| » | EVENTS
20 May 10
IED undertook GPS activities in South Mugirango Constituency from 9th to 17th May 2010. The geographical data collected through GPS will be used to update the constituency profile and map to be utilized in the forth-coming by-election scheduled for June 10th 2010. |
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| » | Monitoring Voter Registration Process
20 May 10
IED monitored both the electronic and Optical Mark Reader (OMR) voter registration processes in 15 constituencies namely Langata, Mvita, Dujis, Mbooni, Kikuyu, Eldoret North, Matuga, Mandera Central, Nithi, Ndia, Molo, Mt.Elgon Ikolomani, Kisumu Town West and South Mugirango from 12th April 2010 to 11th May 2010 in order to assess, document and avail data and information to inform the on-going fresh registration of voters and the ultimate compilation of a new Register of Voters in Kenya. The monitoring exercise was undertaken as part of our follow up on the Bridge training that IED in partnership with the IIEC conducted for the Regional and Constituency Election Coordinators. Monitoring of voter registration processes is intended to support the IIEC in the new registration exercise and to build citizens’ confidence in the registration processes. Data entry and analysis is work in progress. The final report will be finalized and disseminated in due course.
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| » | Observation of By-Election
20 May 10
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| » | Drafting Workshop for Electoral Laws
24 Mar 10
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| » | Training of regional Election Observers in the IGAD Region
24 Mar 10
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| » | UP COMING EVENTS
3 Mar 10
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| » | MEETING ON ELECTION BILL AND REFERENDUM REGULATIONS.
3 Mar 10
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| » | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ELECRORAL MANAGEMENT BODY OF KENYA
3 Mar 10
The five (5) day BRIDGE Course was conducted from 13th – 17th (inclusive) January 2010 for 17 Regional Elections Coordinators (RECs), Deputy Chief Elections Officer, (D-CEO) and five Directors of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC), Kenya. The Chairperson of the IIEC, Mr. Ahmed Issack Hassan, officially opened the course giving it the stamp of high level support. Participants were also trained on BRIDGE facilitation skills (methodology) – learning, training and communication skills. This is because it was the very first time for the participants and the IIEC to undergo any BRIDGE training. The participants were also being prepared to conduct further training for Constituency Elections Coordinators(CECs) and their deputies.
Planning for the 3-day training workshop for CECs begun during the assignments for the BRIDGE participants in which they were given home-work to plan for the cascading training workshop using the 8 steps of Civic/Voter Education. |
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| » | SUPPORTING THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR FOR POLITICAL PARTIES.
3 Mar 10
The Technical Committee on the operationalisation of the Political Parties Act, 2007 held a meeting to review and finalise the Draft Political Parties Dispute Tribunal Rules on 15th February 2010. The Rules are to be presented to the Chief Justice for his consideration and gazzettement. |
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| » | SOUTH MUGIRANGO CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION
3 Mar 10
The South Mugirango by-election is the second by-election after the 2007 General Election resulting from a successful election petition. Incidentally, the first by-election from a successful election petition was also concluded before Justice Daniel Musinga |
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| » | REFORM OF ELECTORAL LAWS
3 Mar 10
IED is a member of the Technical Committee on revision and consolidation of electoral laws in Kenya. This work has been going on since 1996. Other members are the Kenya Law Reform Commission, the Attorney General’s Office, Ministry of Justice Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs and the Interim Independent Electoral Commission |
