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UPDATE – IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS AS AT 23:03 Ruto- 55.83% 557,197 Votes Odinga- 43.63% 435,468 Wajackoyah- 0.37% 3,646 Waihiga- 0.17% 1,709 21 of 292 constituencies (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s election body …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s general elections, held Tuesday to choose the fifth president, county governors, senators and members of the National Assembly, were largely peaceful, free and fair, pan-African blocs said Thursday. The joint election observation mission to Kenya from the African Union (AU) and Common Market for East …

IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS 8AM Ruto- 51.05% 84,812 Votes Odinga- 47.90% 79,591 Wajackoyah- 0.81 1,345 Waihiga- 0.24% 398 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s election body IEBC has finally started releasing official results from this week’s …

KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS at Midnight Ruto- 49.91% 6,691,923 Votes Odinga- 49.41%  6,624,238 Wajackoyah- 0.44% 59,404 Waihiga- 0.23% 31,222 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate William Ruto has retaken …

KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS 4pm Odinga- 49.78% 6,348,977 Votes Ruto- 49.54%  6,317,886 Votes Wajackoyah- 0.45% 56,876 Votes Waihiga- 0.23% 29,710 Votes Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT, XINHUA & URN | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate Raila Odinga and Ruto may …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the country’s general elections on Tuesday. The UN chief “notes the important work done by the Kenyan authorities and electoral management bodies, the active engagement of numerous national stakeholders and …

KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS 4am Odinga- 51.26% 5,090,491 Votes Ruto- 48.06% 4,773,169 Wajackoyah- 0.45% 44,271 Waihiga- 0.23% 22,797 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT, XINHUA & URN | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate Raila Odinga holds a slim lead with …

High stakes of August 09 presidential vote NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The 9 August presidential vote in Kenya pits the incumbent’s favourite against a populist challenger. It will be hard-fought. To avert the violence that has marred past contests, the two candidates should pledge to resolve any dispute …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & Xinhua | Kenyans start voting for lawmakers and a new president early today after a campaign in which the key issues were rising food costs and corruption. Long lines of eager voters were already showing up in the capital Nairobi by 6.00am ahead of Kenya’s …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo district authorities have earmarked Oriyoi primary school in Morukatipe sub-county, and St. Jude primary school in Malaba town council as reception centers for refugees from Kenya in case tomorrow’s polls turn violent. According to Tororo district authorities, the chaotic 2007 Kenyan elections taught them a …