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Kenyan Election: Uhuru Kenyatta supporters celebrate victory

Jubilee supporters celebrate outside State House in Nakuru [Photo: Boniface Thuku/Standard]   By Alex Kiprotich, Steve Mkawale and Antony Gitonga Kenya: They thronged the streets, estates with twigs and horn blaring-the chilly morning did not matter to them-what was important … read more »

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Uhuru Kenyatta elected Kenyan president

NAIROBI: Uhuru Kenyatta has won Kenya’s presidential election despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial, provisional results showed on Saturday, as his main rival refused to concede, raising tensions following the key poll. While supporters of Kenyatta, son of … read more »

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Is Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of Kenya’s Presidential Election?

The leading candidate in Kenya’s presidential election, Uhuru Kenyatta, saw his percentage of the vote yo-yo just below the 50 percent mark early Saturday, a race too tight to call with only a few votes outstanding. The election commission said … read more »

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Kenyatta victory promises trouble for Kenya

Simon Tisdall, The Guardian Presidential frontrunner must stand trial for crimes against humanity at The Hague in July. Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to attend his trial for human rights abuses – just not all the time. Photograph: Simon … read more »

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Kenya: Celebrations at Jubilee centre as Kenyatta might be announced the winner of Presidential election

Celebration is underway at Jubilee Media Centre at the Catholic University in Nairobi following indication that its presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta might be announced the winner in the hotly contested 2013 general election. With only results from 22 constituencies left … read more »

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2013 Kenyan Presidential Election Update 5: With 226 constituencies: Kenyatta 4,867,683; Odinga 4,335,488

13: 12 With 226 constituencies reporting: Kenyatta 4,867,683; Odinga 4,335,488. Rejected votes 94.020. 13:10 Kenyatta 4,849,194; Odinga 4,323,153. 225/291 constituencies have filed returns. 13:00 Amani coalition presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi (right) addressed a press conference in Nairobi where he conceded … read more »

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Kenya: When a Criminal Leads a Country

The modern effort to build a global system of international justice based on universal human rights is usually dated to the Nuremberg trials, after the Second World War, and the ratification of the Geneva Conventions. In the decades since then, … read more »

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Kenya Elections 2013 Result: Eagle Party Peter Kenneth has conceded defeat

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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Kenya transfixed by its illiberal and rightwing gang of eight

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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Kenya: Why March Election Will Be a Protest Poll

By Machua Koinange, The Star opinion The one thing that has crystallised this week with the diplomatic community in panic mode and the ICC question dominating both the headlines and the presidential debate is that the momentum in the race … read more »

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Presidential candidates hold televised debate in Kenya

For the first time in Kenya’s electioneering history, a debate by presidential candidates will be aired on all radio and television stations Monday to test the candidates health, education, security and foreign policies. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the flag-bearer of … read more »

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6 candidates to participate in Kenyan presidential debates

Preparations are in the final stages for Kenya’s first televised presidential debate next week, with six candidates participating, Kenya’s Daily Nation reported Wednesday (February 6th). Candidates Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi, … read more »

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Kenya Election: Peter Kenneth Picks Osumba As Running Mate

Nairobi — Eagle Alliance presidential flag bearer Peter Kenneth has named Ronnie Osumba his running mate for the March 4 election, a man he says shares common values of addressing issues affecting the country. “In selecting a running mate, we … read more »

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Kenya 2013 Election: Diaspora miss out

Kenyans in the Diaspora will not vote in the next General Election. The bombshell was delivered to Parliament Tuesday by Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa, who told MPs the decision was reached at last week’s Cabinet meeting. It followed consideration of … read more »

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Kenya Election: Raila Odinga still the front runner for president in New Poll

By Nzau Musau, The Star Raila Odinga address participants during a farewell reception of UN Habitat Executive Director Ann Tibaijuka.. THE latest opinion poll by Infotrak released yesterday showed Prime Minister Raila Odinga is still the front runner for president … read more »

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