Presidential elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1978, the first not to be held concurrently with parliamentary elections. They followed the death in office of President Jomo Kenyatta in August 1978. The then-Vice President, Daniel arap Moi, who was sworn in as Acting President for a 90-day interim period beginning at the moment of Kenyatta's death,[1] was the sole candidate and was automatically elected without a vote being held.
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| 8 November 1978 | |
| Not held | |
|---|---|
| Daniel Arap Moi ran unopposed | |
←1974 1979→ |
References
edit- ^ Kuria 1991, p. 121; Assensoh 1998, p. 67; Cullen 2016, p. 521.
Bibliography
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- Cullen, Poppy (2016). "Funeral Planning: British Involvement in the Funeral of President Jomo Kenyatta" (PDF). The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 44 (3): 513–532. doi:10.1080/03086534.2016.1175737. S2CID 156552406.
- Kuria, Gibson Kamau (1991). "Confronting Dictatorship in Kenya". Journal of Democracy. 2 (4): 115–126. doi:10.1353/jod.1991.0060. S2CID 154003550.