Kenya Elections

Kenyan broadcasters back on air after government block

Africa Agency - 6 Feb 2018

The NTV and KTN channels were both accessible on Monday, but two others - Citizen TV and Inooro TV - remained blocked

We’re complicit in our own exploitation

Article Zukiswa Wanner - 19 Jan 2018

"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".

Kenyatta wins disputed poll re-run with more than 98% of the vote

Africa Staff Reporter - 30 Oct 2017

The election re-run turnout was just 38.84%.

Fear lies beneath the facade of day-to-day life in Kenya

Africa Simon Allison - 25 Oct 2017

Kenyans are scared, but also resilient.

Letters to the editor: October 13 to 19 2017

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Oct 2017

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.

Election fracas tests a tense Kenya

Africa Simon Allison - 13 Oct 2017

Kenya's preparation for new presidential elections changed as opposition leader Raila Odinga and his party dropped out of the race.

Violence erupts in Kenya over new election law

Africa Al Jazeera - 12 Oct 2017

Kenyan police fired tear gas at protesters a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga announced his withdrawal from the election race.

Why did Raila Odinga withdraw from the Kenyan election rerun?

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Oct 2017

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga announced that he would not stand in a court-ordered rerun of August's presidential election.

Kenya opposition protests as poll body mulls next step

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Oct 2017

Kenya still has grim memories of the perils of post-election violence, with a disputed 2007 poll sparking politically-motivated clashes.

Raila Odinga: Why we pulled out of Kenya’s presidential election

Africa Staff Reporter - 10 Oct 2017

The following is an extract from a statement released by Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance on Tuesday, 10 October.

Africa leads the way in election technology, but there’s a long way to go

Africa Stephen Chan - 8 Oct 2017

African democracies are embracing electronic voting far more confidently than the West.

The thin line between electoral credibility and political stability in Kenya

Africa Staff Reporter - 25 Sep 2017

Democracy doesn't seem to work within societies governed by politics of ethnicity.

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