Dorina A. Bekoe

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Members of civil society groups protest the killing of Christopher Msando, electoral commission information technology manager, at a demonstration in Nairobi on Tuesday. Msando, an official crucial to running Kenya’s presidential election, was found tortured and killed, the electoral commission chairman said Monday, as concerns grew that the East African nation’s vote could again face dangerous unrest. (Ben Curtis/AP)

MundoÁfrica,

On Aug. 8, Kenyans will cast their ballots for about 1,880 positions, including president and vice president. Over the past year, the electoral process has been marred by violence perpetrated by politicians, party agents, protesters and security forces. Will this affect voters’ decisions to turn up at the polls?

Surprisingly, violence before an election doesn’t drive down the vote overall

As one of us, Stephanie Burchard, found, election violence occurs in roughly 50 to 60 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s elections. Most incidents tend to be violent harassment and intimidation of voters and candidates, although about 20 to 30 percent of elections experience politically motivated assassinations.…  Seguir leyendo »