The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya

Okech Achieng Matilda

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The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya

Okech Achieng Matilda

Published in Journal of Political Science and International Relations (Volume 1, Issue 3)

Received: 29 December 2018 Accepted: 7 February 2019 Published: 26 February 2019

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Abstract

Highly contested elections are characterised by electoral violence and high levels of uncertainty that negatively impact on economic activities of the country. This is was a descriptive study. A case study design employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to explore the impacts of electoral violence on economic development of Kenya by examining data during and after election periods. Quantitative data was derived from a desk review of economic monitor indicators from World Bank database and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the period between 1990 and 2017. Qualitative data was from in-depth interviews which were conducted with five business individuals by use of a semi-structured interview guide. Comparative analysis of the data was done on an annual and monthly basis. Comparative analysis was also done for years of peaceful elections and years that experienced electoral violence. The findings suggested that electoral month was significantly affected by electoral violence in comparison to the electoral year. Economic activities remained stable and even increased during the years of peaceful elections in comparison to years of electoral violence. The findings revealed that significant economic development can be achieved with peaceful elections and therefore there is need to halt electoral violence through creation of awareness on the importance of embracing peaceful elections and its impact on the economy.

Published in	Journal of Political Science and International Relations (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jpsir.20180103.11
Page(s)	55-71
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Elections, Electoral Violence, Economic Development, Economic Monitor Indicators

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JF  - Journal of Political Science and International Relations
JO  - Journal of Political Science and International Relations
SP  - 55
EP  - 71
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-2785
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jpsir.20180103.11
AB  - Highly contested elections are characterised by electoral violence and high levels of uncertainty that negatively impact on economic activities of the country. This is was a descriptive study. A case study design employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to explore the impacts of electoral violence on economic development of Kenya by examining data during and after election periods. Quantitative data was derived from a desk review of economic monitor indicators from World Bank database and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the period between 1990 and 2017. Qualitative data was from in-depth interviews which were conducted with five business individuals by use of a semi-structured interview guide. Comparative analysis of the data was done on an annual and monthly basis. Comparative analysis was also done for years of peaceful elections and years that experienced electoral violence. The findings suggested that electoral month was significantly affected by electoral violence in comparison to the electoral year. Economic activities remained stable and even increased during the years of peaceful elections in comparison to years of electoral violence. The findings revealed that significant economic development can be achieved with peaceful elections and therefore there is need to halt electoral violence through creation of awareness on the importance of embracing peaceful elections and its impact on the economy.
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Okech Achieng Matilda

Department of International Development, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Okech Achieng Matilda. (2019). The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya. Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 1(3), 55-71. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jpsir.20180103.11

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Okech Achieng Matilda. The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya. J. Polit. Sci. Int. Relat. 2019, 1(3), 55-71. doi: 10.11648/j.jpsir.20180103.11

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Okech Achieng Matilda. The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya. J Polit Sci Int Relat. 2019;1(3):55-71. doi: 10.11648/j.jpsir.20180103.11

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  title = {The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya},
  journal = {Journal of Political Science and International Relations},
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  abstract = {Highly contested elections are characterised by electoral violence and high levels of uncertainty that negatively impact on economic activities of the country. This is was a descriptive study. A case study design employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to explore the impacts of electoral violence on economic development of Kenya by examining data during and after election periods. Quantitative data was derived from a desk review of economic monitor indicators from World Bank database and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the period between 1990 and 2017. Qualitative data was from in-depth interviews which were conducted with five business individuals by use of a semi-structured interview guide. Comparative analysis of the data was done on an annual and monthly basis. Comparative analysis was also done for years of peaceful elections and years that experienced electoral violence. The findings suggested that electoral month was significantly affected by electoral violence in comparison to the electoral year. Economic activities remained stable and even increased during the years of peaceful elections in comparison to years of electoral violence. The findings revealed that significant economic development can be achieved with peaceful elections and therefore there is need to halt electoral violence through creation of awareness on the importance of embracing peaceful elections and its impact on the economy.},
 year = {2019}
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T1  - The Impact of Electoral Violence on Economic Development: A Case of Kenya
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AB  - Highly contested elections are characterised by electoral violence and high levels of uncertainty that negatively impact on economic activities of the country. This is was a descriptive study. A case study design employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to explore the impacts of electoral violence on economic development of Kenya by examining data during and after election periods. Quantitative data was derived from a desk review of economic monitor indicators from World Bank database and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the period between 1990 and 2017. Qualitative data was from in-depth interviews which were conducted with five business individuals by use of a semi-structured interview guide. Comparative analysis of the data was done on an annual and monthly basis. Comparative analysis was also done for years of peaceful elections and years that experienced electoral violence. The findings suggested that electoral month was significantly affected by electoral violence in comparison to the electoral year. Economic activities remained stable and even increased during the years of peaceful elections in comparison to years of electoral violence. The findings revealed that significant economic development can be achieved with peaceful elections and therefore there is need to halt electoral violence through creation of awareness on the importance of embracing peaceful elections and its impact on the economy.
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
ER  -

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