Kenya Elections 2017

Elections will take place in Kenya on 8th August
Here are some useful links for academic researchers.


IFES has a general background guide to the electoral system and previous elections.
IPU has recent election results . Get access to official information and full text electoral laws from the Kenyan Electoral Commission.

For information on womens participation in the elections se this useful IFES blog about a recently launched social media campaign The #BetterThanThis website includes information about women’s political representation, barriers to women’s political participation

For background information on the state of democracy and human rights in the region see
Human Rights watch reports. 
Amnesty International
Afrobarometer - has reports and polls on Kenyan citizens views of justice and democracy in the region from 2003 onwards.

Newspaper coverage/ blogs
Good starting points for polls, news stories and tracking of the election are

Kenya Standard.

Kenya Nation

Al- Jazeera Background

Guardian

Human Rights watch blog

LSE Africa blogs

Election observations

useful for assessments of the conduct of the elections.

Elections Observation Group

includes reports on media monitoring for hate speech.

Carter Center

European Union Observation Center

 

 

Kenya elections - see our recommended academic resources

Elections have been taking place in Kenya.
Here are some recommended academic resources for further research.
The BBC has an FAQ on the issues at stake. This guide also has links to photos, video content and voices from the electorate.
The BBC world service also has a useful Africa today podcast
Kenyan government websites (these may not be accessible as often down) Independent Boundaries Commission.

Useful news stories.
get coverage of polls, candidates and analysis.
Guardian
All Africa.com.- news stories from Africa.
Daily Nation Kenya

Has a social media sentiment tracker and blogs with discussion.
Standard media is another news service based in Kenya
Sabahi news

Election Monitors.
The following sites specialise in monitoring elections. Look for reports on violence and violation of human rights.
EU observation mission.
Carter Center .
Kenya National Commission human rights.
Kofi Annan Foundation
IFES - includes current and historic news about the electoral system.
Elections observation group. Kenyan based observers.
Kenyan Elections 2013- Peaceful Prevention and Community Reporting Project . The project is an initiative of the African Great Lakes Initiative of Friends Peace Teams, and works through the Friends (Quaker) church

ushaidi tool for citizens to monitor violence on maps. previous violence 2008. see also the blog.
and presentation.https://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Uchaguzi+-+Kenyan+Elections+2013


Human Rights background.
International Crisis Group- background on human rights and the election.
ushaidi tool for citizens to monitor violence on maps.

Council on Foreign Relations background and discussion from the US think tank.
ICC court details of Kenyan cases
Human Rights Watch.
Amnesty International


Finally
EISA  South Africa is excellent at offering links and some full text reports from government and monitoring agencies.  
It has a Kenyan election archive.