Kenya’s Supreme Court today ordered a recount of the ballots cast at 22 polling stations during presidential elections held earlier this month. The court is considering a petition filed by outgoing Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga that challenges his election loss to Uhuru Kenyatta. “The re-tally shall aim at establishing whether the number of votes [...]
Kenya’s Supreme Court Orders Partial Recount Before Ruling on Vote Challenge
March 25, 2013 | Posted by
Kenyan Prime Minister Appeals Presidential Election Results
March 17, 2013 | Posted by
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga followed through with his pledge to contest the results of Kenya’s presidential election, filing an appeal with the country’s Supreme Court. Odinga was the runner-up in the election, losing to Uhuru Kenyatta by about seven percentage points. Kenyatta managed to avoid a runoff by just 8,100 votes, despite accusations of [...]
ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan Leader Muthaura
March 11, 2013 | Posted by
The International Criminal Court has dropped the charges against one of the Kenyan leaders, Francis Muthaura, accused of orchestrating violence during the 2007 elections that left 1,000 people dead. The charges, crimes against humanity, have also been made by the ICC against newly elected Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. The ICC stressed that in dropping the charges [...]
Uhuru Kenyatta Pledges To Work for all Kenyans
March 10, 2013 | Posted by
Kenya has named its new president, but not without sufficient controversy. Uhuru Kenyatta, a man accused of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC), won the election with 50.07 percent of the vote, barely avoiding a run-off with Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Though Odinga has announced his intention to dispute the results, both [...]
U.S. Intervention in Kenya’s Election Spurring Candidacy of Kenyatta
March 8, 2013 | Posted by
With deputy prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta moving into the lead as Kenya continues to tally the ballot from its election for president, the United States will be faced with a thorny dilemma if Kenyatta wins, since U.S. officials have stated their preference that Kenyans not elect Kenyatta because of the accusations by the International Criminal [...]
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga Demands EU Attack Somalia
June 12, 2012 | Posted by
Kenya’s prime minister has asked for funds and troops from the US and Europe in a “final onslaught” on the Somali port of Kismayo, the main stronghold of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Raila Odinga said Kenyan forces would get to Kismayo by August and said beating al-Shabab would need “an operation by land, sea [...]
