{"id":69815,"date":"2024-09-23T20:52:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/?p=69815"},"modified":"2024-09-23T21:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:07:02","slug":"silas-rotich-for-the-credibility-of-presidential-elections-they-must-be-peaceful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/silas-rotich-for-the-credibility-of-presidential-elections-they-must-be-peaceful\/","title":{"rendered":"Silas Rotich: \u00bbFor the credibility of presidential elections, they must be peaceful\u00ab"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69815\" class=\"elementor elementor-69815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad5c54 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ad5c54\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Silas Rotich: \u00bbFor the credibility of presidential elections, they must be peaceful\u00ab<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b33ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b33ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot just residents of the Nakuru Region have experienced how the 2017 and 2022 elections were very different. Silas Rotich, who works for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and coordinated both elections, can see that there has been a big change in five years.\u00a0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4942fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4942fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70af261 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"70af261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%; height:0; position: relative; padding-bottom:56.24999999296875%\"><iframe title=\"Video 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fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d189f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d189f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silas Rotich from Nakuru, works for the Kenyan electoral authorities, changing elections from within the system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec592d3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec592d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1330f3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5368f elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df5368f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ballot boxes, checking identification cards &amp; ballot papers, and having time to decide are just some things on the to-do list when planning an election.<\/p><p>The latter can be challenging to manage when conflicts lie beneath the surface and politicians pit communities against each other.<\/p><p>\u00bbThere was a significant shift from 2017 to 2022, and it was evident that the collaboration between the different actors from both civil society and the state was instrumental, \u00ab says Silas Rotich, who, along with his colleagues from IEBC, evaluates each election and strives to rectify the issues. This underscores the crucial role that societal involvement plays in shaping the electoral process, making every citizen an integral part of the democratic journey.<\/p><p>\u00bbLeading up to the 2022 elections, MIDRIFT HURINET focused on training in violence prevention and ensuring that participants in their program could coordinate efforts across social groups, ethnic groups, and political views. \u00ab<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a67fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a67fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Violence makes for untrustworthy elections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f223b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f223b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dialogue and understanding are essential not only because they lower unrest and dissolve the basis for violence but also because they are crucial for Kenyans to participate in the electoral process and the conversation about the kind of society they want.<\/p><p>\u00bbIt is essential for the credibility of the presidential elections that they are peaceful. Kenyans must be able to voice their opinions and be part of the debate without fearing for themselves and their loved ones, \u00ab says the election coordinator.<\/p><p>The next test for IEBC comes in 2027 when Kenyans go to the polls again. <br \/>\u00bbThere are many elements to having a peaceful and credible election. It requires partnerships and involvement from the entire society, it must be possible to debate, and young people must be engaged, \u00ab the election coordinator concludes:<\/p><p>\u00bbThe 2022 elections have shown that Nakuru is on the right track. \u00ab<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009d079 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"009d079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d0edc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d0edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRuns an NGO in the informal settlement Kibera and fights violence through dialogue forums\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/ben-ouko-kibera-does-not-belong-to-one-religion-or-one-party\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet Ben\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1dbcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e1dbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd440d0 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom 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data-id=\"22228be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Mama-Peace-1.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Mama Peace smiling with her white peace dress on\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMama Peace from Naivasha\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExperienced violence in 2007 and marches for 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