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oapen-20.500.12657-640782023-07-25T02:51:02Z Election Management Bodies in East Africa Makulilo, Alexander B. Ntaganda, Eugéne Sekaggya, Margaret Osodo, Patrick elections electoral management politics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPV Political control & freedoms bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPV Political control & freedoms::JPVL Political campaigning & advertising The management of elections is increasingly generating impassioned debate in these East African nations - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The bodies that manage and conduct elections are, therefore, coming under intense citizen and stakeholder scrutiny for the manner in which they are composed, how they organise and perform their mandates, and the outcomes they achieve. The effectiveness of electoral management bodies (EMBs) has largely been influenced by the impact of political violence on election management reforms in East Africa. Even in countries where EMBs are the products of reforms initiated in the aftermath of violent disputes over elections, they still face enormous challenges in dealing with electoral disputes and anticipating election-related crises. Although changes to constitutions and the laws in these countries have sought to make EMBs independent and, therefore, more inclined to deliver free, fair and credible elections, there are many issues that determine their impartiality and their ability to allow for the aggregation and free expression of the will of the people. These shortcomings negatively impact on democracy. This volume assembles case studies on the capacity of EMBs in these five East African countries to deliver democratic and transparent elections. 2023-07-24T15:32:25Z 2023-07-24T15:32:25Z 2016 book ONIX_20230724_9781920677978_17 9781920677978 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/64078 eng application/pdf n/a 9781920677978.pdf http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/election-management-bodies-in-east-africa African Minds 10.47622/9781920677978 10.47622/9781920677978 69707d01-8e78-4a41-abff-fccf8fb5f4a5 9781920677978 ScholarLed 312 Cape Town open access
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The management of elections is increasingly generating impassioned debate in these East African nations - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The bodies that manage and conduct elections are, therefore, coming under intense citizen and stakeholder scrutiny for the manner in which they are composed, how they organise and perform their mandates, and the outcomes they achieve. The effectiveness of electoral management bodies (EMBs) has largely been influenced by the impact of political violence on election management reforms in East Africa. Even in countries where EMBs are the products of reforms initiated in the aftermath of violent disputes over elections, they still face enormous challenges in dealing with electoral disputes and anticipating election-related crises. Although changes to constitutions and the laws in these countries have sought to make EMBs independent and, therefore, more inclined to deliver free, fair and credible elections, there are many issues that determine their impartiality and their ability to allow for the aggregation and free expression of the will of the people. These shortcomings negatively impact on democracy. This volume assembles case studies on the capacity of EMBs in these five East African countries to deliver democratic and transparent elections.
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