International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 5-13 The Impact of Post-Election Violence on Students' Academic Performance: A Case Study of Rongo Sub-County, Kenya Download PDF Kelly Bollo Ojwang, Elizabeth Sarange Abenga, Nsoh Christopher Ndikum Abstract: The advent of post-election violence during Kenya's 2007/2008 presidential election derailed educational and economic activities. With every subsequent election that has taken place, there is a wave of uncertainty on the effects the exercise would have on the lives of citizens. Therefore, this study examines the impact of post-election violence on students' academic performance in Kenya, using the Rongo sub-county as a case study. The study adopted the mixed method research design, employing descriptive techniques for data analysis. A sample of 175 classroom teachers was involved through questionnaires and an interview was also carried out involving 8 school head teachers and 3 educational experts from the Ministry of Education and Teachers Service Commission, Rongo sub-county, Kenya. The results show that post-election violence hinders students' academic performance. This finding was reinforced by the statistical significance of the chi-square test statistics of the items used in administering the questionnaires. The chi-square statistics show that all the items' probability (p) value is less than the standardized 5% significance level, implying that post-election violence negatively affects students' academic performance. The findings provide implications for setting up policies to address the adverse effects of post-election violence on student academic performance.