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AFRICAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS [1] SOMALIA, KENYA AND RWANDA


The main contenders in the presidential race being incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 13

KENYA'S KENYATTA SWEARS IN FOR SECOND TERM, PLEDGES TO PRIORITIZE UNITY[1]


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

29th November, 2017 427

KENYATTA SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM AS KENYA'S PRESIDENT AMID PROTESTS


Kenyatta, 56, won a rerun presidential election last month boycotted by the opposition, which said it would not be free and fair... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 125

KENYA: UHURU KENYATTA'S ELECTION VICTORY UPHELD


Kenya's Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 11

POLITICAL CLASHES IN KENYA LEAVE SEVERAL DEAD


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

18th November, 2017 2560

ODINGA REJECTS 'SHAM' KENYA POLL RE-RUN


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

1st November, 2017 189

AFTER KENYATTA WIN, ALL EYES ON KENYA'S EMBATTLED OPPOSITION CHIEF


But this time, election chief Wafula Chebukati said he was confident the poll had been free, fair and credible ... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 0

KENYAN PRESIDENT DECLARED WINNER OF DISPUTED ELECTION RERUN


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

30th October, 2017 252

POLICE CLASH WITH PROTESTERS AS KENYA ELECTION RE-RUN OPENS


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

26th October, 2017 240

ANSWERS TO 3 QUESTIONS ABOUT KENYAS ELECTION ON THURSDAY


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

26th October, 2017 208

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WHY DID RAILA ODINGA WITHDRAW FROM THE ELECTION RERUN?


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

12th October, 2017 4213

KENYA SUPREME COURT ANNULS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS IN FIRST FOR AFRICA


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

2nd September, 2017 4183

CALM BEFORE THE KENYAN ELECTION STORM


If Raila Odinga loses, some say there will be violence in opposition areas... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 2781

KENYA OPPOSITION LEADER VOWS TO 'REMOVE' KENYATTA GOVERNMENT


The candidates' fathers, Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Odinga, having been allies in the struggle for independence from Britain, later became bitter rivals... READ MORE

14th August, 2017 2006

UHURU KENYATTA ON COURSE FOR RE-ELECTION AFTER EARLY KENYA ELECTION VOTES COUNTED


Uhuru Kenyatta on course for re-election after early Kenya election votes counted... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 482

AS KENYA ELECTIONS DRAW NEAR, COUNTRY REVEALS AN ELECTORATE DIVIDED BY TRIBE


On one side of the rutted bridge is a community of ethnic Kikuyus, the tribe of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta, 55... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 419

UHURU KENYATTA CONFIRMED AS KENYAN PRESIDENT


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

12th August, 2017 262

KENYANS QUEUE FOR HOURS TO VOTE AMID FEARS OF POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE


The election pits the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta, in power since 2013, against the veteran opposition politician Raila Odinga... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 162

WHO ARE THE MEN COMPETING TO BE PRESIDENT OF KENYA?


Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga are both members of Kenya's political elite, but they have been fierce rivals... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 152

THE PRESIDENT WHO WEARS SKINNY JEANS AND OTHER TRENDS OF THE WEEK


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

8th November, 2015 146

KENYAN POLICE LAUNCH INQUIRY AFTER OFFICERS FILMED BEATING PROTESTER


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

17th May, 2016 117

KENYANS MOCK 'VISITING' PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA OVER FREQUENT TRAVEL


Locals honoured that the president, in Nairobi for a few days between international trips, has chosen Kenya as his latest travel destination... READ MORE

7th December, 2015 86

BARACK OBAMA TAKES KENYA TO TASK OVER CORRUPTION AND GAY RIGHTS RECORD


Mr Obama told the summit that Africa was on the move - something that many Kenyans feel this visit proves... READ MORE

25th July, 2015 74

SUPREME COURT ANNULS AUGUST 8 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT


Kenya's Supreme Court has declared invalid the re-election of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 49

KENYANS FASCINATED BY JUDGE WHO ANNULLED PRESIDENT'S ELECTION WIN


Many Kenyans have become fascinated by the judge who overturned President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election over vote fraud allegations... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 31

KENYA PRESIDENT & DEPUTY THREATEN CHIEF JUSTICE AFTER POLL ANNULMENT


Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, says he has accepted a court ruling annulling his re-election on August 8... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 24

OVERNIGHT JUBILATION AND PROTESTS AFTER PRESIDENT UHURU'S VICTORY


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

12th August, 2017 10

BURUNDI PRESIDENT 'DECLARES' KENYATTA WINNER OF KENYA POLLS


A tweet on the official account of Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza congratulated 55-year-old Kenyatta for his victory... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 9

KENYATTA WARNS JUDGES, SAYS HE IS STILL "PRESIDENT" [THE MORNING CALL]


Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, says he has accepted a court ruling annulling his re-election on Friday... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 9

39 DEAD, 10 INJURED IN KENYA AS RUNAWAY TRUCK HURLS INTO VEHICLES


Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a statement Sunday calling the incident a grizzly and unnecessary accident... READ MORE

11th December, 2016 4

UHURU KENYATTA RE-ELECTED AS KENYA'S PRESIDENT


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

12th August, 2017 4

KENYA ELECTION: OPPOSITION DEMAND ACCESS TO ELECTORAL COMMISSION IT SYSTEM


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

12th August, 2017 4

KENYAN PRESIDENT JABS STRIKING MEDICS: 'THIS IS BLACKMAIL'


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

8th March, 2017 3

KENYA PRESIDENT SLAMS MPS FOR FIGHT OVER PAY CUTS


Kenya opposition files case at supreme court challenging uhuru's re-election... READ MORE

24th August, 2017 3

POLICE ACCUSED OF EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST WARWICK STUDENTS AS PROTEST TURNS UGLY


The deadline could end the proceedings against Uhuru Kenyatta, the court's first case against a sitting president... READ MORE

4th December, 2014 0

NIGEL FARAGE DEFENDS USE OF WORDS CHINKY AND POOFTER


Mr. Kenyatta's government says the country's current counterterrorism strategy needs to be toughened... READ MORE

19th December, 2014 0

OPPOSITION DECLARES WIN IN UNOFFICIAL VOTE TALLY AS KENYA ELECTION DISPUTE INTENSIFIES


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

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