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Kenya: Ahead of Elections, UN Expert Calls On Kenya to Prevent Internal Displacement Crisis
UN News, 26 February 2013
The Kenyan Government and the international community must significantly scale up their efforts to prevent internal displacement resulting from possible violence ahead of the… Read more »
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Kenya: Kibera Residents Fear Repetition of Election Violence
RFI, 27 February 2013
Many residents of Kibera, Nairobi's biggest slum, may not be participating in Kenya's presidential and parliamentary election next week. They're leaving town for fear of a… Read more »
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Kenya: Social Media and the Kenyan Elections
RFI, 26 February 2013
At the iHub, an open workspace in Nairobi for technology entrepreneurs, an army of programmers and researchers is preparing for Kenya's upcoming election. Read more »
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Kenya: More Than 90,000 Police to Patrol Polling Stations
The Star, 26 February 2013
The state will deploy more than 90,000 police to man polling stations across the country in readiness for the March 4 elections from tomorrow. Read more »
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Kenya: Dealing with U.S. Document on Election Violence
African Arguments, 25 February 2013
The Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) recently posted on its website a Contingency Planning Memorandum on Electoral Violence in Kenya. Read more »
Calls on Kenya to Maintain Peace Over Polls
As the country is preparing to go to the polls on March 4, the government and international community have been urged to help prevent a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence that left thousands internally displaced.
Burundi government through ambassador Ezechiel Nibigira, has urged the Kenyan government and the electoral body to ensure March 4 general election is peaceful (file photo).
InFocus
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Ni Sisi which promotes peace and a unified Kenyan identity and spreads the message of personal accountability and strength through a gripping story and humour. Read more »
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Top presidential candidates came together in a rare show of unity during the country's national prayers at Uhuru Park where they pledged to preach peace ahead of the coming general ... Read more »
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The first presidential debate involved eight candidates who promised to accept the March 4th poll results in order to avoid a repeat of the 2008 post-election violence. Read more »
