Kenya
Teargas, chaos as Kenyatta to be sworn in for disputed second term
World
November 28, 2017
Teargas, chaos as Kenyatta to be sworn in for disputed second term
Kenyan police fired teargas and clashed with both ruling party and opposition supporters Tuesday ahead of the swearing in as…
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote
World
November 20, 2017
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote. Chief Justice…
Nervous Kenyans await Odinga response to Kenyatta poll victory
World
October 31, 2017
Nervous Kenyans await Odinga response to Kenyatta poll victory
Nervous Kenyans waited on Tuesday for the response of opposition leader Raila Odinga to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in last…
Kenya opposition leader calls for calm in slum hit by deadly violence
World
October 29, 2017
Kenya opposition leader calls for calm in slum hit by deadly violence
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called for calm on Sunday as he visited a slum in the capital that was…
Kenya gripped by tension as Kenyatta leads in disputed poll
World
October 28, 2017
Kenya gripped by tension as Kenyatta leads in disputed poll
Kenya was stuck in a dangerous limbo Saturday as President Uhuru Kenyatta took an unassailable lead in a disputed poll…
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
World
October 27, 2017
Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election
Kenya’s election commission says about 6.5 million people, or one-third of registered voters, went to the polls in a repeat…
Kenyan police, protesters clash during disputed election
World
October 26, 2017
Kenyan police, protesters clash during disputed election
Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in some opposition areas after the start of Kenya’s second…
Kenya chief justice: Supreme Court can’t hear petition to delay election
World
October 25, 2017
Kenya chief justice: Supreme Court can’t hear petition to delay election
Kenya Chief Justice David Maraga said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court could not hear a case to delay elections…
Kenya opposition chief: people should stay home, not protest during polls
World
October 24, 2017
Kenya opposition chief: people should stay home, not protest during polls
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga told a BBC interviewer that he was not calling for protests during repeat presidential elections…
Kenya to charge opposition leader’s sister with incitement to violence
World
October 23, 2017
Kenya to charge opposition leader’s sister with incitement to violence
Kenyan prosecutors will charge the sister of opposition leader Raila Odinga and an opposition senator with incitement to violence after…