2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum

2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum

4 August 2010

Do you approve the proposed new Constitution?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 6,092,593 68.55%
No 2,795,059 31.45%
Valid votes 8,887,652 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 218,633 2.46%
Total votes 8,887,652 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 12,616,627 70.44%

Results by province

A constitutional referendum was held in Kenya on 4 August 2010.[1][2] Voters were asked whether they approved of a proposed new constitution, which had been passed by the National Assembly on 1 April 2010. The new constitution was seen as a vital step to avoid a repetition of the violent outbursts after the 2007 general elections.[3]

The result was a victory for the "Yes" campaign, with 68.6% of voters approving the constitution.[4] The "No" campaign's main spokesman, Higher Education Minister William Ruto, conceded defeat.[5] The new constitution came into force on 27 August.[6]

  1. ^ "Kenya referendum date set", Daily Nation, 14 May 2010
  2. ^ "Kenya votes in referendum on new constitution", BBC, 4 August 2010
  3. ^ The Earthtimes (3 April 2010). "US: Kenya needs unified effort behind draft constitution | Earth Times News". Earthtimes.org. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ^ Election Results IEBC
  5. ^ Gekara, Emeka-Mayaka; Menya, Walter; Wanja, Joy (5 August 2010). "'No' camp concedes referendum defeat". Daily Nation.
  6. ^ Ottilia A. Maunganidze (2012) Pouvoir Et Poursuite, Défis Et Opportunités Pour la Justice Pénale Internationale en Afrique SubSaharienne, Universitätsverlag Göttingen, p114