East Africa watching closely as Kenya preps for August polls
US ambassador Bob Godec at a voter registration centre in Nairobi on February 8, 2017. Kenya’s election this August will be watched closely by the rest of the region. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
Kenya’s election this August will be watched closely by the rest of the region, both as a stress-test of the country’s democratic credentials, and for its potential spillover effects.
Many will be looking to see whether the election mirrors the one in 2007, which was marred by post-election violence, or in 2013, in which Kenya settled for an imperfect peace over a perfect process.
