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Kenya indefinitely postpones presidential election in opposition strongholds
Oct 28, 2017 14:11Kenya’s election board has indefinitely delayed the country’s re-run presidential poll in four opposition-dominated areas due to “risk of violence.”
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Election re-run violence kills at least 3 in Kenya
Oct 26, 2017 13:52At least three people were shot dead Thursday as opposition protests sparked violence during Kenya's presidential re-run, according to police and hospital sources.
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Kenya’s police fire teargas as election protesters barricade roads
Oct 26, 2017 04:18Voting in one of Kenya’s largest slums was interrupted when protesters barricaded roads leading to polling stations as they engaged police with running battles on Thursday.
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Kenya police seal off Supreme Court ahead of vote delay hearing
Oct 25, 2017 10:52Kenyan police sealed off the Supreme Court building in the capital on Wednesday as judges prepared to hear a petition to delay this week’s presidential election, a re-run of an August vote that was nullified by the same court.
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Kenyan helicopter carrying 5 plunges into lake after takeoff
Oct 21, 2017 11:29Kenyan helicopter carrying 5 plunges into lake after takeoff
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Kenya opposition calls for mass protests
Oct 18, 2017 11:50Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Wednesday for mass protests on the day of the October 26 presidential election, in which he has refused to take participate.
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Kenya police killed 67 in violence after vote annulment: Rights groups
Oct 16, 2017 13:28Human rights groups say as many as 67 people died during a police crackdown on protesters following the annulment of the August presidential election in the East African nation.
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Kenya police use teargas to disperse protesters
Oct 13, 2017 09:37Kenyan police used teargas on Friday to disperse protesters in the country's three main cities, Reuters witnesses said, as a standoff between the government and opposition leaders over a planned repeat presidential election continued.
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Kenya bans demonstrations against presidential re-run in three major city centers
Oct 12, 2017 14:13The Kenyan government has imposed a ban on demonstrations before a re-run of the country’s presidential election.
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Kenya parliament passes controversial election law
Oct 11, 2017 12:15The Kenyan parliament has passed an amendment to the country’s electoral laws under which a presidential candidate would automatically win a re-run vote if the other one drops out of the race.