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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 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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2013 Kenyan Presidential Election Results: Update 3 As at 5:00pm Local Time

5.44:Uhuru Kenyatta (JUBILEE) 2,723,625 (53.49%) Raila Odinga (CORD) 2,138,206 (41.99) 5.30: Uhuru Kenyatta (JUBILEE) 2,718,445 Raila Odinga (CORD) 2,133,573 5.28 :Uhuru Kenyatta (JUBILEE) 2,717,445 Raila Odinga (CORD) 2,133,293 4.57: Uhuru Kenyatta (JUBILEE) 2, 697, 056 Raila Odinga (CORD)       2, 107, … read more »

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Kenya: Presidential candidates spar on land in second debate

Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan presidential candidates taunted each other Monday night in the second round of their presidential debate that focused on the economy and land. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, his main challenger Uhuru Kenyatta and six others also sparred … read more »

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Kenyan opinion poll points to possible presidential vote tie

Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan presidential contenders, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, are headed for a tie in the Presidential election with a slight Kenyatta lead, needing a runoff to produce a possible Odinga victory, an opinion poll showed Friday. The … read more »

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Kenya: Here’s Why Uhuru Kenyatta Has Chosen To Snub The Next Presidential Debate!

by Chimwani Obiajulu So we told you that Uhuru Kenyatta will not be in the next presidential debate aye? Well, we have more light to shed. Apparently, the DPM’s party TNA has released this statement to the organisers of the … 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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Kenya: The Lies, Myths and Fables of the Election Season

By Mugambi Kiai,The Star opinion The past weekend witnessed a feat of such sporting splendour that followers of Kenya’s seven-a-side rugby team breathlessly exhilarated. After dumping rugby powerhouses South Africa (the BlitzBokke) and New Zealand (the All Blacks – and … 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: Mudavadi names Kioni as running mate

Presidential contender Musalia Mudavadi of the Amani coalition has named outgoing Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni his running mate for the March 4 general election. Mudavadi says arrived at the decision after painstaking reflection from an initial list of 100 people. … 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: the rise of the ‘Uhuruto’

By Daniel Waweru Like the platypus, the Uhuruto — the newly-unveiled political alliance featuring Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (with a supporting cast of Musalia Mudavadi and Najib Balala) — is a strange beast, consisting of two such different parts … 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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The Similarities in Kenya and US politics

By OSCAR OBONYO,standardmedia Why Americans are in a “hurry” to rush through the electioneering process is a factor that baffles some. They found Kenyans in the middle of a prolonged campaign; did their stuff with intensity for barely three months … read more »

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Kenya troops force Al Shebab Islamists out of Somali Stronghold

Rebel al Shebab forces say they have withdrawn from Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, their last urban stronghold, a day after a seaborne assault by African Union troops. The group says it is a tactial retreat. One day after … read more »

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Kenya: Balala says Raila is a betrayer

Kenya, Apr 16 – Cabinet Minister Najib Balala is blaming Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the split in orange Democratic Movement (ODM) saying he betrayed his coalition partners after the 2007 general elections. Speaking to Capital News on Saturday, he … read more »

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