1992 Kenyan general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Kenya

| previous_election = 1988 Kenyan general election

| previous_year = 1988

| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|12|29}}

| next_election = 1997 Kenyan general election

| next_year = 1997

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| type = presidential

| election_name = Presidential election

| turnout =

| image1 = Daniel arap Moi in 1979 (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Daniel arap Moi

| party1 = Kenya African National Union

| popular_vote1 = 1,962,866

| percentage1 = 36.35%

| image2 =

| nominee2 = Kenneth Matiba

| party2 = Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili

| popular_vote2 = 1,404,266

| percentage2 = 26.00%

| image4 = Mwai Kibaki, October 2003.jpg

| nominee4 = Mwai Kibaki

| party4 = Democratic Party (Kenya)

| popular_vote4 = 1,050,617

| percentage4 = 19.45%

| image5 = Jaramogi Oginga Odinga face.jpg

| nominee5 = Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

| party5 = Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya

| popular_vote5 = 944,197

| percentage5 = 17.48%

| map_image = 1992 Kenyan presidential election - Results by province.svg

| map_caption = Results by province

| title = President

| before_election = Daniel arap Moi

| before_party = Kenya African National Union

| after_election = Daniel arap Moi

| after_party = Kenya African National Union

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Parliamentary election

| first_election = yes

| nopercentage = yes

| party1 = Kenya African National Union

| leader1 = Daniel Arap Moi

| seats1 = 100

| last_election1 = 188

| percentage1 =

| party2 = Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili

| leader2 = Kenneth Matiba

| seats2 = 31

| last_election2 = new

| percentage2 =

| party3 = Democratic Party (Kenya)

| leader3 = Mwai Kibaki

| seats3 = 23

| last_election3 = new

| percentage3 =

| party4 = {{nowrap|FORD–Kenya}}

| colour4 = {{party color|Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya}}

| leader4 = {{nowrap|Jaramogi Oginga Odinga}}

| seats4 = 31

| last_election4 = new

| percentage4 =

| party5 = KNC

| colour5 = black

| leader5 = Chibule wa Tsuma

| seats5 = 1

| last_election5 = new

| percentage5 =

| party6 = PICK

| colour6 =

| leader6 = John Harun Mwau

| seats6 = 1

| last_election6 = new

| percentage6 =

| party7 = KSC

| colour7 =

| leader7 = George Anyona

| seats7 = 1

| last_election7 = new

| percentage7 =

| before_election = Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno

| before_party = Kenya African National Union

| after_election = Francis ole Kaparo

| after_party = Kenya African National Union

| title = Speaker of the National Assembly

}}}}}}{{Politics of Kenya}}

General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992 to elect the president and members of the National Assembly. They were the first multi-party general elections in Kenya since independence and the first to feature a direct vote for the president, who had been elected by the National Assembly in 1964 and been automatically declared the winner of uncontested elections held alongside parliamentary elections in 1969, 1974, 1979, 1983 and 1988 following a 1969 constitutional amendment.

The results were marred by irregularities, including allegations of large-scale intimidation of opponents, harassment of election officials and ballot-box stuffing, as well as targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province. Human Rights Watch accused several prominent Kenyan politicians, including President Daniel arap Moi and then-VP George Saitoti of inciting and co-ordinating the violence.Human Rights Watch (1993) Divide and Rule: State Sponsored Ethnic Violence in Kenya Voter turnout was 69%.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2167_92.htm Elections held in 1992] Inter-Parliamentary UnionDieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p486 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}

The election failed to dislodge Moi from power but were still described as a watershed for Kenya's democratic transition.{{Cite journal |last=Barkan |first=Joel D. |date=1993 |title=Kenya: Lessons From a Flawed Election |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225446 |journal=Journal of Democracy |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=85–99 |issn=1086-3214}}