---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IRIN <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 5:29 PM Subject: Kenya - No ordinary elections To: Elisabeth Janaina <[email protected]>
Kenya - No ordinary elections NAIROBI, 19 February 2013 (IRIN) - Kenya has never held elections as complex, pivotal or potentially divisive as this year's, which will see in a fresh president and a radical decentralization of power. When voters go to the polls on 4 March, they will choose not only a head of state and MP, but also the brand new positions of county governor, senator and local assembly representative, as well as a national assembly seat reserved for women. Kenya's last elections, held in December 2007, unleashed a wave of violence unprecedented in its scale, which led to the deaths of 1,300 people and the forced displacement of some 600,000 people from their homes. As a result of these clashes, the International Criminal Court has charged four Kenyans - including a leading presidential runner and his running mate - with alleged crimes against humanity. This is the first significant judicial intervention into repeated bouts of election-related violence in Kenya. No Ordinary Elections, an IRIN multimedia documentary presents a detailed anatomy of Kenya through interviews with civil society experts, portraits of people from all walks of life, as well as a wealth of key data. Some of the pressing issues covered include: Will devolution really bring power to the people? What drives the divisions between Kenyan communities? Why do Kenyan elections tend to trigger violence? Is Kenya ready if it happens again? Is there any justice for victims of such violence? All the material in No Ordinary Elections may be reproduced free of charge, and we welcome feedback. [ [email protected]] [END] This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97508 © IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.irinnews.org/ [This item comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. Reposting or reproduction, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes is permitted. Terms and conditions: http://www.irinnews.org/copyright IRIN partners: UAE, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the IHC. More information: http://www.irinnews.org/donors This mail is from an automatic address. Contact IRIN at: [email protected]. Revise/stop your subscription: http://bit.ly/9nCoUP ] Subscribed email: [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
