Kenya’s defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country’s top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto. Odinga, a veteran…
Kenya’s president-elect will ‘engage’ in any court challenge
Kenyan president-elect William Ruto says that if there’s a court challenge to the election results, “we will engage in those” as East Africa’s most stable democracy awaits a likely petition from losing candidate Raila Odinga. Ruto spoke to journalists on…
Results declared by Kenya electoral body null and void, says Odinga
Presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has described the Kenya presidential election as null and void. Oding, who spoke at a press conference after the announcement of the election results, described the election results as a disregard for…
Ruto declared presidential race winner after chaos over vote count
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto was able to hold on to a lead over longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga. Election officials had said they could not “take ownership” of the results, citing an “opaque” process. Kenya’s electoral commission chair announced…
Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has been extended in places which opened late. This vote…
Bus falls off bridge at accident “blackspot” and onto riverbank in Kenya, killing at least 30
The death toll from a bus accident in central Kenya has risen to 30, police said Monday. The passenger bus carrying an unknown number of people fell off a bridge Sunday evening and plunged onto a riverbank along a highway…
Paedophile suspect wanted in the UK arrested in Kenya
Detectives have arrested a Kenyan fugitive who is wanted in the UK for child sexual molestation. Anthony Kinuthia Kamau has been on the run after jumping bail in the United Kingdom. DCI boss George Kinoti said he was arrested by…
*Outrage as Nigerian lady wrongfully jailed in Ivory Coast dies (Punch)*Court adjourns money laundering trial of ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji (Nation)
Outrage as Nigerian lady wrongfully jailed in Ivory Coast dies (Punch) Nigerians have taken to social media to express deep anger over the death of a wrongfully jailed Nigerian lady, Itunu Babalola. According to reports, 21-year-old Babalola from Oyo State…
US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal next week
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal from November 15-20, underscoring the depth and breadth of the US relationships with her African partners. During the visit, the Secretary will advance US-Africa collaboration on…
IPOB: UN probes Nigeria, Kenya’s roles in Kanu’s rendition
The United Nations has issued ‘Urgent Appeals’ in the case of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu against Nigeria and Kenya, the separatist activist’s younger brother, Kingsley Kanunta has disclosed. Kanunta said Tuesday, that he had…
