Election Management Bodies in East Africa / a review by AfriMAP and the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa ; Alexander B. Makulilo, Eugene Ntaganda, Francis Ang'ila Aywa, Margaret Sekaggya, Patrick Osodo.
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 c...
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Place / Publishing House: | Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2016 ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of tables and figures; List of boxes; Abbreviations and acronyms; Preface; Introduction; 1. Overview; A. Introduction; B. Models of EMBs; C. Colonial legacy; D. Violence and election management reforms; E. Membership of EMBs and the appointment of commissioners; F. Independence and effectiveness; G. Common challenges to electoral management; H. EMBs and the East African Community; I. Conclusion; J. Options for reforming electoral management; 2. Burundi; A. Summary; B. Historical and political context
- C. The National Independent Electoral CommissionD. Funding of elections; E. Management of electoral disputes; F. A critical assessment of election management in Burundi; G. Pre-2015 debate on electoral reform; H. Recommendations; 3. Kenya; A. Summary; B. Political development and electoral history; C. Evolution of election management reforms; D. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; E. Election observation and monitoring; F. Funding of elections; G. Management of electoral disputes; H. A critical assessment of election management in Kenya; I. Recommendations; 4. Rwanda
- A. SummaryB. History and politics of elections; C. Legal framework for elections in post-genocide Rwanda; D. The National Electoral Commission; E. Funding of elections; F. Management of electoral disputes; G. A critical assessment of election management in Rwanda; H. Electoral management and the debate on democratic reforms; I. Recommendations; 5. Tanzania; A. Summary; B. Political history; C. Election management bodies; D. Funding of elections; E. Management of electoral disputes; F. EMB relations with other actors; G. A critical assessment of election management in Tanzania
- H. Constitutional review and reform of EMBsI. Conclusions; J. Recommendations; 6. Uganda; A. Summary; B. Political history of elections; C. Legal framework for the Electoral Commission; D. Management of electoral disputes; E. Financing the EC; F. A critical assessment of election management in Uganda; G. Conclusion; H. Recommendations; Back cover