The Supreme Court of Kenya has been asked to rule on the validity of the outcome of Kenya's 4 March 2013 general elections, but the fact remains that the elections were held successfully in a free and peaceful atmosphere. How did Kenya deliver these peaceful elections, defying observers' warning of a recurrence of the 2007-08 violence?
The reforms undertaken within the framework of the 2010 Constitution played a major part. These reforms put in place the institutions and legal frameworks to ensure clean elections. Chief among these is an independent judiciary with a leadership determined to defend the Constitution and meet the expectations of the public.
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