Election Technology and Electoral Justice In Kenya
Dear Listers, ICJ Kenya recently produced a technical brief on Election Technology and Electoral Justice In Kenya. The brief considers the steps taken in the integration of election technology. It also assesses the context of integration of election technology and the impetus provided by the standards provided under the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The brief notes the historical uncertainty in the management of free and fair elections, the high constitutional standards, and the essence and substance of technology in election management. It recognizes the opportunities presented by technology in achieving the principles and objects set in the constitution. It proposes a principle and value-based approach by IEBC and the courts called upon to apply and interpret the legal framework. This brief notes that, in the past, there has been an attitude of election managers to attain bare minimalist compliance with the law. This brief note that the minimalist and full deference to the IEBC in explaining technology failure in 2013 was followed by a more substantive and principle-based consideration in 2017. There are instances where there has been targeted litigation that are clearly intended to curtail the transformative focus of the Constitution in election management and reinforce the minimalist approach. Download brief <https://icj-kenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ELECTION-TECHNOLOGY-AND-ELECTORAL-JUSTICE-IN-KENYA-Final-1.pdf> *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Nine Planet Apartments, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke/> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*
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Victor Kapiyo