2007 Election Campaign in Kenya
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Photo 1 of 13Credit: The East African StandardElection fever is sweeping Kenya as Kenyans eagerly await 27 December when they head to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections. This bus has been decorated with campaign fliers. -
Photo 2 of 13Credit: The NationPresident Mwai Kibaki, who was elected in 2002, hopes to retain his position as the nation's leader. -
Photo 3 of 13Credit: The East African StandardThe opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), hoped to field a formidable candidate to compete against the incumbent president. Raila Odinga (left) and Kalonzo Musyoka were front runners in the nomination contest. -
Photo 4 of 13Credit: Jacob Owiti/The NationRaila Odinga, the son of former Vice-President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, won the ODM presidential nomination. Here, Odinga is welcomed by party supporters for a campaign rally at Gusii stadium in Kisii. -
Photo 5 of 13Credit: The East African StandardKalonzo Musyoka broke away away from the original ODM and became part of ODM-Kenya. He and his wife, Pauline, greet supporters during the official launch of his presidential campaign at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. Kalonzo has promised to give Kenyans real change. -
Photo 6 of 13Credit: The NationPresident Kibaki, who was elected on the National Rainbow Coalition ticket in 2002, declared that his re-election campaign would run on the ticket of a new party, the Party of National Unity (PNU). Supporters welcome the President at Nairobi's Kenyatta International Conference Centre, where he declared his candidacy. -
Photo 7 of 13Credit: Stephen Mudiari/The NationRaila Odinga has made the passage of a new constitution a central issue of his campaign, a promise on which he says President Kibaki has failed to deliver. A draft constitution was rejected by referendum in 2005. -
Photo 8 of 13Credit: The NationKalonzo Musyoka has pledged to stimulate economic growth through increased investment. His new vision foresees Kenya as a land of integrity, opportunity, and a just society. -
Photo 9 of 13Credit: Hezron Njoroge/The NationPresident Kibaki addresses youths at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, during a Vijana na Kibaki rally. He has expressed his belief that "the young people of Kenya represent our nation's best hopes. He has pledged to mainstream the concerns of Kenya's youth should he be re-elected. -
Photo 10 of 13Credit: The East African StandardWomen have emerged as a powerful voting bloc in this years elections. All three of the leading candidates have addressed gender issues. Here, members of ODM Women Democrats gather at Rainbow House in Nairobi. -
Photo 11 of 13Credit: Robert Gicheru/The East African StandardEmotions have run high as polls indicate a close race. Youths supporting the re-election of President Kibaki tore up an American flag in protest at the alleged bias of the U.S. ambassador toward the ODM's Raila Odinga. -
Photo 12 of 13Credit: Martin Telewa/The NationWomen wait outside Molo police station where 50 youths were being held after election violence claimed lives in Kuresoi. Observers fear that violence-marred elections will erase the progress that Kenya has made in recent years. -
Photo 13 of 13Credit: Maarufu Mohamed/The East African StandardKenyans are hopeful that democratic institutions will thrive. However, many are wary as tension mounts in the days leading up to election day.
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