BREAK FROM THE PAST? A MONITORING REPORT OF THE 2013 POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATIONS KENYA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BREAK FROM THE PAST? A MONITORING REPORT OF THE 2013 POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATIONS Break From The Past?A Monitoring Report of the 2013 Political Party Nominations © 2013 Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Copyright The contents of this publication may be freely used and copied for educational and other non- commercial purposes, provided that any such reproduction is accompanied by an acknowledgment of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. ISBN: 978-9966-040-09-1 This Report was published by: Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Head Office 1st Floor CVS Plaza, Kasuku Rd off Lenana Road, P.O. Box 74359-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254-20-2717908/928/900 Fax: 254-20-2716160, Email:
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[email protected] Cover Photographs: Courtesy of Jamii Forums (http://www.jamiiforums.com) Break From The Past?A Monitoring Report of the 2013 Political Party Nominations TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT V FOREWORD VI CHAPTER 1: CONTEXT 1 1.0 Socio- Political Context 1 1.1 Legal Process 3 1.2 KNCHR and Political Party Monitoring 6 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 7 Scope 8 CHAPTER 3: OBSERVATIONS FROM NAKURU COUNTY 9 3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Background 9 3.3 Areas Monitored 10 3.4 Findings 10 3.4.1 Security 10 3.4.2 Capacity and preparedness by Parties to