en provinces and one
area to avoid a runoff; election last held 29 December 1997 (next to be
held by early 2003); vice president appointed by the president election
results: President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI reelected; percent of vote
- Daniel T. arap MOI (KANU) 40.6%, Mwai KIBAKI (DP) 31.5%, Raila ODINGA
(NDP) 11.1%, Michael WAMALWA (FORD-K) 8.4%, Charity NGILU (SDP) 7.8%

Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (222 seats;
210 members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, 12 so-called
"nominated" members who are appointed by the president, but selected by
the parties in proportion to their parliamentary vote totals) elections:
last held 29 December 1997 (next to be held by early 2003) election
results: FORD-K 17, FORD-People 3, DP 39, NDP 21, SDP 15, SAFINA 5,
smaller parties 2; seats appointed by the president - KANU 6, FORD-K 1,
DP 2, SDP 1, NDP 1, SAFINA 1

Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (chief justice is appointed by the
president); High Court

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party of Kenya or DP [Mwai
KIBAKI]; Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Asili or FORD-A [Kenneth
MATIBA, chairman]; Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K
[Michael Kijana WAMALWA]; Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People
or FORD-People [Kimaniwa NYOIKE, chairman]; Kenya African National Union
or KANU [President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI] - the governing party;
National Development Party or NDP [Raila ODINGA]; SAFINA [Farah MAALIM,
chairman]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [James ORENGO, chairman]

Political pressure groups and leaders: human rights groups; labor unions;
Muslim organizations; National Convention Executive Council or NCEC, a
proreform coalition of political parties and nongovernment organizations
[Kivutha KIBWANA]; Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya
or NCCK [Mutava MUSYIMI]; Roman Catholic and other Christian churches;
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims or SUPKEM [Shaykh Abdul Gafur al-BUSAIDY,
chairman]

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA,
FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM,
OAU, OPCW, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMIBH,
UNMIK, UNMOP, UNU, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: Ambassador Yusuf Abdulraham
NZIBO consulate(s) general: [1] (