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1988 Kenyan general election

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Field	Value
country	Kenya
previous_election	1983 Kenyan general election
previous_year	1983
next_election	1992 Kenyan general election
next_year	1992
election_date	21 March 1988
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Daniel arap Moi 1979b.jpg
candidate1	Daniel arap Moi
party1	Kenya African National Union
electoral_vote1	Elected uncontested
title	President
before_election	Daniel arap Moi
after_election	Daniel arap Moi
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Parliamentary election
party1	Kenya African National Union
leader1	Daniel arap Moi
seats1	188
last_election1	158
percentage1	100
before_election	Fred Mbiti Gideon Mati
before_party	Kenya African National Union
after_election	Moses Kiprono arap Keino
after_party	Kenya African National Union
title	Speaker of the National Assembly

General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At the time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats prior to the elections. Although the post of President of Kenya was due to be elected at the same time as the National Assembly, Daniel arap Moi was the sole candidate and was automatically elected without a vote being held. Following the elections, a further 12 members were appointed by President Moi.

Background

In February 1988 a new system was introduced for the primary elections of KANU candidates. The mlolongo or queue system involved party members lining up behind photographs of their preferred candidate. In a country of 20 million people, 4,528,480 were KANU members, and there were accusations that the mlolongo system resulted in voter intimidation and fraud during the primaries. Beyond, a church-based magazine was banned after it condemned the public voting as "a mockery of justice."

Results

Aftermath

At the first meeting of newly elected Assembly in April 1988, Fred Mbiti Gideon Mati, who had been Speaker since 1970, resigned, and the National Assembly elected Moses Kiprono arap Keino as his replacement.

References

[http://www.bunge.go.ke/parliament/History_Post_Independence.php History of the Parliament of Kenya] {{webarchive. link. (2009-08-06 Parliament of Kenya)
[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/24/world/in-one-party-kenya-election-is-questioned.html?pagewanted=1 In One-Party Kenya, Election Is Questioned] New York Times, 24 March 1988]

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