MARS GROUP KENYA OPENS ACCESS TO 2013 ELECTION WEB PORTAL

KNOW WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR, BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR VOTE!

Mars Group Kenya has officially opened public access to our Kenya Elections 2013
web portal.  It is part of our Leadership, Governance & Accountability Portal
and can be accessed via http://election2013.marsgroupkenya.org or directly from
our home page www.marsgroupkenya.org  

Search for information:
Do you know the candidates offering themselves at the ballot? What are my
options? Who is running for MCA? Who is running for MP? Who is running for Women
rep? Who is running for Governor? Who is running for Senator? Who is running for
President? The web portal allows users to search by county, constituency and by
ward for a list of all candidates nominated by the Independent Boundaries &
Elections Commission (IEBC).

We offer it as a free resource as our contribution to free, fair and peaceful
elections.

The portal contains the details of all candidates running for the positions of
President, Governor, Senator, Member of Parliament, Women’s Representative and
Member of the County Assembly. 

Log in before you cast your vote:
Log in now, and research before you cast your vote on Monday 4th March 2013. 
Know your candidates, check their backgrounds, read all media coverage of their
campaigns before you cast your vote.

See the results as they come in:
The portal will also post the live provisional results from the IEBC as we
receive them. One will be able to monitor their candidates at all positions as
well as ward, constituency, county and national tallies for all political
parties. 

It is now decision time.  Make informed decisions on March 4th 2013.

Mars Group Kenya
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Mars Group Kenya operates one of the largest databases of governance information
in Kenya, focusing on corruption in the executive, legislative and judiciary
branches of government, as well as on accountability and civic education.  Our
mission is to create the largest digital database of governance information in
Kenya for archiving and indexing. 
In 2007, Mars Group was the only organisation able to capture the entire media
coverage of the elections and the post-election violence on an online platform.