January 08, 2008
Kenya: I Believe in Institutions, Now and for Future Generations - Jennifer Riria
Dr. Jennifer Riria left a high-status career as a Kenyan university professor and an international civil servant with United Nations organizations to revive a floundering women's… Read more »
Kenya: Building Bridges At Grassroots
In this entry in his blog, Daudi Were of Nairobi tells of Kenyans who are reaching out to one another across ethnic barriers. Read more »
January 04, 2008
Kenya: U.S. Sends Top Diplomat to Help Resolve Crisis
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is sending her top diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, to Kenya to talk to both opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai… Read more »
January 03, 2008
Kenya: What is Going On in Our Country?
The latest entry in Kenyan Daudi Were's blog. Read more »
Kenya: Tutu Joins Church Efforts to Resolve Polls Crisis
Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has flown to Kenya to "assist" in resolving the conflict sparked by President Mwai Kibaki's controversial re-election on… Read more »
Kenya: Unpacking Election Rigging Allegations
While the international media has mostly focused on the continuing post-election violence in Kenya, what triggered it has gone largely ignored. The election is often simply… Read more »
January 01, 2008
Kenya: Violence, Controversy Captures International Attention
Kenya made all three major network newscasts in the United States on Monday, and for reasons nobody wanted. Only three or four minutes of a network newscast in the United States is… Read more »
December 31, 2007
Kenya: Raila Odinga Calls for Thursday Mass Protest
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were was at the opposition news conference in Nairobi on Monday. Read more »
Kenya: Uncertainty Grips Country
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were gives a personal take on events in Nairobi. Read more »
December 29, 2007
Kenya: Update on Disputed Election Results
The Electoral Commission of Kenya published provisional results at 6.30pm Kenyan time confirming the numbers it had published earlier, saying that challenger Raila Odinga had won… Read more »
Kenya: Odinga Leads in Election - Or Does He?
The Kenyan government published figures on the web Saturday showing that President Mwai Kibaki had taken a narrow lead in the Kenyan presidential elections. Read more »
December 28, 2007
Kenya: Early Results Give Raila Odinga Lead
Kenyan newspapers and television stations are reporting that opposition candidate Raila Odinga has opened up a significant lead over President Mwai Kibaki. Read more »
Kenya: How Votes Are Counted
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were gives a step-by-step account of how the votes have been counted after Thursday's election in Kenya. Read more »
December 27, 2007
Kenya: How the World is Reporting Elections
News agencies have reported that Kenyans lined up for miles to participate in this year's election, and the BBC has estimated turnout to be about 70 percent, which is far higher… Read more »
Kenya: 24 Hour News Radio - Election 2007
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were shares insights on the 2007 national elections from Nairobi. Read more »
Kenya: Kibera Displays Her Maturity - Election 2007
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were shares insights on the 2007 national elections from Nairobi. Read more »
Kenya: Voting Experience - Election 2007
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were shares insights on the 2007 national elections from Nairobi. In this entry, he describes the scene at polling stations in the city. Read more »
Kenya: The Country Decides - Election 2007
Kenyan blogger Daudi Were shares insights on the 2007 national elections from Nairobi. Read more »
Kenya: Kibaki Leads in Exit Poll
The Institution for Education for Democracy (IED), a non-governmental organization in Kenya, reports that according to its exit poll, President Mwai Kibaki won 47.4 percent of the… Read more »
Kenya: Foreign Press Out in Force at Polls
Journalists working for news organizations based outside Africa were up early at Kenya's polling stations on Thursday. allAfrica editor Brian Kennedy reviews their coverage on the… Read more »
December 24, 2007
Kenya: Western Media Focus on 'Media-Savvy' Election
allAfrica editor Brian Kennedy picks out some of the best American and British reporting on this week’s elections. (Free registration may be required to read original… Read more »
September 26, 2007
Africa: Kenya, Ghana Are Top Business Reformers
Kenya and Ghana are among the world's top 10 business reformers, and Mauritius is Africa's easiest place to do business, according to a new report from the World Bank… Read more »
August 14, 2007
Kenya: Politics Still 'Extremely Tribal,' Says Analyst
Kenya's national elections are less than five months away, and the traditional political maneuvering is heating up. President Mwai Kibaki is reported to have entered into a… Read more »
August 10, 2007
Kenya: Introducing Kenge Kenge
Kenge Kenge are a group of Luo musicians from Kenya that perform both popular Luo music styles as well as the region's popular benga music. They in fact transform traditional… Read more »
May 05, 2007
Kenya: Contact Numbers for Inquiries on Flight KQ 507
AllAfrica's publishing partners in Nairobi have published telephone numbers for members of the public seeking information about the flight. Read more »