Is Kenya ready? Elections 2017

With slightly over a year to the next general elections, is Kenya on the right track?

Date: 2016-10-28

Time: 09:00 to 12:30

Venue: Conference room, ISS Nairobi, Braeside Gardens, off Muthangari Road, Lavington

RSVP: Samira Yusuf, Phone: +254 728 607642, Mobile +254 722 965097, Email: [email protected]

With less than a year to go before general elections in Kenya, there are concerns about whether the country will be ready to deliver credible elections.

New commissioners to manage the 2017 elections are yet to be appointed. This is despite Parliament’s decision to endorse a report by the joint parliamentary committee on the exit of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in August, the introduction of reforms to the electoral laws and the resignation of the current IEBC commissioners in October.

This seminar will examine preparations for elections in 2017 and key challenges that require attention. It will highlight critical issues of integrity that must be borne in mind in the context of the prevailing electoral environment in Kenya.

Chair: Peter Aling’o, Office Director and Senior Researcher, ISS Nairobi

Speakers:

Ahmed Issack Hassan, Chairman, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Tom Wolf, Research Analyst, IPSOS

Kennedy Masime, Executive Director, Center for Governance and Development and Steering Committee Member, Elections Observation Group