ICG: Kenya's August 9 elections could be contested

Kenya election.

In a report, the International Crisis Group (ICG) says Kenya’s election results for the presidency this year may be more contested than in 2002 and 2013, when a new president was coming on. PHOTO | FILE

An exposed electoral management body, protecting individual and business interests, and the involvement of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in succession politics, could lead to contestation of the outcome of the country’s August General Election.

In a report released early this week by the International Crisis Group (ICG), Kenya’s election results for the presidency this year may be more contested than in 2002 and 2013, when a new president was coming on.