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African Union, others welcome Kenya’s William Ruto presidency

Kenyan President-elect William Ruto delivers a speech at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Bomas of Kenya Tallying Centre in Nairobi on August 15, 2022, after he was declared winner of the presidential election. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
By: The East African The African Union has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya to validate the election victory of William Ruto as president-elect. The seven judges of the Supreme Court...

Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s victory against Raila Odinga

Supporters of Mr Ruto have taken to the streets to celebrate the ruling
By: BBC News Kenya's Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and...

Miraa exports to Somalia hit Sh1bn in three weeks

Vendors sell Miraa at Hola centre in Tana River County. PHOTO | STEPHEN ODUOR | NMG
By: Business Daily Africa Kenya has exported miraa worth Sh1 billion to Somalia in under a month since the resumption of trade coming as a major reprieve to growers who had been hit hard when Mogadishu imposed a...

William Samoei Arap Ruto wins Kenya presidential election

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition, speaks after being declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent William Samoei Arap Ruto, the outgoing deputy president, was elected Kenya's fifth president on August 9, as the independent electoral and boundary commission chairman, Wafula Chebukati, announced. Independent...

Kenya election outcome set to be announced with media giving Ruto narrow lead

Kenya's Deputy President and presidential candidate William Ruto casts his vote during the general elections, at Kosachei Primary School, Kenya August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
By : REUTERS Deputy President William Ruto led a tight presidential race against opposition leader Raila Odinga, official results reported by media showed on Monday, with an announcement from electoral authorities due at 1200 GMT.

Opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya’s presidential race, official results show

People sit next to a wall mural of Raila Odinga the presidential candidate for Azimio la Umoja and One Kenya Alliance, after the general election conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
By: Reuters Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place. With just over 26% of votes counted, Odinga...

Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

© Reuters. Electoral officials sort cast ballot papers during the general election conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at the close of the voting process at the Moi Avenue Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya August 9, 2022. REUTERS/T
By: Reuters  Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in...

Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president

AFP Image caption, Voters queued since early in the morning at polling stations across Kenya
BY: BBC WORLD Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has...

Kenya exports 81.4 tonnes of miraa to Somalia in four days

Kenya exported miraa (khat) worth Sh221 million in four days since the resumption of the Somalia market, highlighting the significant role that the commodity is playing in the economy
By: Daily Nation Kenya exported miraa (khat) worth Sh221 million in four days since the resumption of the Somalia market, highlighting the significant role that the commodity is playing in the economy. Head...

Kenya set for first miraa consignment to leave for Somalia

image credit: africasahara.com
By: farmers review africa Kenya is set to export its first miraa to Somalia today. Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced that Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya confirmed the report and said all systems go for the resumption of miraa...