The December 2002 presidential election

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If These Folks Are So Unpopular, Why Ban Them?
By Magesha Ngwiri, The Nation (Nairobi), 13 August 2000. Those in power believe they have a right to ban anyone who is politically incorrect. The year 1990 will go down in history as one when political intolerance became a by-word. The pre-rigging game has started in earnest two years before the election.
Is Opposition Unity Impossible?
By Kivutha Kibwana And Wanza Kioko, The Nation (Nairobi), 15 October 2000. A decade of sterile divide-and-be-conquered politics. The authors suggest a framework for Opposition unity which guarantees the collective security and well-being of Kenya's ethnic communities, in defense of democratic transition.
Kenya Presidential Race Takes Ethnic Twist
Panafrican News Agency, 10 January 2001. The presidential race in Kenya has taken an ethnic dimension, with Members of Parliament from the Bantu communities vowing to form an alliance to counter the intended merger between the governing Kenya African National Union (KANU) party and opposition National Development Party (NDP).
Why Central Province Votes Against Kanu
By Gitau Warigi, The Nation (Nairobi), 25 March 2001. Opposition MPs were dismissive of President Moi's call put behind them their bitter feud with his government are considered rhetorical and insincere. The issue the President should have focused to win over the community were the bread-and-butter economic issues that are the lifeline of the province.