Eze Onyekpere Esq 102 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Chapter Seven SECURITY CHALLENGES IN ELECTION MANAGEMENT: TOWARDS NIGERIA'S 2011 ELECTIONS, “CASE STUDY OF SECURITY CHALLENGES IN KENYAN ELECTIONS” Ahmed Issack Hassan* 7.1 Introduction The Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IIEC) was established by the Government of Kenya under S. 41 and 41A of the immediate former Constitution as part of the wider reforms to be undertaken under Agenda 4 of the Kenya National Accord and Reconciliation Act. Following the announcement of the 2007 general election results on December 30, 2007 law and order nearly broke down and security of the nation was threatened to the extent not witnessed before. The unprecedented violence that followed resulted in over 1300 innocent deaths, scores left homeless and property destroyed. IIEC was set up to replace the disbanded Electoral Commission of Kenya(ECK). IIEC was set up with a Chairperson and 8 Commissioners with the aim to reform the electoral process and restore people's confidence in the country's electoral system. The new body, which was gazette on May 8th, 2009, was tasked with the following mandate ­ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 103