Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 05NAIROBI4552, ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #05NAIROBI4552.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05NAIROBI4552 2005-11-02 01:42 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NAIROBI 004552 
 
SIPDIS 
 
LONDON AND PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
SUBJECT: ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM 
DRAWS NEAR 
 
REF: A. NAIROBI 3863 
 
     B. NAIROBI 4436 
 
1. (U) SUMMARY:  The Electoral Commission of Kenya, charged 
with 
conducting the November 21 national referendum on the 
proposed new constitution, is making ready for polling day, 
including adopting new technology which will permit the ECK 
to broadcast voting results near simultaneously.  While 
disappointed at low voter enthusiasm and lackluster 
participation of civil society organizations, the ECK is 
grateful for the offer of international missions to serve 
as observers on the referendum. END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (U) On October 27, poloff spoke with Electoral Commission 
of 
Kenya (ECK) Pubic Relations manager Mani Lemayian to 
discuss the preparations for the up-coming November 21 
national referendum on the proposed new constitution.  He 
explained that logistically everything is proceeding 
smoothly.  However, politically there is room for 
improvement, beginning with the limited control the ECK has 
been able to exert over the referendum campaigns and the 
use of government resources by either side.  Ref A. 
 
------------------------------------ 
Slow Progress on Constituency Agents 
------------------------------------ 
 
3. (U) As required, the 2 national-level referendum 
committees, 
which will coordinate the campaigns for both sides in the 
debate, have completed their registration with the ECK. 
Constituency-level committees are currently in the process 
of registration, but Lemayian indicated that this process 
was not moving forward as quickly as they had 
hoped.  The respective campaign secretariats are slow to 
provide the ECK with its constituency agents, those who 
will be observing the voting in polling stations across 
constituencies, which Lemayian attributed to a general lack 
of organization at the secretariats.  The registration of 
constituency agents is extremely important as they are the 
ones responsible to the ECK for any violations of the 
electoral code of conduct in their constituencies and are 
also the most likely to cry foul if some procedural 
irregularity prevents them from accessing polling stations 
on polling day. 
 
-------------------------------------- 
"Instant" Results May One Up the Media 
-------------------------------------- 
 
4. (U) According Lemayian, the ECK is currently deliberating 
a 
proposal which would allow polling results to be conveyed 
from the individual polling stations to the ECK via mobile 
phones, allowing the ECK to release "near simultaneous" 
provisional results to the nation.  This method would allow 
the ECK to preempt the media releasing unofficial results 
which may create conflict if various media houses reach 
different conclusions or are perceived to be biased towards 
one side in the referendum debate.  The ECK plans to 
concentrate media representatives and other interested 
observers in a specially created media center where the ECK 
would release the provisional results.  Lemayian said that 
the ECK is interested in adopting the communication 
protocol which would allow the early release of provisional 
results, however the amount of resources required to 
increase the technological capacity to achieve this may 
prove prohibitive. 
 
---------------------------------------- 
Lackluster Enthusiasm for the Referendum 
---------------------------------------- 
 
5. (U) Lemayian lamented the thus-far lack of interest 
expressed 
by domestic organizations to serve as observers of the 
referendum.  He noted that during the 2002 elections, 
40,000 Kenyans served as observers.  To date the ECK has 
received very few inquiries (compared to expectations) from 
potential domestic observers.  Of those who have expressed 
interest, many are laboring under the mistaken belief that 
they will receive financial remuneration for their efforts. 
He accredited the lackluster interest of domestic 
organizations to both a lack of funding and a lack of 
strong civil society organizations engaged on the issue. 
(Note: In the 2002 elections, the international community 
provided funding to domestic organizations to observe the 
elections.  Regarding this referendum, international 
missions have been reluctant to support civil society 
organizations to serve as observes because many of these 
organizations have been very active in the referendum 
debate, calling into question their impartially. End Note.) 
He expressed his appreciation of the international 
community's interest in observing, but expressed some 
dismay at the limited size and breadth of its anticipated 
observation delegation.  He also noted the dearth of 
international media presence in Kenya and an absence of 
reporting on the referendum process. 
 
-------------- 
Stormy Weather 
-------------- 
 
6. (U) While Lemayian noted the low levels of voter 
enthusiasm 
(compared to the 2002 elections and as evidenced in the fewer 
applications for replacement voter registration cards) and 
his concern over the possibility of low voter turnout, his 
greatest 
concern surrounds the weather.  Voting materials and ballots 
need 
to be sent to each and every polling station throughout the 
country, all 19,134 of them.  Many of these poling stations 
are difficult to reach even in the best of times.  As 
November is traditionally a month for rain, heavy rainfall 
might significantly hamper access to some of the more 
remote locations, impeding delivery of the voting 
materials, including ballots, and return of the certified 
voting results.  Lemayian noted that some public and 
private air transport might be made available to reach 
otherwise inaccessible sites.  However these might not be 
sufficient, thus significantly delaying the release of the 
certified voting results and thereby prolonging the window 
for dangerous speculation. 
BELLAMY