Abstract
On 21 November 2005, the Kenyan electorate was invited to register its acceptance or rejection of a proposed new constitution, known as the Wako Draft. In the referendum, the symbol of a banana was used to indicate support for the draft, and an orange its rejection. Published in mid-August, the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) disallowed referendum campaigning for, or against the Draft, until after 15 October. Nevertheless, from the day the Draft was published until polling day, and in direct contravention to the ECK’s ruling, Kenyans bore witness to grand political theatre, as politicians travelled the country, waving, eating and distributing oranges or bananas. [...]
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