Today, I'm at a seminar to discuss and share observers' report findings. Quite a lot to unpack here, but it's an opportunity for reforms.
ELOG Kenya Association of Media Women in Kenya #EyesOnElections
#AMWIK2023
E-HORN Secretariat @elog is participating in the CSO round table discussion on the #NADCO report. Uraia Trust NCCK Steve Ogolla #EyesonElections
ELOG Kenya Appointment of elections officials by an independent body serves as a crucial safeguard against undue political influence, fostering a fair and impartial electoral process
IEBC National Assembly KE The Judiciary Kenya USAID Kenya European Union In Kenya #VILETUNAICHEKI#EyesOnElections
Listening to Steve Ogolla analyze the NADCo Report and proposed Legislative solutions.
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Mzalendo
Electoral Law & Governance Institute for Africa National Democratic Institute CRECO Kenya Uraia Trust @CJPD KNCHR TI-Kenya ELOG Kenya Law Society of Kenya Katiba Institute NCCK The Centre for Multiparty Democracy Kenya The Oslo Center
Unpacking unconstitutional amendments in the NADCO reports.
-Delimitation of boundaries-infinite timelines
-longer Senate term limits of 7 years
-removal of elected reps thru party deregistration
ELOG Kenya Uraia Trust E-HORN The Centre for Multiparty Democracy Kenya
#EyesOnElections
Here are some of the reccommendations of the Citizen assessment Report launched by ELOG #viletunaicheki #eyesonelections ELOG Kenya Ngalula, RN
CSO roundtable discussion on the detailed analysis of the 9 consequential bills from the NADCO report Uraia Trust, ELOG Kenya
Electoral Law & Governance Institute for Africa
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ELECTION DISPUTE RESOLUTION(EDR)
-Enlarge Timelines for resolving presidential election disputes to at least days
-Change the constitution to delink IEBC from hearing petitions arising from nominations.
NCCK #VileTunaicheki #EyesOnElections
'The extension of boundary delimitation process outside the 8-12yrs window and the extension of the senate's term to 7 years to help in the transition of the national assembly and government are unconstitutional constitutional amendments
#EyesOnElections #NADCOBills
According to the #VileTunaicheki report by ELOG Kenya, 70% found the voter registration process complicated and complex.
Nairobi (74%), Coast (72%), and Rift Valley (70%) had the highest complexity rates.
Schools were preferred as registration centers with 64%
#EyesOnElections
A number of gaps were noted in fhe previous elections, not limited to
~Technical issues with voting gadgets
~Voter Intimidation and violence
~Disinformation
~Inaccessibility of polling stations in remote areas.
Rev Grace Rugut
#VileTuinaicheki #EyesOnElections
ELOG Kenya
Mulle Musau, mulle musau emphasizes that Kenya has a short window for political sobriety and this opportunity should be maximized in informing the citizens on key electoral reforms.
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#NADCOBills
#UchaguziPlatform TWG & key election stakeholders are in a workshop to develop priority areas of electoral reforms arising from the 2022 GE. CRECO Kenya played a pivotal role in safeguarding the election process by tackling of electoral mis and disinformation.
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Crisis in Togo as poll day approaches: a new constitution has been branded undemocratic and #pressfreedom – so vital during elections – is under threat.
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From the findings Nairobi,Coast, and Rift Valley regions had higher proportions of respondents finding the voter registration process complex.This points to the need for streamlining and simplifying the procedures to be more user-friendly #viletunaicheki #eyesonelections
POLITICAL PARTIES
-The ORPP be anchored in the Constitution and restructured to enhance its capacity to rein in Political Party activities.
NCCK #VileTunaicheki #EyesOnElections
