The main contenders in the presidential race being incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga... READ MORE›
Security had been heightened both inside and outside the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, venue of the swearing-in ceremony, with heavily armed military officers manning the place... READ MORE›
Kenyatta, 56, won a rerun presidential election last month boycotted by the opposition, which said it would not be free and fair... READ MORE›
Kenya's Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE›
The police fired water cannons and tear gas as Mr. Odinga's convoy made its way to Upper Hill in central Nairobi where he addressed supporters... READ MORE›
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has rejected the results of the re-run presidential election that saw Uhuru Kenyatta gaining a second term... READ MORE›
But this time, election chief Wafula Chebukati said he was confident the poll had been free, fair and credible ... READ MORE›
Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner in the country's second general election in three months, amid fears of prolonged political turmoil... 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›
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›
In a surprising turn of events, Raila Odinga announced on October 10 that he was withdrawing from the scheduled October 26 rerun of the 2017 presidential election... READ MORE›
The 4-to-2 court ruling came in response to a petition filed by challenger Raila Odinga, 72, who alleged widespread fraud in the election... READ MORE›
If Raila Odinga loses, some say there will be violence in opposition areas... 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›
Uhuru Kenyatta on course for re-election after early Kenya election votes counted... READ MORE›
On one side of the rutted bridge is a community of ethnic Kikuyus, the tribe of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta, 55... 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›
The election pits the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta, in power since 2013, against the veteran opposition politician Raila Odinga... READ MORE›
Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga are both members of Kenya's political elite, but they have been fierce rivals... READ MORE›
The president of Kenya's surprising fashion choice, the Australian Instagram star who quit social media and one dying Star Wars fan's final wish... READ MORE›
Police fired teargas and beat opposition demonstrators with truncheons on Monday to stop them storming the offices of the electoral commission in Nairobi... READ MORE›
Locals honoured that the president, in Nairobi for a few days between international trips, has chosen Kenya as his latest travel destination... READ MORE›
Mr Obama told the summit that Africa was on the move - something that many Kenyans feel this visit proves... READ MORE›
Kenya's Supreme Court has declared invalid the re-election of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE›
Many Kenyans have become fascinated by the judge who overturned President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election over vote fraud allegations... READ MORE›
Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, says he has accepted a court ruling annulling his re-election on August 8... READ MORE›
The protest in opposition strongholds was a sharp contrast to the jubilation of Uhuru Kenyatta's supporters who were joined by others of the presidential coalition... READ MORE›
A tweet on the official account of Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza congratulated 55-year-old Kenyatta for his victory... READ MORE›
Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, says he has accepted a court ruling annulling his re-election on Friday... READ MORE›
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a statement Sunday calling the incident a grizzly and unnecessary accident... READ MORE›
Mr Kenyatta, who has been in office since 2013, took 54.3 percent of the vote, and opposition leader Raila Odinga took 44.7 percent... READ MORE›
Provisional results show incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta has a clear lead over his rival Raila Odinga, who says the electoral commission's IT system was hacked... READ MORE›
The medics recently rejected a 40 percent pay rise offer from the government, demanding the full implementation of a 2013 collective bargaining agreement... READ MORE›
Kenya opposition files case at supreme court challenging uhuru's re-election... READ MORE›
The deadline could end the proceedings against Uhuru Kenyatta, the court's first case against a sitting president... READ MORE›
Mr. Kenyatta's government says the country's current counterterrorism strategy needs to be toughened... READ MORE›
A dispute over Kenya's presidential election intensified Thursday when supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga said an unofficial tally showed that he... READ MORE›
Daily Digital News provides public access to an archive of historical news articles from many popular news sources. Daily Digital News provides keyword searchable summaries, and links, to news articles that were originally publically accessible, and all news articles presented on dailydigitalnews.com were initially freely available to the general public. Daily Digital News does not claim any copyright ownership of the aggregated content of this website. Aggregated news content presented on dailydigitalnews.com may be subject to copyright, and the use made here is consistent with the principles of limited use for research and education. Daily Digital News takes advantage of unique web-crawling technologies and algorithms. This includes the use of services provided by Alchemy API (by IBM Watson) as well as other open source technologies. Daily Digital News operates this website on a not for profit basis. No income, revenue, remuneration, or profit of any kind has been made as a result of providing this website to the public. Use of this website is at the user's own discretion. Daily Digital News exercises no control over the use made of this website and accepts no liability to users or resources in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with this website. Full Terms & Conditions