Archive for February, 2013
Kenya Elections – Local Government Bodies Replaced by County Governments
Submitted by William Ang'awa Saturday, 23 February 2013
Did you know that under Kenya’s new constitution, local government bodies will be replaced by county governments? The Kenya Elections on 4th March 2013 will include the election of 1, 450 County assembly Wards.
If your research interest is local government in Africa? you should take note of this. The role of local government is crucial for any functioning democracy. The name may change, but the ideals and goals do not.
www.kenyaelections.com Study Group.
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Kenya)
Submitted by William Ang'awa Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBC) is the key organisation that is mandated to manage elections in Kenya. If you want to do a site search on iebc on this website you will find background details, IEBC personel and roles.
For those researching or interested in social media – IEBC also has a facebook and twitter site.
It is the offical source of information regarding the results of the 2013 Kenya Elections on the 4th of March.
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Kenya Elections 4 March 2013
Submitted by William Ang'awa Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The Kenya Elections on 4th March 2013 will be first under Kenya’s New Constitution. There will be six groups of candidates who will offer themselves to govern Kenya.
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City of Nairobi
1 President
2 Senators
3 Governors
4 Members of Parliament (MPs)
5 County Women Representatives
6 County Assembly Representatives.
Since 1963 when Kenya became independent from Great Britain, the country has held elections every 5 years and is one of the few African countries that has not been governed by the military.
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