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NAIROBI — Uhuru Kenyatta vowed to promote peace, unity and economic development at his inauguration Tuesday as Kenya’s fourth president. Kenyatta and his deputy are taking power while facing charges at the International Criminal Court, which could complicate the country’s … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Pan African News
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Yoweri Museveni
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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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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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By Ola Johnson Kenya’s Supreme Court unanimously decided that Kenya’s presidential election — which had been held on 4 March — was conducted in a free, fair, transparent and credible manner, and that Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto of the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Pan African News
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Raila Odinga, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, 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 »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyatta, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the outcome of the country’s general election after allegations of irregularities. There have been fears of violence similar to tribal clashes that followed elections in 2007. Kenya’s chief justice Willy Mutunga said on Saturday that … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Pan African News
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyatta, Odinga, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Willy Mutunga
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Since Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election, political analysts have tried hard to make us believe that the United States and Britain are worried. Kenya is the staunchest and most docile proxy of the two countries’ … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, Kenya Violence, Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, Uhuru Kenyatta Elected President, United States, William Ruto, World news
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This is a serious question asked by many analysts who are closely watching the deliberations taking place at the supreme court following Raila Odinga’a daft petition to have Kenya’s most peaceful and successful elections ever, nullified. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga … read more »
Mombasa, Kenya: Prime Minister Raila Odinga embarked on a visit of the coastal town of Mombasa and claimed he won the March 4 election. Offering new figures to back up his claim, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader … read more »
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 »
The great American poet Walt Whitman said, “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” Will the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack Obama use the … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Sudan, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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The Economist Uhuru Kenyatta must convince Kenyans that he is his own man A NOVELTY of Kenya’s first televised presidential debate was the sight of awkward questions being put to Uhuru Kenyatta. How would he run the country from the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Kenyatta, Kikuyu people, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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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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Thezimbabwemail NAIROBI – Was the vote for Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth President and his Deputy William Ruto a vote against the West? Were Kenyans defying what they saw as meddling in their affairs? These are the questions that analysts … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged CORD, General election, IEBC, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Safaricom, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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NAIROBI — When the International Criminal Court was established in 2002 it had many lofty ambitions. Ending impunity for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Delivering justice to those abandoned by their national courts. Boosting indictees’ electoral chances was … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Michela Wrong, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By Jeffrey Paller Politics is more than elections A few hours before an official winner was declared in Kenya’s election, New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Gettleman tweeted: “Raila REJECTS Kenyatta victory in Kenya election. A 2007 type scenario could be … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jeffrey Gettleman, Kenya, Kenyatta, Mike Sonko, New York Times, Politics, Uhuru Park, 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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A status conference in the International Criminal Court case against Kenya’s president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his co-accused Francis Muthaura is due to take place on Monday at 2pm. The session will focus on an application by the two to have … read more »
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 »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenyan election act, kenyan election candidates, kenyan election crisis, kenyan election dates 2013, kenyan election news, kenyan election opinion polls, kenyan election polls, kenyan general election 2013, kenyan presidential candidates 2013, kenyan presidential election 2012, Kenyatta, margaret wanjiru gakuo, Martha Karua, Musalia Mudavadi, Nairobi, Odinga, Omar al-Bashir, President, Raila Odinga, Syria, Uhuru Kenyatta, uhuru kenyatta biography, uhuru kenyatta children, uhuru kenyatta education, uhuru kenyatta wealth, United States, when are kenya's elections, when are the next kenyan elections, when is kenya's next election, when is the next kenyan presidential election, William Ruto
