogations are carried out. Reminisces of the Emergency? You decide.
  
  Watch the videos and join in on the discussion here.
• July 10, 2007
• 18:33

  Strawmen, Liars and Matches

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  Vitalis Oyudo takes us on a civics lesson questioning Kenyans who will not vote for Raila because of his tribe. In his assessment of ODM-K, Oyudo advises:
  
  

  Now, there is obviously going to be competition in ODM-K, but this will have to be conducted wisely if the party is to survive in any form at all. The only victory that can come from the current state of affairs will likely leave even the victor badly hurt, much like our one-eyed neighbour above. Negative campaigning of the sort conducted against Kalonzo Musyoka all year does nothing but demean its proponents in the public eye. He certainly does not seem to have done anything to deserve it, and with a negative stereotype already attached to Raila, the keenness of this crusade against Kalonzo will only make the Mwingi MP look more like the under-dog, prevailing against the oppressive forces that far outnumber and outpower him. For many of us, Kalonzo has been turned from an outsider to a heavyweight challenger merely by the fact that Raila and his crowd hate him so much. We are now being forced to ask, to what is it they are so violently opposed?

  Read more here.
• July 08, 2007
• 11:29

  Kalonzo's Role in the 2nd Liberation

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  Rabet Mataari on presidential aspirant Kalonzo Musyoka's recent interview with the Daily Nation.
  
  

  Kalonzo has variously been described as a late-comer to Kenya's agitation for change, and as part and parcel of the KANU system. In a recent interview with the Daily Nation, he sought to dismiss this perception of him as erroneous.

  Read more here.
• July 06, 2007
• 2:10

  Fantasy Cabinet, who's your team?

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  The election has been won, and you are President. Who had you picked to run by your side as President?
  

  Who are your key Ministers? What ministries would you consider your key Ministries? There's a lot of talk now about boosting women into top positions, would you take that road? As President, you can nominate a few people into Parliament, and perhaps you would like to make some of them ministers. Would these include some non-politicians, who and why?

  Any other key appointments? Who would be your Chief Whip? Key ambassadors? Any new ministries?
  

  Join the kenyaImagine community as we discuss our dream team here.
  

• June 06, 2007
• 22:53

  Mudavadi Tosha?

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  Dave Nyambati assesses Musalia Mudavadi's political career. Can he be the next president of Kenya?
  

  A compromise candidate. No one currently in ODM-K fit that tab better than Musalia. Raila and Kalonzo (and others) trust Musalia to hold to whatever pact they concert on after the election more than they trust each other. They would also control the ODM-K base of MPs effectively checking Musalia’s power as the executive. What’s more, Musalia this time round would garner the support of the coveted Luhya community as a legitimate presidential candidate and is a much less polarizing figure to the rest of country than most of the other candidates. ODM-K would be able to hold its coalition, with Kalonzo and Raila appearing to have sacrificed their aspirations for the ‘good’ of the nation. Musalia may have the last laugh after all!

  Read the rest here.
• June 02, 2007
• 0:10

  Sit down with Mungiki-- video

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  Mungiki have been terrorizing Kenyans for the last several weeks. The murder of several citizens has got out of hand. Onyango Oloo here suggests why the government needs to sit down and engage Mungiki in dialog.
  
  We also have three videos on the Mungiki.
• May 16, 2007
• 9:35

  Bound to the mast

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  When the Anglo-Leasing scandal broke out, in the din that was raised from out of the bowels of Kenya one thing was conspicuous. The silence from its centre. Similarly, if you were to point out the anti-democratic credentials of the President and his inner circle, or his role in the creation and establishment of the KANU tyranny, the people of Central Kenya would likely rise up in protest. Most people in this part of the country even believe that the misrule of Kenya started in 1978 when Moi became President and not in 1963. Any comment or criticism of the Kibaki or Kenyatta governments, even here on this site is met by sheer hostility from these same quarters. Also, any suggestions of nepotism in public appointments, or of shielding such ‘cousins' from the full effect of the law are met with equal disapproval no matter how factual they may be.
  
  Amir Ibrahim argues against Kenyans electing men who will take advantage of their position by getting their way instead of serving the people.
• April 28, 2007
• 6:45

  Kenyans; our Own Worst Enemies

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  Ask Kenyans what kind of leaders they want in government and they will tell you precisely - almost in unison:

  Those who will create good jobs, construct smooth highways, make education affordable, reduce crime and stem corruption. The latter is especially important because achieving it makes the preceding expectations possible. It therefore, makes sense for Kenyans to speak out against graft, and they do so every day - loudly.
  

  Ombuya Okong'o, " Let's advocate patience, one of the most important African values. (Haraka haina baraka). It takes weeks or even months for a person bitten once by a dog to heal; a country left in the hands of hyenas for four decades will take at least that many years to recover."

  Read more.