Kenyan President Uhuru's Second Term Off to a Rocky Start
President Uhuru Kenyatta's struck a reconciliatory tone as he reached out to the opposition to work with him in developing the country during his second term in office. The main opposition coalition the National Super Alliance has dismissed the results of the hotly contested election as a charade and boycotted the ceremony declaring President Kenyatta's victory.
President Uhuru Kenyatta
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Kenya:
Poll Results Point to Shift in Kenyan Political Landscape
Nation, 13 August 2017
The outcome of the 2017 General Election has ultimately redrawn the political landscape of the country, the allegations of flaws of the electoral process itself notwithstanding. Read more »
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Kenya:
Britain Commends President Kenyatta On Re-Election, Urges Restraint
Capital FM, 13 August 2017
The United Kingdom has congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta on his re-election following the August 8 General Election. Read more »
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Kenya:
Uhuru's Second Term Off to a Rocky Start As Nasa Rejects Results
East African, 12 August 2017
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta's struck a reconciliatory tone as he reached out to the opposition to work with him in developing the country during his second term in office. Read more »
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Kenya:
UN Chief Urges Politicians to Tame Supporters, Follow the Law
Capital FM, 13 August 2017
The United Nations is appealing to political leaders to urge their supporters to refrain from violence and seek legal redress to solve election disputes arising from the just… Read more »
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Kenya:
History of Elections Rigging in Kenya Since Independence
Nation, 13 August 2017
From the 1960s through to the 1980s when the government - a highly interested party - played the referee in General Elections to today where the exercise is executed by an… Read more »
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Tanzania:
What Kenyatta Win Means for Tanzania
Citizen, 13 August 2017
Kenyans have re-elected Uhuru Kenyatta for another term of five years in an election that has seen Tanzania dragged into the country's politics than ever before. Read more »
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Uganda:
Ugandan Traders On Edge Over Kenya Elections Results
East African, 12 August 2017
Ugandan business transactions with Kenya have been held in abeyance, with most bus companies suspending services or reducing the frequency. Already, Buscar and Dreamline, which ply… Read more »
InFocus
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Police were blamed for shooting and killing at least two people in the capital Nairobi - including a young child - as part of the latest bout of post-election violence in ... Read more »
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The chairman of the electoral commission, Wafula Chebukati, has declared President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the presidential poll with 54.2 percent of the votes. Read more »