Kenya National Commission on Human Rights TH E FALLACIOU S VOTE APRIL, 2018 THE FALLACIOUS VOTE © 2018 Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. ISBN: 978-9966-040-55-8 COPYRIGHT CONTACT INFORMATION The contents of this publication Kenya National Commission on Human Rights may be freely used and copied Head Office, for educational and other non- P.O. Box 74359-00200, Nairobi, Kenya commercial purposes, provided 1st Floor CVS Plaza, Kasuku Rd off Lenana Road, that any such reproduction
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[email protected] / www.intercode.co.ke PRINTED IN KENYA Concept Branding Limited The Fallacious Vote i All sovereign power belongs to the people of “Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.” ~Article 1, Constitution of Kenya, 2010. ii www.knchr.org Acknowledgements v Executive Summary 1 List of Acronyms/Abbreviations 5 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Contextual Background 7 1.2 Methodology and Scope 10 CHAPTER 2 The Legal Background to Party Primaries 12 2.1 Introduction 12 2.2 National Legal Framework on Elections 15 CHAPTER 3 Analysis of Key Findings 19 3.1 Introduction 19 3.2 Bribery and Manipulation of Voters 20 3.3 Incidences of Violence 25 3.5 Missing Names 30 3.6 Lack