Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead

Abstract

Kenya, a nation of about 36.9 million people, has been an important ally of the United States for decades. Kenya moved from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1992. Kenyans voted in record numbers in the country's first multi-party election in almost 26 years. President Daniel arap Moi defeated opposition candidates by a small margin. In 1997, Kenya held its second multi-party elections, at the height of tensions between the opposition and the ruling party. President Moi was re-elected with 40% of the votes cast, while his nearest rival, Mwai Kibaki, won 31%. In the 2002 presidential and parliamentary elections, the opposition National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) defeated the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU). In the presidential election, NARC leader Kibaki defeated Uhuru Kenyatta, the leader of KANU.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487565

Entities

People

  • Ted Dagne

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Elections
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Human Rights
  • Military Education
  • Negotiations
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.