Kenya Government:
Kenya
has a multi-party democratic government which supports a healthy
political environment. The first multi-party elections were held
in 1992 and won by KANU under the leadership of Daniel arap Moi.
KANU’s domination of government ended in 2002 when a coalition
of opposition parties (National Rainbow Coalition) led by Mwai
Kibaki won the elections.
This coalition however began to disintegrate
soon after the elections with some parties feeling left out
of the newly formed government. The next elections are to be
held
in 2007. Major political parties in the country include; LDP
(Liberal Democratic Party), Ford Kenya, Ford People, Democratic
Party, KANU.
Constitutional reforms are a major issue for the current government.
According to the current constitution; presidential and parliamentary
elections are to be held every five years. A president is only
allowed to rule for two terms.
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