The National Dialogue on Political Parties’ Internal Democracy was jointly organized by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Kenya).
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Despite the existence of laws, affirmative action initiatives and political party reforms, the participation and representation of women in politics remains underdeveloped.
A multitude of factors impede women’s participation on an equal basis with their male counterparts. One such factor is access to the financial resources needed to effectively participate in electoral processes as candidates.
This Discussion Paper analyses the constitution-building process that took place between 2008 and 2010 in Kenya, particularly the role and involvement of the African Union (AU), including its Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the AU Commission.
Since August 2013, IDEA has supported political parties in Kenya to develop their strategic plans using the Institute’s Strategic Planning Tool for Political Parties. This initial phase has now come to an end (April 2014) and the next step will be the implementation of these plans.
In recent years illicit transnational networks have increased their capacity to threaten the legitimacy of democratic institutions and political processes.
International IDEA has been cooperating with the IEBC on the ERM Tool pilot project since November 2011. The project is funded by the Swedish Government. The Tool will be launched as a global public good in late 2013.
Conducting a free and fair election is one of the most challenging endeavours for a democratic country. This is even more so when there has been substantial political reform, as in Kenya’s case after the contested election in 2007.
Electoral technology will always play a key role in Kenya's general elections. However, despite substantial investments and expectations raised through the integration of technology, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), in the past, failed to deliver the expected determinacy of the franchise in a single voter register.
International IDEA in collaboration with the Centre for Multiparty Democracy in Kenya, is organizing a launching event for the abridged Report titled "The State of Local Democratic Governance in Kenya.