The Kriegler Commission, officially The Independent Review Commission (IREC), was an international commission of inquiry established by the Government of Kenya in February 2008 to Inquire into all aspects of the 2007 General elections with particular emphasis on the presidential elections.
To Analyze the constitutional and legal framework and identify weaknesses and inconsistencies in the electoral laws;
To Examine the organizational structure, composition and management system of the ECK;
To Examine public participation in the 2007 electoral processes;
To Investigate the organization and conduct of the 2007 electoral operations including civic and voter education among others;
To Investigate vote counting and tallying at all levels: and
To assess the functional efficiency of ECK to discharge its mandate.
Membersedit
A former South African judge Justice Johann Kriegler was appointed to lead a panel of experts investigating Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential elections.[2] The members of the team were:[3]
The commission found that there were too many electoral malpractices from several regions perpetrated by all the contesting parties to conclusively establish which candidate won the December 2007 Presidential elections. Such malpractices included widespread bribery, vote buying, intimidation and ballot stuffing by both sides, as well as incompetence from the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), which was shortly thereafter disbanded by the new Parliament.[4]
Costedit
In response to a query by Joseph Lekuton, on 16 December 2008, Orwa Ojode the Assistant Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security confirmed to parliament that the commission had cost Kshs 49,448,459 with the Kenya Government contributing Kshs 48,136,789 and donors contributing Kshs 1,311,470.[5]
^BBC NEWS | Africa | SA judge to probe Kenya election
^. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
^IREC Executive Summary 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. communication.go.ke
^Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard). 16 December 2008. p. 4107. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
External linksedit
Report of the Independent Review Commission on the General Elections held in Kenya on 27th December, 2007
January 01, 1970
kriegler, commission, officially, independent, review, commission, irec, international, commission, inquiry, established, government, kenya, february, 2008, inquire, into, aspects, 2007, general, elections, with, particular, emphasis, presidential, elections, . The Kriegler Commission officially The Independent Review Commission IREC was an international commission of inquiry established by the Government of Kenya in February 2008 to Inquire into all aspects of the 2007 General elections with particular emphasis on the presidential elections Contents 1 Background 2 Terms of Reference 3 Members 4 Report 5 Cost 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editMain article 2007 2008 Kenyan crisis The commission carried out its mandate in the aftermath of the 2007 2008 Kenyan crisis Terms of Reference editThe terms of reference were as follows 1 To Analyze the constitutional and legal framework and identify weaknesses and inconsistencies in the electoral laws To Examine the organizational structure composition and management system of the ECK To Examine public participation in the 2007 electoral processes To Investigate the organization and conduct of the 2007 electoral operations including civic and voter education among others To Investigate vote counting and tallying at all levels and To assess the functional efficiency of ECK to discharge its mandate Members editA former South African judge Justice Johann Kriegler was appointed to lead a panel of experts investigating Kenya s disputed 2007 presidential elections 2 The members of the team were 3 Judge Johann Kriegler Chairman Lady Justice Imani Daudi Aboud Prof Marangu M Marete Mr Francis Angila Aywa Ms Catherine Muyeka Mumma Horacio Boneo Report editThe commission found that there were too many electoral malpractices from several regions perpetrated by all the contesting parties to conclusively establish which candidate won the December 2007 Presidential elections Such malpractices included widespread bribery vote buying intimidation and ballot stuffing by both sides as well as incompetence from the Electoral Commission of Kenya ECK which was shortly thereafter disbanded by the new Parliament 4 Cost editIn response to a query by Joseph Lekuton on 16 December 2008 Orwa Ojode the Assistant Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security confirmed to parliament that the commission had cost Kshs 49 448 459 with the Kenya Government contributing Kshs 48 136 789 and donors contributing Kshs 1 311 470 5 See also editEthnic Conflicts in KenyaReferences edit Kriegler Commission Simplified Report BBC NEWS Africa SA judge to probe Kenya election President appoints a commission of inquiry Archived from the original on 2013 09 28 Retrieved 2012 12 29 IREC Executive Summary Archived 2009 02 05 at the Wayback Machine communication go ke Kenya National Assembly Official Record Hansard 16 December 2008 p 4107 Retrieved 8 January 2013 External links editReport of the Independent Review Commission on the General Elections held in Kenya on 27th December 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kriegler Commission amp oldid 1177414319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
