Kenya

By KALUME KAZUNGU More by this Author Two Al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in battle with military troops in Lamu County. The militants were killed by soldiers on patrol in Nyatha, Lamu West, Kenya Defence Forces spokesman David Obonyo said. The soldiers were on their normal patrol of the...

Horndiplomat-The European Union released press statement about the Kenya Re-run Election on the october 26. EU Press Statement The European Union election observation mission (EU EOM) Kenya 2017 today issued its preliminary statement on the 26 October presidential election, pointing to actions on both sides of the political...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta on his re-election in last week’s disputed poll. In a statement, Museveni said that Kenyatta’s win is a true indication that the will of the people was upheld and that the process was free and fair. “Your...

By COLLINS OMULO More by this Author A coalition of trade unions, civil society, academia, faith-based organisations, the media, women, youth, people with disabilities and minorities has dismissed October 26 repeat presidential election as “a sham”. The group, under the umbrella of 'We the People' coalition, on...

by Hamza Mohamed Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected in a presidential poll rerun that was marred by violence and a boycott by the main opposition coalition, electoral officials said. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Monday said Kenyatta won 98.2 percent of the votes...

A second protester was killed in Kenya on Friday as anger raged a day after a divisive election boycotted by the opposition, taking the death toll from two days of protests to eight. The latest victim was shot dead by police in the Kawangware slum...

Electoral body to announce new date for voting in four counties as sporadic political violence claims another life. BY:Hamza Mohamed Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya's electoral commission has postponed for the second time in two days the presidential election rerun in some parts of the country's western region over security...

By DAVID MWERE More by this Author National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga on Friday toured Kibra constituency to assess the state of Olympic Primary School that was damaged during chaos on election day. Mr Odinga, accompanied by area MP Ken Okoth, condemned the burning of the...

Clashes between opposition supporters and police have disrupted Kenya's presidential election rerun amid reports of voter fraud. At least two people were killed and several others injured after police in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu fired live rounds and tear gas to break up...

Ethiopia has taken over leadership of the Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) for the next one year, filling the rotational position that is shared by member countries of the Nile Basin. The new chair of Nile-COM is Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s Minister for Water, Irrigation and...