By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga has delayed filing a legal challenge against his election loss, his allies said on Friday, extending a period of uncertainty over the disputed poll. Odinga refused to accept last week’s slim first-round win by rival Uhuru Kenyatta – and his allies had said […]
By Alex Perry Uhuru Kenyatta, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, won election Saturday as Kenya’s new President. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced that Kenya’s richest man — the current Deputy Prime Minister, former Finance Minister and the son of Kenya’s first President Jomo Kenyatta — won 50.07% of […]
NAIROBI — Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges of committing crimes against humanity, won Kenya’s presidential election by the narrowest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote and avoiding a runoff, according to preliminary results posted early Saturday. The tight finish is almost certain to spark controversy and will probably result in […]
By Duncan Miriri and Richard Lough NAIROBI | Fri Mar 8, 2013 7:51am EST (Reuters) – Kenya’s presidential race tightened on Friday with frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta gaining just under half of the ballots counted four days after the vote, raising the prospect of a tense run-off against his main rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Kenyatta, deputy prime […]
The BBC’s Sophie Ikenye reports from Nairobi, where every ballot paper is held aloft to try and ensure the election’s transparency Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces trial at the ICC next month, has established a large lead over rival Raila Odinga in early results from Kenya’s presidential poll. With results in from over 40% of polling […]
By Edmund Blair and Joseph Akwiri NAIROBI/MOMBASA, KENYA | Mon Mar 4, 2013 9:00am EST NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans lined up to vote in a presidential election they hope will rebuild the nation’s image after a disputed 2007 poll unleashed […]
By Editorial Board, Published: March 2 IN THE five years since a disputed presidential election triggered a horrific ethnic conflict, Kenya has done much to guard against a recurrence. The constitution was rewritten, with power delegated to newly created states; a new supreme court and electoral commission were created; and an anti-hate-speech law was adopted. The economy has […]
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: March 2, 2013 KIAMBAA, Kenya — After another long day, Joseph Kairuri Mwangi walked back to his farmhouse shack, the late afternoon sun slanting behind him, his strides slow, his shoes muddy with rich, freshly turned earth. It has been five years since his right hand was nearly cut off, but […]
By By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press – 3 hours ago NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of shack homes have been burned to the ground in recent weeks in Mathare, Nairobi’s most dangerous slum. Families are moving into zones controlled by their own clans, fearful of attacks between the tribes of Kenya’s top two presidential candidates. Kenya […]