LEADER 05489nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910808614103321 005 20230803021513.0 010 $a9966-028-42-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001113430 035 $a(EBL)1352480 035 $a(OCoLC)856870045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001071319 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11600070 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001071319 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11102657 035 $a(PQKB)10766940 035 $a(OCoLC)857277744 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1352480 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1352480 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10751659 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL513295 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001113430 100 $a20150303d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aYouth and peaceful elections in Kenya /$fedited by Kimani Njogu 210 $aNairobi, Kenya $cTwaweza Communications$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (196 p.) 225 1 $aPeace Studies Series ;$vVol. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9966-028-37-4 311 $a1-299-82044-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $a""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Statement from The Judiciary""; ""PART ONE - Youth Presence in National Agenda""; ""Chapter One - Youth As Leaders: Transforming Society By Building Bridges""; ""Introduction""; ""The third side""; ""Exclusion of youth""; ""The betrayal""; ""Presence""; ""Reaching out to the continent""; ""Working through civil society""; ""Relationship with the North""; ""The cultural dimension to development""; ""Youth as peace makers""; ""Entrench intercultural and national identity"" 327 $a""Conclusion""""References""; ""Chapter Two - Perspectives on Youth Policies in Kenya""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Introduction""; ""Who are youth?""; ""The Kenya National Youth Policy""; ""Tensions and contradictions of National Youth Policies""; ""Dynamics of youth participation""; ""Implementation of youth policies in Kenya: Successes and challenges""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter Three - Socio-Economic Status of Youth in Kenya: Implications for Peaceful Elections""; ""Introduction""; ""Youth population in Kenya"" 327 $a""Youth employment and unemployment in Kenya""""Youth education""; ""Youth participation in politics and economic development""; ""Youth and crime""; ""Youth and ICT""; ""Youth health""; ""Youth, elections and violence""; ""Implications of youth social economic status for peaceful elections""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter Four - Opportunities and Challenges for Participation of Young People in the Electoral Process""; ""PART TWO - Youth and Peaceful Elections""; ""Chapter Five - Economic Implications of Peaceful and Fair General Elections in Kenya""; ""Introduction"" 327 $a""Economic road to peace""""Innovation; the new source of wealth""; ""Invest more in science and technology""; ""Encourage diversity""; ""Youth are an asset not a threat""; ""Trade more""; ""Do not forget emotional peace""; ""Beyond the polls""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter Six - Social Implications of Peaceful and Fair General Elections in Kenya""; ""Introduction""; ""The practice and culture of elections in Kenya""; ""The social cost of violent elections""; ""The youth of Kenya and their role in elections""; ""Social implications of peaceful elections""; ""References"" 327 $a""Chapter Seven - Role of Political Parties in Ensuring Peaceful and Fair Elections""""Defining the political party within the Kenyan context""; ""Historical evolution of party politics in Kenya""; ""Kenya as a colony""; ""Kenya achieves independence""; ""The road to Kenyattaa???s one-party State""; ""The Moi era""; ""A new democracy in Kenya: President Mwai Kibaki""; ""The 2007 general election in Kenya""; ""Legal and institutional framework governing the political party""; ""The degeneration of political parties from ideology based to ethnic based entities in Kenya (a recipe for violence)"" 327 $a""Political parties and their role in realization of peaceful elections"" 330 $aElections provide a tremendous opportunity for national transformation and the pursuit of democratic practice. They can be a moment of national renewal. However, in most of Africa elections are often characterized by violent conflict as politicians seek to capture or maintain power through ethnic mobilization, propaganda and misrepresentation. Considering opportunities offered by information technology especially mobile phones and the discovery of extensive natural resources, Africa has an opportunity to significantly change the lives of ordinary citizens. But this transformation requires that 410 0$aPeace study series ;$vno. 1. 606 $aElection monitoring$zKenya 606 $aElections$zKenya 607 $aKenya$xPolitics and government 615 0$aElection monitoring 615 0$aElections 676 $a324.9676204 701 $aNjogu$b Kimani$01096185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808614103321 996 $aYouth and peaceful elections in Kenya$94030636 997 $aUNINA