On behalf of the Elections Observation Group (ELOG), let me welcome you to the 2017 Election Observation Project. The 2017 elections are the second for the country since we promulgated the new Constitution, and it is expected that they will further entrench the democratic tenets of our country. Election monitoring and observation have gained root in the country’s democratisation process and ELOG is determined to play its role in its entrenchment. Since its inception, ELOG’s main goal has been to strengthen democracy and good governance in Kenya, and the African region by providing a citizen platform for domestic election observation and monitoring. ELOG approaches elections, not as an event but as a process, hence taking the electoral cycle model in its monitoring of electoral programs. Observing elections can be divided into three phases: i.e. observing what occurs before, during and after elections. We plan to undertake comprehensive observation and monitoring of the 2017 electoral processes. ELOG plans to monitor the following processes:
- Implementation of the Electoral Legal Framework;
- Voter Education;
- Voter Registration Processes;
- Electoral Violence;
- Media Monitoring for Hate Speech and Use of Electoral Technology;
- Political Party Processes & Campaigns; and
- Participation of Special Interest Groups.