Panel this morning consisting of two distinguished journalists who have been in kenya following the campaign and the election in kenya. I will introduce them in just a minute. My name is mark, i am a Senior Advisor for africa here at csis. Some years ago i was ambassador in my nairobi and i had the opportunity to spend several years there prior to this years election. I want to start off with a few remarks and then turn to our gas. As all of you know, this week, some 1 15 million kenyans went to the polls to elect members of parliament, to elect 49 counties in this was a remarkable event, if only because of the thousands of Campaign Appearances by different candidates because of the passionate participation being such a large part of the electorate and also because of the technological sophistication of this process including the speedy electronic tallying of votes on election day. As you all know, incumbent president one the presidency by a margin of victory that was larger than predi
To our kenyan election review, some weeks ago, we did a kenyan election preview and im not sure many of our forecasts or predictions came to pass, which is maybe a good thing. Happy that we have a panel consisting of two distinctive journalists who have following the campaign and the election in kenya and going to introduce them in just a moment. My name is mark bellamy and im atenior advisor for africa ces i. S. I was ambassador in nairobi and i had the good fortune to spend several weeks in naomi in nairobi prior to this weeks election. I want to start with a few remarks to frame the discussion and then turn to our guests. You in this room know, last week, some 15 million kenyans went to the polls to elect a president not to elect members of parliament, to elect and aors to 49 counties number of other office holders. By any standard and certainly by african standards, this was a onlykable event, if because of the thousands of Campaign Appearances by because ofandidates, the passionat
Center forthe strategic and international to our kenyan election review, some weeks ago, we did a o pass. Which is maybe a good thing. Im going to introduce i am very happy that we have a panel this morning consisting of two distinguished journalists who have been in kenya, following the campaign and election in kenya. I will introduce them in just a moment. Name is mark bellamy. I am a Senior Advisor for africa cfif. I had the good fortune to spend some weeks there prior to this years election. I want to open with remarks about this mornings discussion and then turn to our guests. ,s all of you know, last week some 15 million kenyans went to the polls to elect a president , to elect members of parliament, to elect governors to 49 counties and a number of other officeholders. By any standard, by african standard, this was a remarkable event. Thousandscause of the of Campaign Appearances by different candidates because of the passionate participation of such a large part of the kenyan e
Center forthe strategic and international to our kenyan election review, some weeks ago, we did a o pass. Which is maybe a good thing. Im going to introduce i am very happy that we have a panel this morning consisting of two distinguished journalists who have been in kenya, following the campaign and election in kenya. I will introduce them in just a moment. Name is mark bellamy. I am a Senior Advisor for africa cfif. I had the good fortune to spend some weeks there prior to this years election. I want to open with remarks about this mornings discussion and then turn to our guests. ,s all of you know, last week some 15 million kenyans went to the polls to elect a president , to elect members of parliament, to elect governors to 49 counties and a number of other officeholders. By any standard, by african standard, this was a remarkable event. Thousandscause of the of Campaign Appearances by different candidates because of the passionate participation of such a large part of the kenyan e