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
Kenyans are scared, but also resilient.
"Kenyans are tired and will not allow to be put in a perpetual electioneering mode,"says Kenyatta
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If you’re confused by what’s going on in Kenya — well, you’re not the only one. Fran Blandy in Nairobi answers your questions
Roselyn Akombe has stepped down from the commission responsible for guarding elections just as Kenya is readying for another presidential election
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.
Democracy doesn’t seem to work within societies governed by politics of ethnicity.
The president’s attack on the chief justice could result in him losing votes in the rerun of the poll
Five thousand observers have failed to see manipulation in the Kenyan elections.
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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
The perception that the elections in Kenya were largely free and fair was crushed with the Supreme Court ruling yesterday.
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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.
Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance will contest Kenya’s recent election results after all
Media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story.
Kenya’s embattled opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed Wednesday to take his election rigging claims to court.
Opposition leader calls for national strike on Tuesday
Kenya’s president reaches out to rival, says ‘no need for violence’
Two locals who have voted in every election since 1992 can recall the bad old days
Under the shadow of an ongoing tallying dispute in Kenya’s presidential election, three women are set to become governors.
Mbeki hinted that the AU could get involved in investigations should the government of Kenya request it
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.
Kenyan women have raised concerns that politicians and gangs are using young people to campaign for them and to threaten their opponents.
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