Kenyans queue to vote in the 9 August 2022 election.
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When people fail to exercise their right to vote, it increases the likelihood of political extremism and the pursuit of narrow interests.
Kenya election officials inspect voting packs at a holding centre ahead of the August 2017 elections.
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Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.
Opposition Kenyan leader Raila Odinga speaks out after the election was declared invalid.
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By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya’s election, the country’s Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline for organising re-elections within 60 days.