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Nairobi, Kenya | @NTVnewsroom | NASA co-principals, led by Raila Odinga, address the press on the Kenya general election CLICK for live updates of results Share on: WhatsApp
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10AM UPDATE: Kenya’s Kenyatta surges ahead as opposition cries foul
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared headed for re-election Wednesday as his rival Raila Odinga rejected early results as “fake”, setting nerves on edge in east Africa’s richest economy. With ballots from 90 percent of polling stations counted, electoral commission (IEBC) results showed Kenyatta leading with 54.6 …
Read More »Kenyan opposition leader Odinga rejects partial vote results
ODINGA: The system has failed. This is basically the computer that is voting. Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s main opposition candidate Raila Odinga said on Wednesday that he rejected the preliminary results of Tuesday’s presidential election, which show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a substantial lead. With more than 11 …
Read More »Kenyatta leads Kenya election results as opposition cries foul
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition coalition rejected the preliminary results of the presidential election on Wednesday, calling them “fake” and disputing tallies that showed President Uhuru Kenyatta well on his way to being re-elected. The allegation by Kenyatta’s main challenger Raila Odinga set the stage for a protracted …
Read More »LIVE: Provisional Kenya election results
LIVE: Provisional Kenya election results via @IEBCKenya (CLICK TO GET LIVE FEED) Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Polling centres closed and vote counting started an hour after Kenyans flocked to vote Tuesday in elections headlined by a knife-edge battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga. From …
Read More »Kenyan woman gives birth while waiting to vote
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Some Kenyans braced long queues, others rain and chilly weather, but one woman gave birth Tuesday while in line to vote in general elections and still made sure to vote. A heavily pregnant Paulina Chemanang was feeling fine as she left to vote early at …
Read More »KENYA: Too close to call!
#ElectionsKE: Kenyans to vote in tight, tense elections Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyans vote Tuesday in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of violence in east Africa’s richest economy. Tensions soared in the last days of the …
Read More »Obama calls for peaceful election in Kenya
Washington, United States | AFP | Former US president Barack Obama called Monday on Kenyans to hold a peaceful and untainted election, speaking out on the eve of a crucial vote in the East African country where his father was born. “I urge Kenyan leaders to reject violence and incitement; …
Read More »KENYA: Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta has addressed the nation, promising better days lie ahead whatever the result of the election on Tuesday. “Better days lie ahead. Yes, we have more work to do. But as Kenyans, as architects of the future, we can …
Read More »How the young and restless could change Kenya’s political future
The headlines after 8 August will be about Kenyatta vs. Odinga. But the real contest for Kenya’s future is being waged at a more intimate and local level. Nairobi, Kenya | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS | There is an epic battle afoot over the future of Kenya, but it’s not happening where you might …
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