Tag Archives: Orange Democratic Movement

Kenya 2013: rise of the six-piece suit

March 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Andrew Green Though the presidential race is getting most of the attention, when voters go to the polls today, they will be voting for more than an executive. They are also being asked to decide five additional races – … read more »

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President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother running for political seat

January 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother has launched his own political career by announcing his intention to run for a Kenyan county gubernatorial seat in the upcoming March 4 elections. Malik Obama, 54, who shares a father with the US … read more »

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4 African Elections You Should Pay Attention to in 2013

January 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

4 African Elections You Should Pay Attention to in 2013 For many African countries, celebrations for the year 2013 are long over, and the continent now needs to focus on its internal issues. Over the course of the next year, … read more »

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Main players in Kenya elections

December 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenya will hold new elections next March, the first since the 2007 vote triggered ethnic killing across the country in which at least 1,220 people died. Two senior politicians facing charges of playing a part in that violence at the … read more »

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Election bloodshed threatens Kenya

October 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Four years after the worst political crisis since it gained independence in 1963, pre-election tensions are mounting in Kenya. Writer Gray Phombeah believes the country is set for more bloody clashes amid the polling. In what some see as a … read more »

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Kenya braces for ICC ruling on top officials

January 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – Kenya was nervously awaiting an International Criminal Court ruling due by Monday on whether to try six officials, including two leading presidential contenders, over deadly 2007-2008 poll unrest. The violence that followed the disputed December 2007 polls was … read more »

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Kenya attacks: Kenyatta used crime group

September 22, 2011 by benim

The Hague – Kenyan Deputy Premier Uhuru Kenyatta used a criminal network together with police to attack opposition supporters after Kenya’s disputed 2007 polls, the world war crimes court heard on Wednesday. Kenyatta, 49, and two other top ruling Party … read more »

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Kenya poll result was ‘war’ signal

September 2, 2011 by benim

The Hague – A win for Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s ruling party in the country’s 2007 elections was seen by his rivals as a “signal to go to war”, a prosecutor told the world crimes court on Friday. Two former … read more »

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Kenya: Raila ahead of the pack, new opinion poll shows

April 16, 2011 by benim

Prime Minister Raila Odinga remains the most preferred presidential candidate if elections were held today. Latest opinion poll released by Synovate showed Raila leads the pack with 38 per cent while Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta trails the PM at … read more »

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Ocampo appeals against demand to disclose evidence

April 15, 2011 by benim

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has applied for leave to appeal against the decision issued last week by the international court directing him to disclose the evidence he has against the Ocampo six. In his application Ocampo is … read more »

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Kenya’s prophets and rogues

April 15, 2011 by benim

With the help of their prophesying spin-doctor Najib Balala, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto have turned their ICC charges in The Hague into a positive, through a vicious anti-Raila Odinga hate campaign, writes Parselelo Kantai When Najib Balala, who leads … read more »

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Kenyan deputy premier arrives at war crimes court

April 8, 2011 by benim

Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and two co-defendants appeared before the International Criminal Court on Friday, facing charges of crimes against humanity during deadly post-election violence. “I welcome you to this hearing,” Ekaterina Trendafilova, president of The Hague-based court, … read more »

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Kenyan Party Seeks Rejection of Request for ICC Case Deferral, Nation Says

March 14, 2011 by benim

The Orange Democratic Movement, one of the two political parties in Kenya’s ruling coalition, asked the United Nations Security Council to reject the state’s request for the postponement of cases facing six Kenyans at the International Criminal Court, the Daily … read more »

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Kenyans want ICC suspects out of public office: poll

December 19, 2010 by benim

Most Kenyans want public officials among the six suspects the International Criminal Court (ICC) has named as being behind the 2007 post-election violence to quit or be sacked, a poll showed on Saturday. The ICC Chief Prosecutor’s list released on … read more »

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Kenya election violence: Profiles of the named ICC suspects

December 15, 2010 by benim

The prosecutor of the international criminal court has asked judges to charge six prominent Kenyans – including the country’s deputy prime minister – with crimes against humanity for their part in violence that left more than 1,000 people dead after … read more »

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Kenya gripped in suspense ahead of naming of polls violence suspects

December 15, 2010 by benim

Kenyan police have been put on high alert to counteract possible demonstrations on Wednesday when the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is expected to name six suspects accused of masterminding the violence that beset the country after 2007’s … read more »

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Nairobi mayor felled by graves scandal

October 26, 2010 by benim

Nairobi mayor Godfrey Majiwa will appear in court Tuesday morning to face two corruption charges relating to the Sh283 million cemetery saga. Mr Majiwa was arrested in a dramatic early morning raid on his Akila estate home by detectives from … read more »

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