Kenya

Kenya opposition says electoral officials’ lives threatened

Sep 08, 2017 10:06

The lives of some top officials with Kenya’s electoral commission are under “serious threat” from the government ahead of the new presidential election next month, opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed Friday.
Kenya opposition leader sets conditions for new presidential election

Sep 05, 2017 12:02

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has set conditions for participating in a fresh presidential election, saying he should be given “legal and constitutional” guarantees after the Supreme Court declared last month’s poll as invalid.
Current electoral board cannot protect people’s votes: Odinga

Sep 04, 2017 06:29

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga says his coalition will not participate in a fresh presidential election under the current electoral board, claiming that the country’s election officials cannot protect people’s votes.
Kenya’s president calls for ‘fixing' judiciary after Supreme Court orders fresh vote

Sep 02, 2017 14:48

Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for judicial reforms in the country after the Supreme Court annulled his victory in the August election.
Kenya’s Supreme Court nullifies presidential vote

Sep 01, 2017 08:42

Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday declared President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win invalid due to irregularities committed by the election board and ordered a new vote in 60 days.
Kenya opposition files case against presidential electipn

Aug 19, 2017 08:43

The Kenyan opposition has filed a petition with the country’s Supreme Court, dismissing as “fundamentally flawed” the results of last week’s election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta, his longtime rival.
Somalia-based al-Shabab terror group beheads 3 people in Kenya

Aug 18, 2017 08:00

Kenyan officials say suspected Takfiri al-Shabab terrorists from Somalia have beheaded three people and burnt houses in an attack in Kenya.
EU demands Kenya post election results online

Aug 16, 2017 12:21

European Union observers in Kenya have called on the election commission to publish all remaining forms showing vote tallies on its website to ensure the transparency and accuracy of the process.
Kenya’s Odinga vows more action on vote result

Aug 13, 2017 12:08

The loser in recent presidential elections in Kenya Raila Odinga has vowed he would not remain silent in the face of what he describes as rigged vote results and says supporters should skip work until he makes a major announcement on more anti-government actions.
Opposition claims 100 killed in Kenya post-election unrest

Aug 13, 2017 03:34

A member of Kenya’s opposition has claimed that 100 people have been killed in the ongoing post-election violence in the country.