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KENYA

2017: The year in pictures
Article
/ 21 December 2017

2017: The year in pictures

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images from 2017

By Paul Botes
Why Kenya’s push for nuclear power rests on false or fanciful premises
Africa
/ 20 December 2017

Why Kenya’s push for nuclear power rests on false or fanciful premises

Kenya has engaged the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed multilateral letters of intent in pursuit of nuclear power.

By Staff Reporter
Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in for second term as President
Videos
/ 29 November 2017

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in for second term as President

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as President of Kenya for second term on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city.

By Staff Reporter
Clashes in Kenya as Kenyatta gets sworn in for disputed second term
Africa
/ 28 November 2017

Clashes in Kenya as Kenyatta gets sworn in for disputed second term

​Kenyan police clashed with both ruling party and opposition supporters ahead of the swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta after two disputed polls

By Fran Blandy
Drones are taking to the skies above Africa to map land ownership
Africa
/ 27 November 2017

Drones are taking to the skies above Africa to map land ownership

Creating a reliable, up to date land register is important for African countries. Drones can help collect and record the necessary data

By Staff Reporter
Why Al-Shabab targets Kenya— and what the country can do about it
Africa
/ 16 November 2017

Why Al-Shabab targets Kenya— and what the country can do about it

Kenya faces a serious threat of terrorist attacks given its strategic geopolitical position, its tourism and corruption

By Staff Reporter
Gasping for breath: Pneumonia’s deadly toll
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Gasping for breath: Pneumonia’s deadly toll

A disease that claims the lives of two children under five a minute worldwide has hit drought-stricken Kenya hard, its spread driven by malnutrition.

By Karen Mcveigh
Kenya and the politics of provocation
Africa
/ 31 October 2017

Kenya and the politics of provocation

Leaders are doing little to calm tensions in the midst of Kenya’s worst political crisis in a decade

By Simon Allison
Kisumu boycotted the Kenyan elections, though they didn’t have much choice
Africa
/ 26 October 2017

Kisumu boycotted the Kenyan elections, though they didn’t have much choice

Polling stations were shuttered and intimidation kept voters away in the Kenyan opposition stronghold

By Simon Allison
Another country, another tear-gassing
Article
/ 26 October 2017

Another country, another tear-gassing

"Last week in Kenya, I became a witness to police empowering the elite in much the same way as their counterparts in South Africa did".

By Zukiswa Wanner
Fear lies beneath the facade of day-to-day life in Kenya
Africa
/ 25 October 2017

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

Kenyans are scared, but also resilient.

By Simon Allison
Raila Odinga says he will not recognise Kenyatta win
Africa
/ 23 October 2017

Raila Odinga says he will not recognise Kenyatta win

"Kenyans are tired and will not allow to be put in a perpetual electioneering mode,"says Kenyatta

By Staff Reporter
Kenya election commissioner quits ahead of repeat presidential vote
Africa
/ 18 October 2017

Kenya election commissioner quits ahead of repeat presidential vote

Roselyn Akombe has stepped down from the commission responsible for guarding elections just as Kenya is readying for another presidential election

By Deutsche Welle 1
We need our own Nobel and an academy
Article
/ 13 October 2017

We need our own Nobel and an academy

We are content when our leading brains give intellectual aid to our former colonisers while our countries could do with their knowledge.

By Zukiswa Wanner
Why did Raila Odinga withdraw from the Kenyan election rerun?
Africa
/ 11 October 2017

Why did Raila Odinga withdraw from the Kenyan election rerun?

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

By Staff Reporter
University of Nairobi closes after violent clashes
Africa
/ 4 October 2017

University of Nairobi closes after violent clashes

Student protests draw anti-riot police, disturbing normal functioning in one of the country’s oldest institutions

By Staff Reporter
The thin line between electoral credibility and political stability in Kenya
Africa
/ 25 September 2017

The thin line between electoral credibility and political stability in Kenya

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

By Staff Reporter
This costs just cents and could prevent half-a-million children from going blind
Article
/ 14 September 2017

This costs just cents and could prevent half-a-million children from going blind

The substance is critical in pregnancy and in the development of children; a lack of it has dire consequences.

By Adri Kotze
Can Kenya fix its broken politics?
Africa
/ 8 September 2017

Can Kenya fix its broken politics?

After the recent poll result was annulled, some are asking whether a new solution is needed for unity

By Simon Allison
Primacy of the law has been asserted in Kenya – but the aftermath is unpredictable
Africa
/ 7 September 2017

Primacy of the law has been asserted in Kenya – but the aftermath is unpredictable

For decades, power in Kenya has lain with the government and administrative organisations that serve it. The Supreme Court may have changed that

By Justin Willis
Kenya’s Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election
Africa
/ 5 September 2017

Kenya’s Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election

By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya’s election, the country’s Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline

By Staff Reporter
From good to bad, and the implications of Kenya on international observation
Africa
/ 2 September 2017

From good to bad, and the implications of Kenya on international observation

The perception that the elections in Kenya were largely free and fair was crushed with the Supreme Court ruling yesterday.

By Staff Reporter
Kenya Supreme Court annuls presidential poll in historic decision
Africa
/ 1 September 2017

Kenya Supreme Court annuls presidential poll in historic decision

Kenya’s Supreme Court has declared the results of last month’s poll "invalid, null and void" and ordered the election be re-run within 60 days.

By Agence France Presse
Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence
Africa
/ 22 August 2017

Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence

Media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: August 18 to 24 2017
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Letters to the editor: August 18 to 24 2017

Readers write in about Mbeki and Kenya, Eusebius McKaiser, and leadership

By Letters
Kenya’s Odinga to take poll dispute to top court
Africa
/ 16 August 2017

Kenya’s Odinga to take poll dispute to top court

Kenya’s embattled opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed Wednesday to take his election rigging claims to court.

By Fran Blandy
Electoral cynicism and the curse of nane nane
Article
/ 16 August 2017

Electoral cynicism and the curse of nane nane

There is something hopeful about middle-class people before elections, we all believe that our position matters and our vote will count.

By Zukiswa Wanner
Kenya’s Odinga defies pressure to concede defeat
Africa
/ 13 August 2017

Kenya’s Odinga defies pressure to concede defeat

Opposition leader calls for national strike on Tuesday

By Reuters
Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner in Kenyan polls, opposition rejects result
Africa
/ 11 August 2017

Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner in Kenyan polls, opposition rejects result

Kenya’s president reaches out to rival, says ‘no need for violence’

By Staff and Staff Reporter
Kenyan voting comes of age
Africa
/ 11 August 2017

Kenyan voting comes of age

Two locals who have voted in every election since 1992 can recall the bad old days

By Simon Allison
Kenya elections: Three women make political history
Africa
/ 10 August 2017

Kenya elections: Three women make political history

Under the shadow of an ongoing tallying dispute in Kenya’s presidential election, three women are set to become governors.

By Deutsche Welle 1
Mbeki: AU has no mandate to probe ‘hacking’ claims in Kenya polls… at least for now
Africa
/ 10 August 2017

Mbeki: AU has no mandate to probe ‘hacking’ claims in Kenya polls… at least for now

Mbeki hinted that the AU could get involved in investigations should the government of Kenya request it

By Staff Reporter
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