Saving Kenya from a civil war
This face-off is the latest juncture of an acrimonious electoral struggle between President Kenyatta and Odinga which started after the August 8, 2017 general election in which Kenyatta was declared winner for a second term.
Shock as Kenya court says Kenyatta “was not validly elected”, demands re-run
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new presidential election within 60 days after cancelling the results of last month’s poll in a shock decision in favour of the opposition.
Kenya election body pressured to publish result forms
Observers piled pressure on Kenya’s election commission Thursday to finish publishing results forms from every polling station, a day after the opposition said it would challenge the presidential outcome in court.
Kenya opposition to challenge Kenyatta’s victory at Supreme Court
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Wednesday he would go to court over the Aug. 8 presidential election results, ignoring calls by some election observers that he concedes defeat to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenyan police beat 6-month old baby to death
A six-month-old baby has died after being beaten by Kenyan police during a raid on her house as protests erupted following a disputed election result in western Kisumu, her father said Tuesday.
Kenya’s president urges oppsition to contest election results in court
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday (August 14) reiterated an appeal for the opposition to shun violence and take any complaints to court, as opposition leader Raila Odinga refused to concede defeat and said the whole vote had been rigged.
