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Kenya prepares to postpone repeat presidential vote

by John Aglionby Polling data company says October 17 election date is ‘way too risky’ Kenya’s electoral commission is set to postpone the repeat presidential election after the company providing the electronic voter list and results transmission system said it would not be ready by October...

Kenya opposition banks on poll petitions to increase numbers

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Kenya’s opposition coalition, National Super Alliance, is hoping to boost its numbers in the national parliament and county governments through election petitions, which affiliate parties have filed in its strongholds. According to the coalition, petitions challenging the results of 58 electoral positions have been identified...

Kenya Fm Amina Mohamed calls for reformed UN, World Trade Organisation

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has called for the reform of the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations and other institutions of international cooperation to improve their legitimacy, accountability and effectiveness. Speaking during the Athens Democracy Forum in Greece, Ms Mohamed said the reforms...

Kenya poll rerun: Uhuru on campaign trail, Raila seeks campaign funding

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban 9 hours ago KENYA The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya insists it is going ahead with preparations for a rerun of the August 8 presidential elections despite concerns by the main opposition National Super Alliance (NASA). Even though the Supreme...

Kenyan police not cooperating with watchdog over election-related deaths: sources

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police are not cooperating with investigations by a government-funded watchdog into violent deaths that followed last month’s election, two sources with direct knowledge of the probes said. The head of the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) told Reuters in mid-August it...

Kenya:3 dead in Lamu attacks as suspected Al Shabaab militants behead, shoot villagers

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By KALUME KAZUNGU More by this Author Four people have been beheaded by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in  Lamu West. A senior administrator in Hindi Division who spoke to the Nation Wednesday morning said about 30 heavily armed men in military gear raided Silini-Mashambani Village at around 6.30pm...

Kenya election: Fake news fears may fuel division

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Voters in Kenya will head to the polls on October 17 after the Supreme Court annulled last month's election. But politics in Kenya often go hand in hand with ethnicity and tribal loyalties. Elections in Kenya have caused heightening and even incitement of these...

Kenya:Uhuru and Raila locked in standoff over election date

By NATION TEAM More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival Raila Odinga were on Tuesday locked in a fresh standoff over the date of the repeat presidential election. The National Super Alliance rejected the October 17 date announced by the Independent Electoral and...

Inside Story – A recipe for renewed unrest in Kenya?

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The president of Kenya has reacted to the Supreme Court’s annulment of his re-election by saying there’s a ‘problem’ with the judiciary which must be 'fixed'. Uhuru Kenyatta's also described the judges as crooks and thugs. His rival Raila Odinga - who complained last...

Kenya’s Odinga: No election rerun without ‘guarantees’

The electoral commission set a date for October 17 but Raila Odinga wants his legal and constitutional conditions met. Raila Odinga, Kenya's opposition leader, has set conditions for taking part in a presidential vote rerun in October after the Supreme Court annulled last month's poll won...