Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Opposition leader Raila Odinga said Wednesday he would take his claims that Kenya’s presidential election was rigged to the Supreme Court, after previously refusing to do so, and vowed to protest peacefully. “We have now decided to move to the Supreme Court and lay before …
Read More »LIVE: NASA will go to the Supreme Court – Odinga
LIVE: Raila Odinga on NASA’s next move Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Raila Odinga has announced that the NASA Coalition will take their elections dispute to the Kenya Supreme Court. “We have now decided to move to the Supreme Court and lay before the world the making of a computer generated leadership,” he told …
Read More »Suspense as Kenya awaits next move on poll dispute
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to unveil his next move Wednesday to contest a presidential poll he claims was rigged in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The 72-year-old cried foul shortly after vote counting began in last Tuesday’s election, sparking deadly protests in …
Read More »Kenya’s Odinga delays ‘complex’ decision on vote dispute
UPDATE: Kenya’s Odinga delays ‘complex’ decision on vote dispute Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to announce his strategy Wednesday for contesting his election loss, having further delayed a decision that could defuse or exacerbate tensions in the country. The 72-year-old insists he is …
Read More »UPDATE: Raila Odinga address pushed to Wednesday
POSTPONED: Kenya’s Odinga to unveil next move over vote dispute on Wednesday Tweets about Odinga Tweets about Raila ****** Odinga’s options, NGOs deregistered Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga will this week announce his strategy for contesting his election loss, a decision with the potential to …
Read More »Edgy Kenya awaits Odinga’s next move
Edgy Kenya awaits Odinga’s next move Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | When Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga speaks to supporters Tuesday, his words have the power to ease or deepen the crisis triggered by his rejection of last week’s election result. The 72-year-old insists he is the rightful winner of …
Read More »Kenya president urges opposition to use ‘legal mechanisms’
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday appealed to the opposition to hold legal demonstrations, not street protests, and allow Kenyans to get back to normal life after last week’s disputed vote. “To our friends who have yet to accept the outcome, we continue to appeal …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: The Kenya, Rwanda elections
KENYA, RWANDA: How voting in these two East African nations reflects our understanding of democracy THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | East Africa has recently witnessed two presidential elections – in Rwanda and in Kenya. The two nations are different. Rwanda is a small country with one …
Read More »‘It’s time to get back to work and move Kenya forward’
Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu has urged Kenyans to go back to work following the final declaration of Presidential results on Friday. “It’s time to get back to work and move Kenya forward,” Esipisu said at a first post-election press briefing. Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner with 54.3% …
Read More »Waiting for Raila, listening to God, in Nairobi slum
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Churches preached peace on Sunday in Mathare, a Nairobi slum that has been hit by days of violent demonstrations since last week’s disputed presidential vote, but it was opposition leader Raila Odinga the people were desperate to hear from. Odinga had been silent since the …
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