Tag Archives: Kenyan
By Dr Alex Awiti, opinion Three months ago in this column, I warned that the completion of Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam on the Omo River could transform Lake Turkana, the world’s only desert lake, into Africa’s Aral Sea. Impassioned by … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, Gibe III, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Lake Turkana, Omo River
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Uhuru Kenyatta comes to power on a wave of cautious optimism. But he must tackle a host of national shortcomings if he is to make a success of his new job IN A terse ruling on March 30th the judges … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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“Kenya is not only an important ally but a tremendous laboratory for Somaliland” “Somaliland does not have conflict with any country thus welcome positive diplomatic and economic relations from all” Kenya Dr Mahmud Abulahi Jama ‘Sifir By: Yusuf M Hasan … read more »
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Tagged Hargeisa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somalia, Somaliland, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By Stephen A. Lamony The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) obliges states parties to cooperate with the Court in regards to its investigations and prosecutions. It is perhaps not too surprising then that Sudan, which never ratified … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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MP salary battle will prove first test for new president after supreme court rules that his election victory was free and fair Simon Allison for Daily Maverick After five years of torturous build-up, one day of voting, nearly a full, … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyatta, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By Jerry Okungu,The Star column Kenya hosts the third largest UN complex outside the US and Europe. For decades now, Kenya has been the landing pad for many operations – military, humanitarian and rescue missions – in the Horn of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged East Africa, East African Community, Ethiopia, Great Lakes Region, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, South Sudan, Uganda
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Treatment of Kenyan football team turns into epic hashtag battle. Kenya and Nigeria battled on Twitter Thursday, as #SomeoneTellKenya and #SomeoneTellNigeria trended worldwide. The online clash erupted when news broke of the poor accommodations provided to the Harambee Stars, Kenya’s … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Harambee Stars, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenya national football team, Kenyan, Nigeria, Twitter, World cup
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By Gabrial Pager Ajang The imperialism and colonialism spearheaded by the German, British and French governments created social-economic and political perils in Africa. The geographical continent of Africa was curved at the Berlin Conference without natives’ consent. The Frence’s policy … read more »
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Tagged Berlin Conference, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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Two weeks after Kenyans went to the polls, the runner-up in the presidential race is challenging the result in court. The country has so far maintained peace throughout the process, which is continuing to throw the hurdles of democracy at … read more »
Lessons from 2013 electoral process Horace Campbell The peoples of Kenya voted in an electoral process on 4 March 2013. There were six differing elections held on that day with the contests for president, 47 governors, 47 senators, 47 county … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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UHURU Kenyatta’s narrow win over Raila Odinga in last week’s Kenyan election may be subject to judicial review and both candidates are to be congratulated for agreeing to respect this process. Rushing to congratulate the winner for a first-round victory … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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By Steve Paterno Kenyan went polling in huge number and for the first time to test the country’s new constitution. The voting is conducted peaceful, with observers acknowledging its fairness and transparency. However, with electronic glitches, causing the delay in … read more »
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Ibtimes As provisional results from the Kenyan presidential election roll in, things are looking up for Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity and may face a trial this year … read more »
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With provisional results still trickling in for the Kenya elections 2013, Presidential candidate of the Eagle Party, Mr. Peter Kenneth has conceded defeat. He announced this on twitter, thanking all who believed and voted for him. He said in his … read more »
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By Abdul Ghelleh I have no firsthand experience when the Somali state in which I grew up collapsed in 1991. At the time, I lived thousands of miles away in Southern England. And I have not even seen a functioning … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Mombasa, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Somalia, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Despite a history of ballot-box violence, polling stations remained calm in Kenya while record numbers cast their vote in the most important election since independence. The Kenyan capital of Nairobi was electric this morning well before the sun rose, as … read more »
By; Kiflu Hussain Right now, I am following the voting process in Kenya live from NTV.I can’t help but be nostalgic of the unprecedented huge voter turnout in Ethiopia during the 2005 election whose result was blatantly turned upside down … read more »
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Kenyans vote today in the first general election since a disputed vote erupted into ethnic violence five years ago. [View the story "Kenyan Election 2013: Election Day Live Updates!" on Storify]
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(CNN) — Kenyans vote Monday in the first general election since a disputed vote erupted into ethnic violence five years ago. The clashes left about 1,200 people dead and ended after the formation of a government based on an uneasy … read more »
By Daniel Branch Many Kenyans will go to the polls on 4 March with a sense of trepidation. Three of the four elections since 1992 have been accompanied by significant violence; 2002 being the exception. On each occasion politicians used … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan elections, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, kenya Presidential debate, Kenyan, kenyan elections 2013, Kikuyu, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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The two front-runners in Kenya’s presidential election have been holding their final rallies in Nairobi, ahead of Monday’s vote. PM Raila Odinga and deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta are favourites to succeed President Kibaki, in the first poll since the post-2007 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan elections, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan elections 2013, Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Odinga, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By: Robleh M. Lafcanbe Could Raila Odinga finally be that neighbour with sugar? The Republic of Kenya will be electing a new President for the first time since the 2007 Presidential election that was marred by violence and corruption. The … read more »
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By Nadine Kalinauskas | Good News A Kenyan teen’s invention, “Lion Lights,” helps protect his family’s livestock from lions — and earned him an invitation to speak at this week’s TED conference. Richard Turere, 13, was raised on the edge … read more »
Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday (February 27th) arrested Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi on corruption charges, Kenya’s The Standard reported. Mwangi and two other ministry officials will appear in court on Friday to hear … read more »
Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo. WITH LESS THAN … read more »
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, elections in kenya, Indepth Africa Magazine, Irwin Cox, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Kisumu, Monday, Nairobi
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By Leonerd Wanyama The Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) recently posted on its website a Contingency Planning Memorandum on Electoral Violence in Kenya. The document seems to have gained traction as an unofficial country risk analysis, with its identification of … read more »
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Critically, international election observers (including around 70 observers from the EU) must maintain a strong local presence throughout the election period. The international community must not be caught unprepared again. The prospects of a trouble-free election in Kenya look increasingly … read more »
By Daniel Waweru It’s often said that Kenya’s political parties lack any ideological underpinning. The recent pair of Presidential debates shows this false. The discussion of economic policy at the main debate, where it emerged that the Nairobi consensus doesn’t … read more »
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Tagged 2013 kenyan elections, election 2013, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya election, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Martha Karua, Paul Muite, Peter Kenneth, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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By Andrew Green Since multi-party democracy returned to Kenya in 1992, voting at election time has largely divided itself along ethnic lines. In 2007, when President Mwai Kibaki narrowly edged out Raila Odinga under a cloud of suspected vote tampering, … read more »
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MALINDI, Kenya — In a room by the stairs, Shukrani Malingi, a Pokomo farmer, writhed on a metal cot, the skin on his back burned off. Down the hall, at a safe distance, Rahema Hageyo, an Orma girl, stared blankly … read more »
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Tagged Hague, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan election, Kenyans, Kenya’s Elections 2013, Orma, Pokomo, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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