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Kenya:
Poll Agency Cancels Saturday Repeat Poll in 24 Nyanza Constituencies
Capital FM, 27 October 2017
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has called off Saturday's repeat presidential election in Nyanza region citing security concerns. Read more »
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Kenya:
Raila Odinga - Uhuru Kenyatta Won't Have It Easy After Repeat Poll
Nation, 28 October 2017
National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga now says he can only dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta on holding fresh elections in 90 days and nothing else. Read more »
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Kenya:
Alice Wahome Confronts Poll Official Over Kandara Election Results
Nation, 27 October 2017
Fracas broke out in Kandara, Murang'a County, on Friday after the area MP Alice Wahome confronted the constituency's returning officer over presidential election results. Read more »
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Kenya:
Don't Allow Violence to Take Root in the Country
Nation, 27 October 2017
Violence that has persisted in some parts of the country in recent weeks is quite alarming. On Friday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was forced to put off… Read more »
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Kenya:
2 Police Officers Shot Dead in Kayole, Nairobi
Nation, 28 October 2017
Two police officers attached to Kayole Police Station have been shot dead in a night attack by unknown attackers at Matopnei area in Kayole, Nairobi. Read more »
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Kenya:
How KOT Reacted to Postponement of Election in Troubled Counties
Nairobi News, 27 October 2017
Kenyans online have expressed varied reactions to an announcement by IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati postponing election in four Nyanza counties from Saturday to a yet to be… Read more »
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Kenya:
With Broken Institutions and a Reeling Opposition, What's Next for Kenya?
The Conversation Africa, 27 October 2017
I remember walking through the rubble of burnt out buildings some months after Kenya's 2008 post-election violence. Houses owned by ethnic Kikuyu were razed to the ground in the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Raila Odinga Speaks About Chaos, Voter Turn Out
Nation, 27 October 2017
National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga on Friday toured Kibra constituency to assess the state of Olympic Primary School that was damaged during chaos on election day. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Poll Agency Calls Off Repeat Vote in Western Counties
East African, 27 October 2017
Kenya's electoral commission has called off repeat presidential election in four counties in western opposition strongholds. Read more »
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Kenya:
Photo of Weeping Police Officer Moves Kenyans
Nairobi News, 27 October 2017
A picture of an anti-riot police officer in full riot gear shedding tears has moved Kenyans on social media in the wake of a presidential election marred by voter boycott, wide… Read more »