1992 Kenyan general election

none August 2023 Kenya 1988 Kenyan general election 1988 yes 1992 12 29 1997 Kenyan general election 1997 yes presidential Presidential election Daniel arap Moi in 1979 (cropped).jpg Daniel arap Moi Kenya African National Union 1,962,866 36.35% 008000 Kenneth Matiba Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili 1,404,266 26.00% Mwai Kibaki, October 2003.jpg Mwai Kibaki Democratic Party (Kenya) 1,050,617 19.45% Jaramogi Oginga Odinga face.jpg Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya 944,197 17.48% 1992 Kenyan presidential election - Results by province.svg Results by province President Daniel arap Moi Kenya African National Union Daniel arap Moi Kenya African National Union yes Parliamentary election yes yes Kenya African National Union Daniel Arap Moi 100 188 Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili Kenneth Matiba 31 new Democratic Party (Kenya) Mwai Kibaki 23 new FORD–Kenya Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya Jaramogi Oginga Odinga 31 new KNC black Chibule wa Tsuma 1 new PICK John Harun Mwau 1 new KSC George Anyona 1 new Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno Kenya African National Union Francis ole Kaparo Kenya African National Union Speaker of the National Assembly General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992 to elect the president and members of the National Assembly. They were the first multi-party general elections in Kenya since independence and the first to feature a direct vote for the president, who had been elected by the National Assembly in 1964 and been automatically declared the winner of uncontested elections held alongside parliamentary elections in 1969, 1974, 1979, 1983, and 1988 following a 1969 constitutional amendment. In preparation for the election, the ruling KANU party manipulated constituent boundaries to enable it to retain a parliamentary majority.Cheeseman Nic https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781139030892/type/book Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform 2015 Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-13842-0 1 146-147 10.1017/cbo9781139030892 The results were marred by irregularities, including allegations of large-scale intimidation of opponents, harassment of election officials, and ballot-box stuffing, as well as targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province. Human Rights Watch accused several prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel arap Moi and then-VP George Saitoti, of inciting and co-ordinating the violence.Human Rights Watch (1993) Divide and Rule: State Sponsored Ethnic Violence in Kenya Voter turnout was 69%.Elections held in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary UnionDieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p486 0-19-829645-2 The election failed to dislodge Moi from power but was still described as a watershed for Kenya's democratic transition.Barkan Joel D. 1993 Kenya: Lessons From a Flawed Election https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225446 Journal of Democracy 4 3 85–99 1086-3214 Background In 1991, Kenya transitioned to a multiparty political system after 26 years of single-party rule under KANU. On 28 October 1992, President Moi dissolved parliament, five months before the end of his term. As a result, preparations began for all elective seats in parliament as well as the president. The elections were scheduled to take place on 7 December 1992, but delays led to their postponement to 29 December the same year. Results President Daniel arap Moi Kenya African National Union 1962866 Kenneth Matiba FORD–Asili 1404266 Mwai Kibaki Democratic Party 1050617 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga FORD–Kenya 944197 George Anyona Kenya Social Congress 14273 Chibule wa Tsuma Kenya National Congress 10221 John Harun Mwau Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya 8118 David Mukaru Ng'ang'a Kenya National Democratic Alliance 5766 African Elections Database By province ProvinceMoiMatibaKibakiOdingaOthersTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Central21,9182.1630,19460.4373,14735.810,6681.06,9450.71,042,872Coast188,29662.133,39911.032,20110.642,79614.16,6532.2303,345Eastern290,37237.079,43610.1392,48150.013,6731.78,8191.1784,781North Eastern46,42074.87,18811.63,2595.35,0848.2730.162,024Nairobi62,41016.6165,55344.169,71518.675,88820.21,9440.5375,510Nyanza117,55415.210,2991.351,9986.7581,49075.49,8071.3771,148Rift Valley981,48871.5214,72715.698,3027.275,4655.53,5350.31,373,517Western219,18739.3214,06038.414,4042.698,82217.710,8461.9557,319Total1,927,64536.61,354,85625.71,035,50719.6903,88617.148,6220.95,270,516Source: Nohlen et al. National Assembly Following the elections, Moi nominated a further 12 KANU members to the National Assembly.Elections in Kenya https://web.archive.org/web/20211008161152/https://africanelections.tripod.com/ke.html 8 October 2021 African Elections Database File:Kenya National Assembly 1992.svg Kenya African National Union 100 FORD–Asili 31 Democratic Party 23 FORD–Kenya 31 Kenya National Congress 1 Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya 1 Kenya Social Congress 1 Kenya National Democratic Alliance 0 Social Democratic Party 0 Appointed members 12 0 Nohlen et al. Aftermath In the aftermath of the election, Kenya suffered an economic crisis propagated by ethnic violence as the president was accused of rigging electoral results to retain power.Politics of the independence of Kenya Keith. Kyle 1999 Macmillan 978-0333720080 795968156 Over the next five years, numerous political alliances emerged to prepare for the upcoming elections. In 1994, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga died, and several coalitions joined his FORD Kenya party to form a new party called the United National Democratic Alliance. Disagreements plagued this party. In 1996, KANU revised the constitution to allow Moi to remain president for another term. In 1993, Kenneth Matiba filed a petition against the election results. However, his failure to personally sign the petition resulted in the petition being struck out by Justice Riaga Omolo. Matiba was physically incapacitated and had given his wife power of attorney. In 2012, Justice Omolo was declared unfit to serve in the judiciary by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board over this decision.Why this election may be won in courts The Star, 12 January 2013 References Category:Elections in Kenya General Kenya Category:National Assembly (Kenya) Category:Presidential elections in Kenya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Electoral violence Kenya