Kenyan general election, 1992
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General elections were held in Kenya
on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province. Human Rights Watch
accused several prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel arap Moi
and then-VP George Saitoti
of inciting and coordinating the violence. They were also the first elections to feature a ballot for the post of President, who had previously been elected by the National Assembly
. Voter turnout was 69.4%.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province. Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
accused several prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'...
and then-VP George Saitoti
George Saitoti
Prof. George Kinuthia Saitoti is a Kenyan politician and mathematician who was Vice President of Kenya from 1989 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2002. He has been Minister for Internal Security since 2008 and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010.-Biography and education:George Saitoti is...
of inciting and coordinating the violence. They were also the first elections to feature a ballot for the post of President, who had previously been elected by the National Assembly
National Assembly of Kenya
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
. Voter turnout was 69.4%.
Presidential election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Daniel arap Moi Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'... |
Kenya African National Union Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
1,962,866 | 36.4 |
Kenneth Matiba Kenneth Matiba Kenneth Matiba is a Kenyan politician. He was the second-place candidate in the 1992 presidential election.Matiba became a senior civil servant at a young age of 31... |
Ford–Asili | 1,404,266 | 26.0 |
Mwai Kibaki Mwai Kibaki Mwai Kibaki is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.Kibaki was previously Vice President of Kenya for ten years from 1978–1988 and also held cabinet ministerial positions, including a widely acclaimed stint as Minister for Finance , Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for... |
Democratic Party Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Kenya.At the last legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the party was a partner in the National Rainbow Coalition, that won 56.1% of the popular vote and 125 out of 210 elected seats. The party itself took 36 of these seats... |
1,050,617 | 19.5 |
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga was a Luo Chief, who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence. He later served as Kenya's first Vice-President, and thereafter as opposition leader... |
Ford–Kenya | 944,197 | 17.5 |
George Anyona George Anyona George Moseti Anyona was a politician from Kenya.He not only coined a niche for himself as a fiercely independent thinker, but quite an unpredictable one too. There's no telling what Anyona might be up to, until it actually happens... |
Kenya National Congress | 15,393 | 0.3 |
John Harun Mwau | PICK | 6,449 | 0.1 |
David Mukaru Ng'ang'a | Kenya Social Congress | 14,253 | 0.3 |
Total | 5,398,037 | 100 | |
By province
Province | Moi Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'... |
% | Matiba Kenneth Matiba Kenneth Matiba is a Kenyan politician. He was the second-place candidate in the 1992 presidential election.Matiba became a senior civil servant at a young age of 31... |
% | Kibaki Mwai Kibaki Mwai Kibaki is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.Kibaki was previously Vice President of Kenya for ten years from 1978–1988 and also held cabinet ministerial positions, including a widely acclaimed stint as Minister for Finance , Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for... |
% | Odinga Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga was a Luo Chief, who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence. He later served as Kenya's first Vice-President, and thereafter as opposition leader... |
% | Total | |||
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Nairobi | 62,402 | 16.6 | 165,533 | 44.1 | 69,715 | 18.6 | 75,898 | 20.2 | 373,548 | |||
Central | 21,882 | 2.1 | 621,368 | 60.1 | 372,937 | 36.1 | 10,765 | 1.0 | 1,026,952 | |||
Eastern | 290,494 | 36.8 | 80,515 | 10.2 | 398,727 | 50.5 | 13,064 | 1.7 | 782,800 | |||
North Eastern | 57,400 | 78.1 | 7,460 | 10.1 | 3,297 | 4.5 | 5,237 | 7.1 | 73,394 | |||
Coast | 200,596 | 64.1 | 35,598 | 11.4 | 23,766 | 7.6 | 50,516 | 16.1 | 310,476 | |||
Rift Valley | 994,844 | 67.8 | 274,011 | 18.7 | 111,098 | 7.6 | 83,945 | 5.7 | 1,463,898 | |||
Western | 217,375 | 40.9 | 192,859 | 36.3 | 19,115 | 3.6 | 94,851 | 17.9 | 524,200 | |||
Nyanza | 111,873 | 14.4 | 26,922 | 3.3 | 51,962 | 6.4 | 609,921 | 74.7 | 800,678 | |||
Total | 1,956,866 | 1,404,266 | 1,050,617 | 944,197 | 5,398,037 | |||||||
Source: Multi-party Politics in Kenya |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Kenya African National Union Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
1,327,691 | 24.5 | |100 |
Ford–Asili | 1,118,247 | 20.6 | 31 |
Democratic Party Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Kenya.At the last legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the party was a partner in the National Rainbow Coalition, that won 56.1% of the popular vote and 125 out of 210 elected seats. The party itself took 36 of these seats... |
1,016,049 | 18.7 | 23 |
Ford–Kenya | 928,364 | 17.1 | 31 |
Kenya National Congress | 87,788 | 1.5 | 1 |
PICK | 42,109 | 0.8 | 1 |
Kenya Social Congress | 17,133 | 0.3 | 1 |
Kenyan National Democratic Alliance | 771 | 0.0 | 0 |
Social Democratic Party | 177 | 0.0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 61,173 | ||
Total | 5,486,768 | 100 | 188 |
Source: Nohlen et al |