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ANALYSIS: What made Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling possible. Why it cannot happen in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Minutes after the historic Supreme Court ruling in Kenya that nullified the Aug. 8 presidential election, someone tweeted a quick thought, “It is not an understatement to say that Kenya’s Supreme Court has taught …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Accused of glossing over flaws in Kenya’s election which later caused the result to be overturned, international observers are under a harsh spotlight ahead of a re-run next month. The August 8 poll, which saw President Uhuru Kenyatta reelected, was annulled by Kenya’s Supreme Court earlier …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s opposition boycotted the opening session of parliament on Tuesday after the Supreme Court cancelled the result of last month’s presidential election and ordered a fresh vote. President Uhuru Kenyatta — who had his victory in the August 8 poll annulled on September 1 — …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition boycotted President Uhuru Kenyatta’s opening session of parliament on Tuesday and reiterated their demand that changes must be made at the electoral body IEBC before they participate in the election re-run on October 17. NASA on Tuesday outlined 9 election conditions, among …

Kenyatta laughs off opposition threat to boycott opening of Kenya parliament Nairobi, Kenya | PSCU |   Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has scoffed at the opposition over their threat to boycott the official opening of Parliament on Tuesday. Kenyatta said the threat amounted to nothing as Jubilee has the numbers to transact …

Raila planned misfortune for country but we disappointed him, President Kenyatta says Nairobi, Kenya | PSCU |   President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday September 9 said the opposition had schemed a misfortune for the country by misleading the Supreme Court to nullify his victory which was clear to all Kenyans and was confirmed by …

Given its challenges, why did Kenya’s IEBC schedule the rerun election before the 60 day limit?  Nairobi, Kenya | ISS TODAY |  Kenya’s Supreme Court has been widely – and rightly – hailed for its bold, historic and unprecedented decision last week to annul the 8 August election victory of President Uhuru …

  THINGS FALL APART: Leaked Chebukati memo reveals failings in Kenya’s election body Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  The chairman of Kenya’s election commission has written to the panel’s CEO, questioning a host of failings in the conduct of last month’s presidential poll, annulled by the Supreme Court. In the …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday set several conditions for taking part in a presidential vote re-run on October 17 after the Supreme Court annulled last month’s poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. His conditions include the sacking of several election commission officials, a review of the electronic …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya will hold a fresh presidential vote on October 17, the election commission said Monday, after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the result of last month’s poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. “A fresh presidential election will be held on the 17th of October 2017,” …