Posted on 05/09/2017 8:45:31 PM PDT by MtnClimber
After the 2007 general election, Kenya experienced its worst politically triggered ethnic violence since independence. The violence was caused by a dispute between the two main presidential candidates - Raila Odinga and his opposition Orange Democratic Movement, and Mwai Kibaki, who was defending his seat on a Party of National Unity ticket.
But this was not the first time Kenya experienced violence around a general election. Since the reintroduction of multiparty politics in 1992 ethnic violence has repeatedly reared its ugly head around election time. Even in elections that were considered peaceful, as was the case in 2002 and 2013, the threat of politically instigated ethnic violence remained real.
It's within this historical context of unpredictability that the upcoming general elections - and specifically the presidential elections - need to be understood.
The run up to the August 8 general election is again expected to be characterised by palpable tensions, particularly in the race for the presidency
This is not a phenomenon unique to Kenya. In many African countries presidential elections are hotly contested affairs. Recent examples include The Gambia, Ghana and Zambia. There have also been closely fought polls in the US, the UK, as well as the latest French poll.
The difference lies with how countries respond to election disputes. In Africa, due to weak institutional and legal frameworks, presidential disputes have often led to violent conflicts instead of being resolved by, for example, the courts.
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Send Barack back there. He’ll fix it
Google Obama and Raila Odinga to see how 0bama campaingned, illegally, as Illinois Senator for his relative who ran aligned with muslims and marxists to be president of Kenya. When he lost he turned to violence and was placed as Prime Minister in an agreement to stop the killing of Christians.
Now there is the next election. Watch what happens with the 0bama/marxist/communist violence. Just watch.
"Ethnic violence" somewhere besides the racist hell-scape of America? Must be a typo.
Is Obama going to run for president of Kenya?
Yeah, he's good at fixing Kenyan elections.
Not enough whiteys there to shame into voting for him
See this, 0bama did this at taxpayer expense.
[After the 2007 general election, Kenya experienced its worst politically triggered ethnic violence since independence.]
Gee, and who had their hands in there?
Barack Hussein Manchurian Candidate Obama
yeah we should MAKE them take him back.
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