The court dismissed all nine issues at the heart of the challenge to the results, which had delivered victory to Ruto by a margin of less than two percentage points
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49%) in the August 9 vote, against 6.94 million (48.85%t) for his rival Raila Odinga.
The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, may have major consequences for the August 9 presidential and parliamentary polls.
Recent judgments in Kenya and Malawi are encouraging. But democratic reform is impossible unless presidents and electoral commissions play their part
By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively
The NTV and KTN channels were both accessible on Monday, but two others – Citizen TV and Inooro TV – remained blocked
"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".
The election re-run turnout was just 38.84%.
Kenyans are scared, but also resilient.
Readers write in about the the DA’s unwillingness to march for Muslim women, the Kenyan elections and SAPS explains why they need the SANDF.
Kenya’s preparation for new presidential elections changed as opposition leader Raila Odinga and his party dropped out of the race.
Kenyan police fired tear gas at protesters a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga announced his withdrawal from the election race.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga announced that he would not stand in a court-ordered rerun of August’s presidential election.
Kenya still has grim memories of the perils of post-election violence, with a disputed 2007 poll sparking politically-motivated clashes.
The following is an extract from a statement released by Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance on Tuesday, 10 October.
African democracies are embracing electronic voting far more confidently than the West.
Democracy doesn’t seem to work within societies governed by politics of ethnicity.
After the recent poll result was annulled, some are asking whether a new solution is needed for unity
For decades, power in Kenya has lain with the government and administrative organisations that serve it. The Supreme Court may have changed that
By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya’s election, the country’s Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline
Media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story.
Once again, the voters have chosen leaders tainted by scandal, though there is a small reason for hope
There is something hopeful about middle-class people before elections, we all believe that our position matters and our vote will count.
Kenya’s president reaches out to rival, says ‘no need for violence’
Under the shadow of an ongoing tallying dispute in Kenya’s presidential election, three women are set to become governors.
The contest between Odinga and Kenyatta is seen by pollsters as too close to call ahead of the vote.
Despite their scepticism, Kenyan voters come out in large numbers to cast their ballots.
Initial results are expected to begin trickling in on Wednesday.
It can seem like a cliché when people talk about the power of the youth demographic bulge across Africa.
Three African elections in the coming month are supposed to show these countries are democracies. But that is about more than just voting.
Kenyan women have raised concerns that politicians and gangs are using young people to campaign for them and to threaten their opponents.
A 20-hour siege at Kenyan Deputy President Ruto’s home has ended with the death of the suspected assailant