Kenyan general election, 1992
General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province. Human Rights Watch accused several prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel arap Moi and then-VP George Saitoti of inciting and coordinating the violence.[1] They were also the first elections to feature a ballot for the post of President, who had previously been elected by the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 69.4%.[2][3]
Results
Presidential election
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Daniel arap Moi |
Kenya African National Union |
1,962,866 |
36.4 |
| Kenneth Matiba |
Ford–Asili |
1,404,266 |
26.0 |
| Mwai Kibaki |
Democratic Party |
1,050,617 |
19.5 |
| Jaramogi Oginga Odinga |
Ford–Kenya |
944,197 |
17.5 |
| George Anyona |
Kenya National Congress |
15,393 |
0.3 |
| John Harun Mwau |
PICK |
6,449 |
0.1 |
| David Mukaru Ng'ang'a |
Kenya Social Congress |
14,253 |
0.3 |
| Total |
5,398,037 |
100 |
By province
| Province |
Moi |
% |
Matiba |
% |
Kibaki |
% |
Odinga |
% |
Total |
| Nairobi |
62,402 |
16.6 |
165,533 |
44.1 |
69,715 |
18.6 |
75,898 |
20.2 |
373,548 |
| Central |
21,882 |
2.1 |
621,368 |
60.1 |
372,937 |
36.1 |
10,765 |
1.0 |
1,026,952 |
| Eastern |
290,494 |
36.8 |
80,515 |
10.2 |
398,727 |
50.5 |
13,064 |
1.7 |
782,800 |
| North Eastern |
57,400 |
78.1 |
7,460 |
10.1 |
3,297 |
4.5 |
5,237 |
7.1 |
73,394 |
| Coast |
200,596 |
64.1 |
35,598 |
11.4 |
23,766 |
7.6 |
50,516 |
16.1 |
310,476 |
| Rift Valley |
994,844 |
67.8 |
274,011 |
18.7 |
111,098 |
7.6 |
83,945 |
5.7 |
1,463,898 |
| Western |
217,375 |
40.9 |
192,859 |
36.3 |
19,115 |
3.6 |
94,851 |
17.9 |
524,200 |
| Nyanza |
111,873 |
14.4 |
26,922 |
3.3 |
51,962 |
6.4 |
609,921 |
74.7 |
800,678 |
| Total |
1,956,866 |
|
1,404,266 |
|
1,050,617 |
|
944,197 |
|
5,398,037 |
| Source: Multi-party Politics in Kenya [4] |
National Assembly
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Kenya African National Union |
1,327,691 |
24.5 |
100 |
| Ford–Asili |
1,118,247 |
20.6 |
31 |
| Democratic Party |
1,016,049 |
18.7 |
23 |
| Ford–Kenya |
928,364 |
17.1 |
31 |
| Kenya National Congress |
87,788 |
1.5 |
1 |
| PICK |
42,109 |
0.8 |
1 |
| Kenya Social Congress |
17,133 |
0.3 |
1 |
| Kenyan National Democratic Alliance |
771 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Social Democratic Party |
177 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
61,173 |
- |
- |
| Total |
5,486,768 |
100 |
188 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Human Rights Watch (1993), Divide and Rule: State Sponsored Ethnic Violence in Kenya
- ^ Elections held in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p486 ISBN 0198296452
- ^ Throup, David; Charles Hornsby (1998). Multi-Party Politics in Kenya: The Kenyatta & Moi States & the Triumph of the System in the 1992 Election. New York: Long House Publishing Services, Cumbria, UK. ISBN 0-8214-1206-X. , p. 435.