This is illegal, said a man watching as several hundred people chanting anti-Kenyatta slogans in the western city of Kisumu, after results were announced... READ MORE›
But this time, election chief Wafula Chebukati said he was confident the poll had been free, fair and credible ... READ MORE›
We wait for Kenya to move forward, said supporter Ann Njoki, speaking near the election commission headquarters... READ MORE›
Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta wins 98 per cent of the vote in a repeat presidential election in Kenya, the electoral commission says... READ MORE›
Odinga called on his voters to stay away on election day... READ MORE›
The rerun election was scheduled after the Supreme Court annulled the original August balloting, in which Kenyatta won with 54 percent of the vote to Odinga's 44 percent... READ MORE›
We wait for Kenya to move forward, said supporter Ann Njoki, speaking near the election commission headquarters... READ MORE›
According to the Supreme Court, the election re-run must be completed by October 31... READ MORE›
Anger at police is flaring in opposition areas in western counties, Nairobi slums and the coastal city of Mombasa... READ MORE›
Political uncertainty persists in the country after opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the repeat presidential election on Thursday... READ MORE›
According to the Supreme Court, the election re-run must be completed by October 31... READ MORE›
Kenya repeat elections Authorities indefinitely delay voting in opposition areas after violence... READ MORE›
Election chief Wafula Chebukati said the ballot would be postponed until Saturday in four protest-hit counties in the country's west Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori and Siaya... READ MORE›
Elections have deeply divided the people and we need to repair the fractures, said the Daily Nation editorial... READ MORE›
According to the Supreme Court's ruling, the election re-run had to be held by October 31... READ MORE›
And a fourth man was shot dead in Nairobi's Mathare slum, another hotspot in the capital where police fired water cannon and teargas to disperse demonstrators... READ MORE›
Election chief Wafula Chebukati said the ballot would be postponed until Saturday in four protest-hit counties in the country's west Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori and Siaya... READ MORE›
Election chief Wafula Chebukati said the ballot would be postponed until Saturday in four protest-hit counties in the country's west Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori and Siaya... READ MORE›
In most polling stations in areas where the electoral body postponed the poll, voters did not show up to cast their ballot... READ MORE›
This election was widely seen as his final shot at the top job, after losing elections in 1997, 2007 and 2013... READ MORE›
Opposition candidate Raila Odinga's decision not to run because he said a credible election was impossible, makes a win for incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta inevitable... READ MORE›
Post to Facebook Kenyans turn out to vote in disputed polls some clashes Raila Odinga, the main opposition leader, urged his followers to boycott the vote... READ MORE›
Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga make fire barricades to block the road during a protest in the Kibera slum area of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017... READ MORE›
In August, Mr. Kenyatta won re-election with 54 percent of the vote in another contest against Mr. Odinga, who again challenged the results... READ MORE›
President Uhuru Kenyatta urges people to vote, but his opponent Raila Odinga wants a boycott... READ MORE›
'Resistance movement' Election commission chief Wafula Chebukati said the polls would open at 06 00 03 00 GMT after being given assurances by the authorities... READ MORE›
Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified the result of the August 8 presidential election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE›
Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of the country's presidential election amid allegations of voting fraud by the opposition... READ MORE›
Amnesty International has warned the Kenyan authorities against using excessive violence against protesters... READ MORE›
Given Kenya's history of postelection violence, Mr. Odinga's comments renewed fears of deadly unrest, although he asked supporters to remain calm... READ MORE›
In 2013, Mr. Kenyatta won by a margin so tiny that Mr. Odinga asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the election, although his effort was unsuccessful... READ MORE›
The candidates' fathers, Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Odinga, having been allies in the struggle for independence from Britain, later became bitter rivals... READ MORE›
Education minister confirms reports of attacks around the country, including in Mombasa and Kisumu besides Nairobi... READ MORE›
Kenya's electoral commission chairman has admitted the election commission's database was the target of an unsuccessful hacking attempt... READ MORE›
Demonstrations banned in the central business districts of Nairobi, Mombasa and the opposition stronghold of Kisumu... READ MORE›
Odinga and Kenyatta's fathers were political opponents for many years... READ MORE›
OPINION Why did Kenya's Supreme Court annul the elections?... READ MORE›
Since Tuesday's election, Mr. Odinga has claimed that election commission servers had been hacked to award Mr. Kenyatta a 10-point lead... READ MORE›
But residents in Nairobi and parts of western Kenya raised allegations of police shooting wildly at protesters... READ MORE›
The police in Kisumu declined to comment on the allegations... READ MORE›
Moments before the official announcement was made, the opposition rejected the result and walked out of the main election centre... READ MORE›
Last week, the University of Nairobi was shut down indefinitely after clashes between students and police... READ MORE›
Police open fire to disperse opposition protesters in nairobi girl, 9, killed by stray bullet... READ MORE›
Mr Obama's visit has required a huge security operation, with Kenyan troops patrolling Nairobi and several US military aircraft were spotted flying above the city... READ MORE›
In recent days, opposition officials have described the election results as a fraud and claimed that Raila Odinga, the 72-year-old Nasa leader, was the legitimate winner... READ MORE›
He spoke out after presidential candidate Raila Odinga rejected provisional results indicating a strong lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE›
On Wednesday, thousands of Odinga supporters demonstrated in front of election commission offices in Nairobi, Mombasa and the western opposition stronghold of Kisumu... READ MORE›
While most analysts expect Kenyatta to win the new election, an Odinga victory is possible with his supporters energized by the court ruling... READ MORE›
Kenya, nigeria s. africa biggest winners of google's africa tech training... READ MORE›
Its electronic vote results transmission system collapsed during the 2013 election that brought President Uhuru Kenyatta to power, beating Odinga, a result disputed by the opposition... READ MORE›
Last summer, Ahearn traveled with his team to East Africa to test the Spark in settings where people have phones but no electricity... READ MORE›
For the past several weeks, Kenya's opposition leaders have turned Mondays into protest days... READ MORE›
A government official told reporters another man was killed in Kisumu county, centre of serious post-election ethnic violence in 2007 in which 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 displaced... READ MORE›
The incident happened between Kiwa and Remba islands on the vast Lake Victoria on Tuesday night local time... READ MORE›
On the eve of the release of official presidential results, Raila Odinga's team accused electoral officials of a vast coverup... READ MORE›
REUTERS Thomas Mukoya President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner Friday of Kenya's hard-fought presidential election, but opposition candidate Raila Odinga alleged the voting was rigged... READ MORE›
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