This might be portentous as activists and opposition parties raise concerns about whether next year’s elections will be free and fair
Until 1992 government-owned media outlets had a monopoly on radio broadcasting, and journalists critical of the former president were harassed.
Two men claim the title, so will the real Kenyan president please stand up?
"Kenya is on a very slippery trajectory in regard to human rights, and president Kenyatta urgently needs to reverse this trend."
Kenya’s election board remained silent Sunday over plans to reschedule a vote in opposition areas, where a boycott sparked violent protests
Many Kenyans opted to boycott the election rerun for reasons other than party politics
Polling stations were shuttered and intimidation kept voters away in the Kenyan opposition stronghold
Five thousand observers have failed to see manipulation in the Kenyan elections.
The perception that the elections in Kenya were largely free and fair was crushed with the Supreme Court ruling yesterday.
Once again, the voters have chosen leaders tainted by scandal, though there is a small reason for hope
Opposition leader calls for national strike on Tuesday
Our myopic opposition parties are steering us into dangerous waters, and their efforts are too often being cheered on
Three different countries with three different democracies are headed to elections in August. Simon Allison attempts to summarise them.
"It is the transparency of the voters’ register that will determine whether the elections will
be free and fair"
The country has not forgotten the bloody aftermath of 2007-2008 and is on edge
Three Kenyans appearing at the International Criminal Court deny they played a part in the 2007 post-election unrest in which 1200 people were killed.
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/ 13 January 2009
Tens of thousands of Kenyans have chosen to live in camps and rely on humanitarian aid rather than return home.
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/ 20 November 2008
Binyavanga Wainaina: To win an election, our political classes released the beast. This beast is exactly as bestial as something out of Revelations.
This whole year a new virus has been spreading to countries where elections are taking place. It is called "Doing a Kibaki".
About 600 000 people fled their homes to escape the ethnic violence that erupted after Kenya’s disputed election results were made public.