{"id":4436,"date":"2017-03-31T10:42:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T10:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/?p=4436"},"modified":"2018-09-27T08:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T08:25:56","slug":"ongoing-support-to-the-electoral-process-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/en\/ongoing-support-to-the-electoral-process-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing Support to the Electoral Process in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Party-Nominations-Validation-Retreat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Party-Nominations-Validation-Retreat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5703\" height=\"3595\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith approximately 20 weeks left to the 8 August election,\u00a0the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya has so far registered 79% of the potential voters, or 19.8 million out of the estimated 25.1 million who are eligible.<br \/>\nAmong those are\u00a03,792,089 new voters registered\u00a0within Kenya and\u00a01,521 voters registered out of the country. The out-of-country registration was limited to South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.<br \/>\nWomen in Leadership Meeting<br \/>\nWomen are taking a keen interest in elections, with around 50 women candidates in Mombasa county alone, and in Vihiga County, over 100 Women launched a Women\u2019s Caucus to advance political participation in this electoral period.<br \/>\nDespite the positive developments,\u00a0the Constitutional 2\/3 gender principle has not yet been implemented, despite the petition by civil society organizations to do so prior to the 2017 general elections.<br \/>\n[one_half]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Women-in-Leadership-Meeting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Women-in-Leadership-Meeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3104\" height=\"4933\" \/><\/a>[\/one_half]<br \/>\n[one_half_last]UNDP\u2019s \u201cStrengthening Electoral Processes in Kenya\u201d (SEPK) project, funded by the European Union, among other development partners, continues to provide assistance to many of the stakeholders, including a\u00a0recent training on BRIDGE, media skills and public speaking for the new IEBC Commissioners and Senior Management, a women\u2019s rights workshop for the civil society organizations (CSOs), and finalization and signing of Media Guidelines for Election Coverage.<br \/>\nThe project will also support development of an\u00a0Observer Management System (OMS)\u00a0to facilitate on-line registration and accreditation of short term, long term, domestic and international observers.<br \/>\nThe project will also provide assistance to the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) and the Media Council of Kenya.<br \/>\nUNDP via it\u2019s electoral cycle-based 2015-2018 Project entitled Supporting Electoral Processes in Kenya (SEPK), is supporting various Kenyan democratic institutions to prepare for credible and peaceful general elections in August 2017. [\/one_half_last]<br \/>\nSEPK is a 24m project and is currently funded by the UNDP, DFID, the European Union, Ireland, Italy and USAID.<br \/>\nThe Project focuses on the following main areas: strengthening institutional and legal framework for the electoral process; increasing participation of voters, parties and candidates in the electoral process with emphasis of women, youth and people living with disabilities; promoting efficient, transparent and peaceful elections; and strengthening electoral justice and increased compliance with the electoral framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With approximately 20 weeks left to the 8 August election,\u00a0the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya has so far registered 79% of the potential voters, or 19.8 million out of the estimated 25.1 million who are eligible. Among those are\u00a03,792,089 new voters registered\u00a0within Kenya and\u00a01,521 voters registered out of the country. 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