INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - NEW REPORT
Kenya’s 2013 Elections
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/kenya/197-kenyas-2013-elections.aspx?utm_source=kenya-report&utm_medium=1&utm_campaign=mremail
Africa Report N°197
17 Jan 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Kenya’s elections this year should turn the
page on the bloodshed of five years ago, but the risk of political
violence is still unacceptably high. A new constitution, fresh election
commission and reformed judiciary should help. But the vote, now set for
4 March 2013, will still be a high-stakes competition for power, both
nationally and in 47 new counties. Forthcoming trials before the
International Criminal Court (ICC) of four Kenyans for their alleged
role in the 2007-2008 post-election violence look set to shape the
campaign. The potential for local violence is especially high.
Politicians must stop ignoring rules, exploiting grievances and stoking
divisions through ethnic campaigning. The country’s institutions face
fierce pressure but must take bold action to curb them. Business and
religious leaders and civil society should demand a free and fair vote.
So too should regional and wider international partners, who must also
make clear that those who jeopardise the stability of the country and
region by using or inciting violence will be held to account...
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