The Count

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2182149
AutoresDavid Throup (Johns Hopkins University, autor de correspondencia), David W Throup
Año2008
Volumen2
Número2
Páginas290-304
Fecha de publicación2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17531050802058435
OpenAlexW4256021974
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10

The drama of Kenya's election reached its climax on Sunday 30 December 2007 with the announcement by Samuel Kivuitu, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, that Mwai Kibaki had won the presidential vote to secure a second term in office. Within 24 hours, violence had broken out over many parts of Kenya, and neither local nor international observer teams had been able to endorse the result amid claims by the opposition that the presidential election had been ‘stolen’. This article examines the story of the count itself, considering the role of the Kenya press and the observer groups in shaping our perceptions of what happened, to conclude that while it is clear that there were many irregularities in the election process, the veracity of the result remains obscure

Art · Climax · Commission · Drama · Literature · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · African history and culture analysis · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Public Administration