Parliamentary elections in Kenya in 1992

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The 1992 parliamentary elections were held in Kenya on December 29, 1992. The first multi-party elections since independence were overshadowed by allegations of electoral fraud and targeted ethnic violence in Rift Valley province . Human Rights Watch accused various prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel Arap Moi and Deputy Prime Minister George Saitoti , of causing and organizing the violence. At the same time, a general presidential election took place in Kenya for the first time , until then the president of the country was determined by the Kenyan National Assembly . The turnout was 69.4%.

National Assembly

Political party be right % Seats
Kenya African National Union 100
Ford – Asili 31
Ford – Kenya 31
Democratic Party 23
Kenya Social Congress 1
Kenya National Congress 1
PICK 1
invalid / blank ballot papers 61.173 - -
Total 5,425,595 100 188

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  1. ^ Human Rights Watch (1993): Divide and Rule: State Sponsored Ethnic Violence in Kenya
  2. ^ Elections held in 1992 at: Inter-Parliamentary Union