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Kenyans in the diaspora do not have a right to vote while outside the country. The right to vote should be for tax paying kenyans. Remittance they send back, which is appreciated by many, is for there family and is not tax. Diasporans should either fly into Kenya if they so feel inclined to vote.
Kenyans in the diaspora might not be well informed on kenyan politics. I appreciate that there are many who are well informed and participate a lot in kenyan issue but majority are not. This is group that can be easily swayed to make uninformed decisions.
Kenyans in the diaspora will not suffer directly from the decisions they make. All politics is local. The right to vote should be for Kenyans who will live with there poor choice in councillors and MPigs.
Voters register of diaporans will be manipulated. Kenyan in the diaspora are asking for too much.

@ Tokyo i totally agree with you.
My question is do Diasporans have to exercise that right in there respective countries at our expense? There are too many logistical issues which will increase the cost of our already expensive elections and can easily manipulated.
We should differentiate the ideals and reality.

Mr Tokyo i seem to be rubbing you the wrong way! You seem to have forgotten kenyan electoral rules. Well the logistical issues are not the simple, the rewards are not that great and risk and too many.
Logistical issues range from having electoral observers in over 60 countries, each party has to fly over an agent, which constituencies will you vote in. Those are not simple questions and are very expensive
Rewards 3000 more kenyans vote. I can see the headlines now " Billions spend to please diasporans who send home millions of shillings"
Risk ballot stuffing and 2 million diasporans vote kibaki in for the 4 term.
The remittance will still be sent whether you vote or not. If you feel inclined to vote why not book a flight and come back and vote.... with all due respect!

Tokyo-huna aibu kweli. Just the day in SK, you weere telling us how we should all move abroad bcos Kenya will go to the dogs in 2012, now you come here demanding to be allowed to vote when you are in Tokyo.
Kwani you think bcos u send ma-Yen, you are spesial. Hakunaaaa! You are no different from a farmer like me who grows marenge.
If you want to vote, pring yourself to motherland.
And don't forget to send some Yen.

@ Muhika,
I seem to have been shouting the wrong message. Voting as a right should be for all kenyans period. The diasporan argument for voting is valid. If they are Kenyan they should vote. My question is how far should the tax paying public facilitate that right?
I also think that a reason for the voting choice should be on the ballot.
I am voting for this candidate because of
1. tribe
2. economic policies
3. social policies
4. academic prowess
5. i have faith in him
6. Random i did pinky pinky pinky ponky!
Wrong answers would be spoilt votes but that suggestion as sensible as i think it is not possible same thing as voting from kiribati islands for kenyan diasporan.