Low Turnout in Kenya’s Do-Over Election Raises Concerns
There were reports of violence in various parts of the country,
and in some places polling was delayed until Saturday because of "security challenges." "It was stupid to do this now, from whichever way you look at it, whether you’re a Kenyatta person or an Odinga person," Mr. Kiai said.
" he said, that there was no way to "transfer his support to a different candidate." Without a candidate to vote for, millions of people had no reason to vote at all, he added.
that The person who was the second-strongest performer in the last election pulled out so late,
Jeremy Maganga, a 45-year-old scrap metal dealer from Kibera, said he voted for Mr. Kenyatta,
but he also blamed him, in part, for the fragile political — and economic — situation.
But few people in the sprawling Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera — as in many other places
across Kenya — wanted anything to do with Thursday’s historic vote for president.
that The climate and the context is just so bad.
So you go home at night when everyone is asleep." Mr. Wanyonyi, 35, also voted for Mr. Kenyatta,
and the first thing he wants the president to do is reach out to his longtime rival.
The violence ended with the formation of the country’s first coalition government,
and a few years later, a new Constitution rejuvenated democratic institutions, strengthened the checks and balances on executive power, and decentralized the federal government — all in the hopes of making ordinary citizens feel more connected to their government.