THE POST ELECTION EVALUATION DRAFT REPORT FOR THE AUGUST 8, 2017 GENERAL ELECTION AND OCTOBER 26, 2017 FRESH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Your vote Your future Vision “A credible electoral management body committed to strengthening democracy in Kenya’’ Mission “To conduct free and fair elections and to institutionalize a sustainable electoral process” ii @ Copyright IEBC Kenya, 2018 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission asserts right of recognition as author of the original material. The source should be attributed as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Post-Election Evaluation Report For the 2017 General Election and the Fresh Presidential Election, 2018. Produced by: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Web address: PEE Report.iebc.or.ke/2018 IEBC website: www.iebc.or.ke Feedback and enquiries: Feedback and enquiries on this report is welcome and should be directed to the contact officer. 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Box 4545371 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 20 – 2877000 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @iebckenya Facebook: Facebook.com/iebckenya iii TABLE OF CONTENTS List of figures ..................................................................................................................... x ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................. xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 ABOUT THE REPORT ....................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................ 9 1.0 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 9 Mandate of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ................................... 9 Legal Framework for Conduct of Elections in Kenya ......................................................... 10 IEBC Strategic Direction .................................................................................................... 12 Evolution of Elections in Kenya ........................................................................................ 13 Elections and Elective Positions ......................................................................................... 14 Rationale for The Post-Election Evaluation ....................................................................... 16 CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................. 19 PREPARATION FOR THE 2017 GENERAL ELECTION........................................................ 19 Implementation of the IEBC Strategic Plan 2015-2020 ...................................................... 19 Resource Mobilization ...................................................................................................... 22 Election Financing ............................................................................................................ 22 Voter Information Education ............................................................................................ 24 Nomination of Candidates ............................................................................................... 26 Candidate Registration Management System .................................................................... 28 Allocation of Party List Seats ............................................................................................. 28 Conduct of Elections ........................................................................................................ 29 The Management of Logistics and Distribution of Election Materials ................................. 30 Planning for Risk Management and Mitigation ................................................................. 30 CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................ 32 3.0 METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 32 Facilitation of the Post-Election Evaluation Process ........................................................... 32 Evaluation Design ............................................................................................................. 32 Development of Tools ..................................................................................................... 33 Key Respondents and Discussants ..................................................................................... 33 Data Collection Methods and Tools ................................................................................. 35 Review of literature ...................................................................................................... 35 iv Key Informant Interviews (KII) ...................................................................................... 36 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) ................................................................................... 36 County Cluster Forum Meetings .................................................................................... 36 Development Partners Round Table ............................................................................. 36 National Stakeholder Forum ......................................................................................... 37 Political Parties and Independent Candidates Forum ..................................................... 37 Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis ...................................................................... 37 Triangulation ................................................................................................................... 38 Reporting and Dissemination of Key Deliverables ............................................................. 38 CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................ 40 THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................. 40 Summary of Challenges and Recommendations in the Legal Framework........................... 47 CORPORATE GOVERNACE ............................................................................................. 56 CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................ 61 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ............................................................................................ 61 Human Resource Mobilization ......................................................................................... 62 Recruitment of Election Officials ....................................................................................... 62 Development of Election Training Content and Procedures .............................................. 64 Training of Election Officials ............................................................................................. 64 Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 68 CHAPTER SIX .................................................................................................................. 69 VOTER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ........................................................................... 69 Voter Education for 2017 General Election and Fresh Presidential Election ....................... 69 Effectiveness and Adequacy of Voter Education ................................................................ 70 Challenges in Voter Education .......................................................................................... 71 Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement for the 2017 General and Fresh Presidential Elections ........................................................................................................................... 73 Effectiveness of Partnerships during the 2017 General and Fresh Presidential Elections. ..... 77 Challenges in Partnerships ................................................................................................ 78 Media and Communication .............................................................................................. 80 Enhancing Commission’s Visibility ................................................................................. 80 Establishment and Operationalization of the National Elections and Communications Center (NECC).............................................................................................................. 80 Development and Implementation of Integrated media campaign ................................ 82 v Provision of live feed from the Tallying Center ............................................................. 82 Media Management and Media Accreditation .............................................................. 82 Social Media Management ............................................................................................ 83 Establishment and Operationalization of the Media Center ........................................... 83 CHAPTER SEVEN ............................................................................................................