Elections

Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 to elect their fifth president as well as parliamentary and county leaders. Some 22.1 million registered voters in 47 counties...

PRESS RELEASE The Right the Wrongs: Spotlight on the 2020 General Election in Tanzania report was launched at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 2, 2022. During the...

There is continuing concern among civil society groups and human rights defenders in Kenya about the state of preparedness of key institutions as the August 9, 2022 elections approach. They...

As the Kenyan general election scheduled for August 9 this year approaches, concerns have continued to grow among human and civil rights defenders on the preparedness of media to play...

 Anyone with knowledge of Kenya’s electoral history is not surprised that the country’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission a little more than a year ago listed Nakuru, a town in...

Government agencies and independent commissions in Kenya have been asked to bar persons who do not meet integrity standards from running for public office during the General Election slated for...

As Kenya's electoral management body rushes to fill vacant positions in its secretariat barely five months to the elections, concern has continued to grow among human and civil rights defenders...

As the elections in Kenya approach, several civil society groups and human rights defenders have expressed concern about the state of preparedness of poll management institutions. The bulk of their...

The Kenyan government has been asked to take firm action to prevent sexual and gender-based violence ahead of the general election in August 2022. The International Federation for Human Rights...

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, will contest the presidency in Libya during an election expected to start on December 24. The son...