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Kenya braces for 3 days of anti-gov’t protests: All the details
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya braces for 3 days of anti-gov’t protests: All the details

Al Jazeera  

The latest round of anti-government protests in Kenya has been scheduled after tax hikes add to soaring cost of living. The latest demonstrations are against tax hikes and follow two previous sets of protests this year against the soaring cost of living in East Africa’s economic hub and alleged malpractice in last year’s presidential election, which Odinga lost. Odinga announced …

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Rwanda agrees on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DR Congo
2 years, 1 month ago

Rwanda agrees on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Former Kenyan president and Rwandan leader agree on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from eastern DRC. Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the East African …

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William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president
2 years, 3 months ago

William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president

The Hindu  

William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his leadership will be a strongly Christian one. Ruto is taking power in a country heavily burdened by debt that will challenge his efforts to fulfill sweeping campaign promises made to Kenya’s poor, …

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William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president after challenge to election result fails
2 years, 3 months ago

William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president after challenge to election result fails

LA Times  

Kenyan President-elect William Ruto, left, jokes with Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua as the president’s official residence in Nairobi. “A chicken seller to a president,” the pastor said, highlighting Ruto’s humble youth. Ruto is taking power in a country heavily burdened by debt that will challenge his efforts to fulfill sweeping campaign promises made to Kenya’s poor, whom he has described …

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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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Top Kenyan presidential candidate picks female running mate
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Kenyan presidential candidate picks female running mate

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday chose a former justice minister as his running mate in elections set for August, making her the first-ever female candidate on a major presidential ticket in the East African country. Martha Karua, an attorney and seasoned politician, has a reputation for speaking her mind and could prove a popular choice …

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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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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga announces fifth bid for president
3 years ago

Kenyan opposition leader Odinga announces fifth bid for president

Al Jazeera  

Odinga says he is committed to building ‘democratic and progressive Kenya’ as battle for Kenyatta’s successor heats up. Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has announced he would make his fifth bid for Kenya’s presidency in next year’s election, ending months of suspense following a surprise truce with his former foe, President Uhuru Kenyatta. The truce, known universally as “the handshake”, …

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Biden to meet Kenya president facing Pandora Papers scrutiny
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden to meet Kenya president facing Pandora Papers scrutiny

The Independent  

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Biden to meet Kenyan president as US weighs sanctions on Ethiopia
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden to meet Kenyan president as US weighs sanctions on Ethiopia

Al Jazeera  

The meeting with Kenyatta will be Biden’s first in-person, one-on-one meeting with an African leader since he became US president. US President Joe Biden is set to meet Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as war and a humanitarian crisis roil neighbouring Ethiopia. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement the leaders would discuss “efforts to defend democracy and human …

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