A Case of the 48th Kenyan County - Diaspora voting centers in America

Swahili sages once said “mtafutaji hachoki” (he that searches does not tire). Fortunately, this has been the ongoing search to find a way to incorporate the diaspora vote within the electoral body polity of Kenyan elections. Ambassador Njeru Githae announced on Kenya 360 TV that the government had identified several states where consular offices were to be established to act as voting centers for Kenyans abroad.

Three major issues come to mind. Firstly, the process of identifying the voting centers was not inclusive of the vast diaspora community in America. The measure appears to have been taken in good faith but the lack of inclusivity of the Kenyan diaspora community abroad leads to a lot of unhelpful speculation on the motives of the government.