Election Violence Triggers Revealed
SPECIAL REPORT The NEW ACT SET TO BAR CRIMINAL FROM HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE — Pages 14 & 19 SUPPLEMENT Enhancing governance for all THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE Link PROJECT FUNDED BY THE EU MAY 2012 Issue No. 091 Kshs 40/= — Pages 15 - 18 Election violence triggers revealed It is now upto the state to act swiftly on the content of this report to save the country from violence By FAITH MUIRURI Education Consortium (CRECO) on conflict mapping and profiles of 47 counties in Kenya, points out that 80 percent of the counties rank within the moderate to VEN as efforts to reconcile commu- high risk of conflict areas. nities in conflict prone areas gain Counties more prone to violence include Marsabit, momentum across the country, a Isiolo, Mandera Wajir, Narok, Garissa, Tana River, E Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Nairobi, Trans Nzoia, Mig- new report has identified possible triggers ori, Nyamira, Bomet, Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, Turkana, to ethnic violence ahead of the elections. West Pokot, Laikipia, Nakuru, Kisumu, Bungoma and The report cites the delineation of constituency Kirinyaga. boundaries among factors likely to trigger flare-ups According to the report, cases of ethnic intolerance, and erode gains made in restoring peace in hot spot border conflicts, political party zoning, competition areas. over land and other resources, proliferation of small The criminal cases against the four Kenyans at the arms, weak security and poverty still rank high among International Criminal Court (ICC) also feature promi- factors that divide communities in clash prone areas. nently among factors likely to heighten tension ahead The report underscores the need to monitor areas of the elections.
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