Kenya

People's Peacemaking Perspectives

The date of the next Kenyan presidential and parliamentary elections has now been set for 4 March 2013. These will be the first polls since December 2007, when revelations of voting irregularities triggered waves of inter-ethnic violence, resulting in 1,300 deaths and the displacement of half a million people.

This policy brief draws on extensive local consultations undertaken in different parts of the country between February and September 2011 in order to identify the issues of concern to ordinary Kenyans in the run up to the next elections. It suggests a number of recommendations for the European Union to consider in its engagement with the Kenyan authorities and in its efforts to maximise opportunities to build peace and prevent further conflict.

Download the policy brief or read the full report

This research is part of the EU-funded People’s Peacemaking Perspectives project.

“The police also have not entirely lived up to professional standards as they were accused of extra-judicial killings and have been subject to the executive. We want institutions that are subject to the constitution and serve the people.”

Workshop participant in Nairobi, Kenya