Gideon Moi appointed to head Commonwealth Election. (Botswana)
The appointment, announced on Friday 25 October, will be followed by a distinguished group of five other Commonwealth officials with expertise in politics, elections, media and civil society, led by Gideon Moi.
While visiting Botswana, the KANU leader will work with key election stakeholders, including the election management team, political parties, community organizations, the media, the diplomatic community and other international observers and the house.
The scope of monitoring includes the review of pre-election reforms in several states across the country, as well as the monitoring of election day activities, such as opening, sending, closing, counting and reading, and setting attributes
After the work of this team, the team led by the Ministry of Communications will compile and publish its final observation report after considering all key aspects of the election process. The report assesses whether the election met Botswana’s democratic obligations. At the team’s launch, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland highlighted the organization’s commitment to democracy and human rights, noting that strong societies are built on free, fair and equitable electoral processes. admission.
Election observers coming from around the world began arriving in Botswana on Tuesday 22 October to monitor pre-election activities. Peaceful elections is the focus of the SADC’s campaign, which officially kicked off on Tuesday.
The appointment of Moi as election observer in Botswana is just one more notable instance where a Kenyan has been appointed in such responsibilities. In a similar fashion in July this year, former Chief Justice David Maraga was appointed to lead an election monitoring team in Rwanda.
On July 13, the Secretary General of East Africa, Veronica Nduva, announced the appointment of David Maraga as the head of the East African Election Monitoring Group in the neighboring country.
Rwanda held its elections to elect its president on July 15. The main purpose of the team led by Maraga was to check the procedures of the election, the voting process and the announcement of the winners.
The EAC emphasizes that election monitoring will help improve electoral processes in partner countries. It is in this context that the EAC’s original agreement calls for an election observation mission to be sent to eight (8) of our partner countries. ” “Rwanda has its own procedures for elections. For us, the monitoring of the conduct of the elections in accordance with the current laws of the country. Most importantly, as a partner country, we lend a shoulder to lean on. “
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