Race for governor seats are contentious as the constitution has given these districts considerable power. See map for comparison between normal and 2013 rates of violence.…
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Mombasa Republican Council has declared the coast an independent republic and called for a boycott of next week’s presidential election. The group has also been accused of scare tactics and violence on the coast, in the period leading up to the elections.…
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Al Jazeera has developed a great website to discuss the upcoming election. On it, candidate resumes, video of ongoing preparations, updates on the ICC dilemma and comments on recent debate
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/kenya2013/…
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Andrew Linke- University of Colorado
Kenyan election violence is not new, as academic and policy-oriented observers recognize. The nuances of each bout of electoral conflict reveal – and are informed by – important social trends in the country.…
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This graph is a review of the 1997-2012 violence patterns juxtaposed with January-February 2013 violence patterns and locations. In it, we see that violence patterns have intensified considerably in the first part of this year, although not all directly attributable to the upcoming election.…
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Check out KAS for a full report on the new constitution and how it changes the relevant political instituions across Kenya
http://www.kas.de/kenia/en/publications/32994/…
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Jeffrey Gettlemen discusses recent Kenyan violence in Tana River region as being indicative of things to come. The reason? The recently approved Kenyan constitution makes the county governor position much more powerful, and the main receiver of state funds.…
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For the duration of the 2013 election period, ACLED will provide real time updates, visuals and analysis of any political violence within Kenya. See below for maps, information, commentary and links.…
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