THE KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG RETHINKING DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE 2018 INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN ELECTIVE SYSTEMS

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1 PROGR THE KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG RETHINKING DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE 2018 INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN ELECTIVE SYSTEMS Tuesday 13 th Thursday 15 th November 2018 The Sankara Hotel Nairobi Day 1: Tuesday 13 th November 2018 TIME SESSION KEY COMPONENT SPEAKER Am Arrival and registration Registration and welcome of the participants 9.00 Opening Key Note Address National Anthem: Kenya and East African Community Opening remarks and brief overview of the conference Key note Addresses by Leadership of the Kenya Parliament Dr. Jan Cernicky Country Director, Kenya Senator James Orengo Senate Minority Leader Senator Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen Senate Majority Leader Official Address by the Chief Guest Opening Official Photo and Health Break: 10 0 Clock Tea Tweet The utility of elections in Africa, do they reflect the wishes of the citizens: a comparative analysis of select African states Questions and answers Perspectives on electoral democracy: opportunities, challenges and way forward for Kenya Online discussion on topic of the day Lunch Break Prof Karuti Kanyinga - UoN High Level

2 The influence of European governance systems on the development of African electoral models: Is the concept of Western Democracy; applicable to Africa and what are its challenges? Debate and questions and answers Mwongela Kamencu British Institute in Eastern Africa All Participants Break out Group 1 on Systems of representation: majoritarian vs proportional representation The ethnicity challenge on African electoral systems; can African states reengineer their democratic practices away from ethnic identity and mobilization? Debate and questions and answers Tea break and end of day one 1 Members Prof Macharia Munene USIU, Nairobi All Participants

3 INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN ELECTIVE SYSTEMS Day 2: Wednesday 14 th November 2018 TIME SESSION KEY COMPONENT SPEAKER 8.00 Arrival and Setting up of the room, registration 8.10 registration and welcome of the participants am Recap Group 1 Breakout Group 2 Welcoming the participants and Recap of day one on Outcomes from Group 1 The harmonized elections and the Zimbabwean electoral cycle: has there been progress towards greater democratic consolidation? Elections in the DRC: The threat of violence and repression of opposition groups and their impacts on prospects of free and fair elections Debate on topic of the day on the gender question in elections Tea Break Breakout Group 3 Elections in difficult circumstances; which way forward for Africa? Debate on topics of the day on barriers to youth participation in elections Stable electioneering and peaceful transitions in Africa: lessons from Ghana The South African electoral model: does it promote one party Moderator Tawanda Chimhini Elections Resource Centre, Zimbabwe Prof. Felicien Kabamba University of Kinshasa 2 Members 3 Members Mark Bichachi African Elections Observer Dr. Sithembile Mbete

4 Tweet Lunch Break domination and how do smaller political interest groups and political parties express themselves? Debate and question and answers Online discussion on topic of the day University of Pretoria Group 2 Group 3 Breakout 4 on Outcomes from Group 2 on Outcomes from Group 3 The integration of traditional forms of political organization into the design of elective systems and their impact on creating stability in Somaliland s nascent democracy Do electoral outcomes in Africa reflect the true aspirations of the citizens? Which way forward? Debate and question and answer Group on the rationale for political parties funding in Kenya Tea break and end of Day Two Moderator Moderator Dr. Michael Walls the Rift Valley Institute, University College of London 4 members

5 INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN ELECTIVE SYSTEMS Day 3: Thursday 15 th November 2018 TIME SESSION KEY COMPONENT SPEAKER am Arrival and registration Recap Group discussion discussion Break out Tea Break Setting up of the room, registration Welcoming the participants and Recap of day one on Outcomes from Group 4 Understanding the German electoral system; how does it guarantee inclusivity and why is it less disruptive? Debate and question and answer Towards an enhanced electoral management framework in Kenya: how can Kenya realize its principles of the electoral system? Debate and question and answer Group on the electoral reforms in Kenya; key issues, opportunities and challenges Experience in electoral management in Kenya; challenges, successes and opportunities for Kenya The prohibitive cost of elections in Kenya; do elections have to be necessarily expensive and how can this be remedied? Moderator Dr. Sebastian Seedorf Federal Chancellery, Berlin Joy Mdivo Executive Director, East Centre for Law and Justice 5 members Thomas Letangule Former Commissioner, IEBC, Kenya

6 Group on Outcomes from Group Debate, question and answers Tweet Online discussion on topic of the 1.00 day Lunch Break Group Closing Ceremony Group on thematic areas of the draft communique Moderator All Participants Moderator, Facilitators and Group Leaders Moderator, Consensus and adoption of conference communique Facilitators Official Closing Ceremony Dr. Jan Cernicky Country Director Tea and departure Program Moderators: Francis Gachuri Vincent Kimosop