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The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
1 month ago

The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel

Al Jazeera  

The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges. The arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, issued by the International Criminal Court, have brought back not-so-fond memories to many Kenyans. Similarly, when he applied for warrants for the Israeli leaders in May, ICC Prosecutor Karim …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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Sun Tzu inspires new generation of Kenyans
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sun Tzu inspires new generation of Kenyans

China Daily  

The seminal publication of The Art of War by Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu has provided inspiration to Kenyan youth, keen to confront present challenges and chart a brighter future. Students from the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University, Kenya's second-oldest university, say that after reading Sun Tzu's works, they feel a sense of urgency to be optimistic, courageous and agile …

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Ruto’s moment of decision
5 months, 1 week ago

Ruto’s moment of decision

Al Jazeera  

In Kenyan political mythology, 1982 was the year it all went wrong. In that year, a failed military coup transformed the previously genteel ruler Daniel arap Moi into a brutal and kleptocratic dictator who would spend the next two decades making life miserable for his countrymen. From the bravado and viciousness of his initial response, in the form of a …

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Ruto unmasked: Breaking the rules of Kenya’s game of thrones
1 year, 5 months ago

Ruto unmasked: Breaking the rules of Kenya’s game of thrones

Al Jazeera  

At the end of January 2018, Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga took the oath of office as the self-described “people’s president”, barely three months after boycotting a repeat election called following the annulment by the courts of the initial poll in August. That event neatly illustrates one of the challenges facing Kenya today and the reason why the current …

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Cries of foul play in Kenya as election results show narrow margins
2 years, 3 months ago

Cries of foul play in Kenya as election results show narrow margins

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST Electoral contests in Kenya have been heated affairs since the end of one-party rule two decades ago. According to the results put out by Kenya’s election commission, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, veteran politician Raila Odinga, leading the Orange Democratic Movement, lost the election by around 2,30,000 votes. Uhuru Kenyatta, who was …

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Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto’s narrow win in East Africa’s most stable democracy. In his first comments Monday night, he didn’t mention Ruto by name but said “it is my intention to oversee a smooth transition to the next administration.” …

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Kenya's Supreme Court upholds William Ruto's narrow presidential win
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Supreme Court upholds William Ruto's narrow presidential win

The Hindu  

Kenya's Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto's win. The commission “needs far-reaching reforms,” the court acknowledged, “but are we to nullify an election on the basis of a last-minute boardroom rupture?” The court shocked Kenyans in the previous election in 2017 by overturning the results of …

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Kenya’s Odinga says he will challenge close election loss
2 years, 4 months ago

Kenya’s Odinga says he will challenge close election loss

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Opposition figure Raila Odinga said Tuesday that he would challenge the results of Kenya’s close presidential election with “all constitutional and legal options” after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner, bringing new uncertainty to East Africa’s most stable democracy. It was Odinga’s first appearance since Kenya’s electoral commission chairman declared Ruto the winner Monday with …

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Kenya’s Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
2 years, 4 months ago

Kenya’s Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — In a chaotic announcement that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya’s electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country’s close presidential race over five-time contender Raila Odinga. Odinga’s campaign alleged that unspecified “electoral offenses” were committed and that a winner was illegally declared without a quorum of commissioners. Odinga’s campaign …

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Kenya's William Ruto declared President-elect
2 years, 4 months ago

Kenya's William Ruto declared President-elect

The Hindu  

Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. The sudden split in the commission came minutes after Odinga’s chief agent said they could …

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EXPLAINER: Why Kenya’s presidential election is important
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Kenya’s presidential election is important

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyans are voting Tuesday to choose a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power. The 77-year-old Odinga, famous for being jailed while fighting for multi-party democracy decades ago, has promised cash handouts to Kenya’s poorest and more accessible health care for all. In his final campaign speech on Saturday, he said that if elected, …

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Explained | Why Kenya's presidential election is important
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why Kenya's presidential election is important

The Hindu  

Kenyans vote Tuesday to choose a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The 55-year-old Mr. Ruto promotes himself to the young and poor as a “hustler” who rose from humble beginnings as a chicken seller in contrast to the elite backgrounds of Mr. Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga. The 77-year-old Mr. Odinga, famous for being jailed while fighting for multi-party democracy decades …

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Who do Kenyans want for their next president?
2 years, 8 months ago

Who do Kenyans want for their next president?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, April 25 at 19:30 GMT: Kenya is set to hold general elections on August 9 and Kenyans are bracing themselves for a tumultuous run-up to the polls. President Uhuru Kenyatta will stand down after serving the maximum of two five-year terms, but he doesn’t leave his deputy president William Ruto with his endorsement. Ruto, who served as a …

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