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The optimism of Kenya’s 2022 General Election, once hailed for policy-driven campaigns, has collapsed into tribal politics ...
After weeks of violent protests, a leading rights activist and former chief justice have emerged as presidential contenders -- but can they succeed in the bare-knuckle world of Kenyan politics?
Yet after a slow start on election day, the result transmission system worked smoothly for the all-important presidential election. The IEBC's radical transparency on this front is commendable.
Kenyan lawyer Willis Evans Otieno has shared a detailed breakdown on why the next presidential election should be held in 2026. In a series of posts shared on April 18, 2025, Otieno emphasized ...
It has left voters wondering whether Kenyan politics is all just a show. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports from Nairobi. EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: In Kenya, political rallies are like big parties.
And if anything, the story of these two men really tells a story about how fluid Kenyan politics has been in the last 30 years, that it’s very difficult to pin issues, and it’s very difficult ...
In the run-up to Kenya’s general elections in August 2022, the use of aggressive language is likely to persist. Based on my research, I believe this is the reality of Kenyan society – a reality that ...
FILE - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki at the opening of the for the African summit, in Kampala, Uganda, July 25, 2010. Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90.
Yet after a slow start on election day, the result transmission system worked smoothly for the all-important presidential election. The IEBC's radical transparency on this front is commendable.