Impact of election conflicts in Africa: a case study of Kenya’s post election violence recovery, 2000 – 2012

Abstract

The study examined the impact of election conflicts in Africa, focusing on Kenya’s post election violence and recovery in the period between 2000 - 2012. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect relevant information. The population from which the sample was drawn, based on non government Organization officers, Students of MA International Management studies, Judiciary, Members of Law Society of Kenya, Media, Kenya Red cross and a sample of 40 respondents. The primary data collection involved interview guides, group discussions, and questionnaire, focused group discussions with a few selected senior officers in both government bodies and non-governmental organizations, residing in Nairobi-Kenya. The secondary data, the study reviewed vast literature on the subject of study published and unpublished documents. The study established that, the post election violence recovery in Kenya, based on constitutional, and legal institutional reforms such as, Judicial service commission, Independent electoral and boundaries commission, Public service commission, Salaries remuneration service commission, Parliamentary service commission, National police service commission, National land commission, Constitution, Kenya’s political system and Nationalism, Political violence, Humanitarian crisis, Consolidating of cohesion and Unity, Unemployment among youth, Poverty and Equality. The study concluded that Kenya’s post election violence recovery process is still slow, and very little has been achieved and as a result the country is experiencing negative peace.