The role of mediation in promotion of Kenyans’ sovereignty during election disputes management

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2021-03
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Muhiu, Magdaline Wairimu
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Strathmore University
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Electoral mediation is relatively a new concept in Africa. With the historical and default preference for litigation of electoral disputes, minimal scholarship has been done regarding the role of mediation in election disputes management and its relationship to the promotion of sovereignty of the people. While the complexity of electoral disputes almost demands litigation as a means of settlement, this study contends that this adversarial process is inconsistent to the people’s need to exercise their sovereign power. It therefore explores the opportunities in mediation notwithstanding its shortcomings and seeks an amalgamation of mediation and the judicial process with emphasis and priority on the former.
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Sports has proven to be an integral component of socio-economic development of several Sub-Saharan nations, developed and developing. 1 Today, globalization has resulted in the vast spread of public appreciation and value for sports as a source of social unity, cultural preservation and exchange, health benefits and economic activity. The visible integration of western culture was partially delivered through sporting activity because of its popularity, with its value being in its ability to unite diverse social and cultural groups together. 2 Kenya and South Africa come from similar socio-historical backgrounds regarding colonialism and informal education.
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