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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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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenyan election act, kenyan election candidates, kenyan election crisis, kenyan election dates 2013, kenyan election news, kenyan election opinion polls, kenyan election polls, kenyan general election 2013, kenyan presidential candidates 2013, kenyan presidential election 2012, Kenyatta, margaret wanjiru gakuo, Martha Karua, Musalia Mudavadi, Nairobi, Odinga, Omar al-Bashir, President, Raila Odinga, Syria, Uhuru Kenyatta, uhuru kenyatta biography, uhuru kenyatta children, uhuru kenyatta education, uhuru kenyatta wealth, United States, when are kenya's elections, when are the next kenyan elections, when is kenya's next election, when is the next kenyan presidential election, William Ruto
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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 »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenyan election act, kenyan election candidates, kenyan election crisis, kenyan election dates 2013, kenyan election news, kenyan election opinion polls, kenyan election polls, kenyan general election 2013, kenyan presidential candidates 2013, kenyan presidential election 2012, Kenyatta, margaret wanjiru gakuo, Martha Karua, Musalia Mudavadi, Nairobi, Odinga, Omar al-Bashir, President, Raila Odinga, Syria, Uhuru Kenyatta, uhuru kenyatta biography, uhuru kenyatta children, uhuru kenyatta education, uhuru kenyatta wealth, United States, when are kenya's elections, when are the next kenyan elections, when is kenya's next election, when is the next kenyan presidential election, William Ruto
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(Reuters) – Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta’s share of the vote slipped below 50 percent for the first time in the slow counting of results on Thursday, raising the prospect that the country could be headed for a divisive second … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenya, kenya election, kenyan election 2003, kenyan election act, kenyan election candidates, kenyan election crisis, kenyan election dates 2013, kenyan election news, kenyan election opinion polls, kenyan election polls, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By Sudarsan Raghavan, washingtonpost NAIROBI — Kenya’s presidential election, beset by technical glitches and vote tallying delays, was thrown into more disarray on Thursday after the party of one of the top contenders alleged that preliminary results had been tampered … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenya, kenyan election 2013, kenyan election act, kenyan election candidates, kenyan election crisis, kenyan election dates 2013, kenyan election news, kenyan election opinion polls, kenyan election polls, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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NAIROBI: Kenya’s critical presidential election was plunged into further disarray on today after the party of one of the leading candidates alleged vote-rigging and demanded that the count be halted. The accusations by Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s running mate came … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenya, Kenyatta, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Nairobi, Kenya — Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for alleged crimes against humanity and the son of the nation’s founding father, was leading early Wednesday in Kenya’s presidential election. With a little more than 40% of the vote counted, Kenyatta was leading … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
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Tagged CNN, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan presidential election 2007, Nairobi, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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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 »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
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Tagged 2013 Kenyan Presidential Election Results: Update 2, Accra, CORD, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, JUBILEE, Karua, Kenneth, Kenya, Kenya General Elections, Kenyan, kenyan Election Results 2013, Kenyatta, Martha Karua, Musalia Mudavadi, Mwai Kibaki, NARC Kenya, ODM, Peter Kenneth, Presidential Election Results 2013, Presidential Election Results updates, Raila, Raila Odinga, TNA, Uhuru, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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2013 Kenya Presidential Results Updates 1145pm Uhuru 719,798 Raila 510,686 11:32pm Uhuru – 716,091, Raila – 508,034 10:55PM: Uhuru – 697,073, Raila – 493,483 10:47pm Uhuru – 690,062 (56.19%), Raila – 487,013 9:37pm Uhuru – 625,918 votes, Raila – 443,210 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenya General Elections, Mwai Kibaki, Raila, Raila Odinga, Uhuru, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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At least a dozen people were killed in election violence in Kenya on Monday according to police sources. Just before the polls opened it was reported that four policemen were hacked to death by a gang of machete-wielding youths in … read more »
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Tagged 2012 kenyan elections, 2013 kenyan general election, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya election violence, kenya elections 2013 date, kenya elections march 2013, kenya general election, kenya presidential election, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Kikuyu people, Kilifi, Mombasa, presidential elections kenya 2013, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Security has been stepped up across the country Kenya Elections Polls are due to open in Kenya in what observers are describing as the most important election in the country’s history. It is the first time a vote has taken … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan general election, bbc, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, kenya elections 2012 date, kenya elections 2013 violence, kenyan elections 2013 candidates, kenyan elections 2013 date, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, next kenyan election, Raila Odinga, ruling on election date kenya, William Ruto
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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 »
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