Voting with the Shilling the ‘Money Talks Factor’ In Kenya’s Public Policy and Electoral Democracy

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dc.contributor.authorMuna, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-24T10:29:15Z
dc.date.available2023-07-24T10:29:15Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe influence of money in elections has become an important ingredient in determining electoral outcomes worldwide. The use of money in political activities has adversely affected the nature of public policy, governance, competition, the rule of law, transparency, equity and democracy. Although there are laws, policies and guidelines governing the use of money during elections, there is little political will to implement them. This paper examines how money, or the lack thereof, determines electoral outcomes in multi-party democracies with a focus on Kenya, employing both the hydraulic theory and the push-and-pull paradigm. The study found that in most cases, victory in elections follows those with money; in other cases, it is the potential for victory that attracts money from self-interested donors. The study calls on electoral bodies such as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to honour their mandate and demand compliance with set laws and regulations in a bid to entrench governance and create a level playing field for contestants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuna, W., & Otieno, M. (2020). Voting with the shilling-the ‘money talks factor’in Kenya’s public policy and electoral democracy. Journal of African Elections, 19(1), 92-111.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.20940/JAE/2020/v19i1a5
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26366
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElectoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)en_US
dc.subjectcampaign financingen_US
dc.subjectcampaign spendingen_US
dc.subjectelection moneyen_US
dc.subjectelectoral outcomesen_US
dc.subjectKenya; public policyen_US
dc.titleVoting with the Shilling the ‘Money Talks Factor’ In Kenya’s Public Policy and Electoral Democracyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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