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Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has condemned the invasion of the property of former president Uhuru Kenyatta. In an interview with the BBC, he said he believed the attack was carried out by “goons” hired by the government. Mr Kenyatta is an ally of Odinga’s. Monday was the second day …

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says protests against President William Ruto’s government over the high cost of living would go ahead as scheduled despite a police ban. In a Twitter post, Odinga called for protests on Monday and Thursday, hours after accusing Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of “coordinating a campaign …

Presidential candidate Raila Odinga formally filed a petition challenging the election results in Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday, August 22 according to one of Odinga’s lawyers, Daniel Maanzo. The petition was filed online Monday morning with a physical copy expected to arrive at the court’s registry in Nairobi before the …

President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed to fostering peace in the transition period following his meeting with a delegation of US legislators led by Senator Chris Coons on Thursday. The delegation also met with President-elect William Ruto and his rival Raila Odinga at separate meetings in Nairobi. President Kenyatta said the …

Veteran Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, does not agree with the outcome of the just-ended presidential election having lost his fifth bid to deputy president and president-elect, William Ruto. Even though he has yet to officially comment on the loss, a former advisor to Mr. Odinga has spoken to the …

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga is leading the presidential race, according to partial official results, as the country remained on tenterhooks for the final election outcome. With just more than 26 percent of votes counted, Odinga had 54 percent, and his main rival – Deputy President William Ruto – had …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed his former rival, Raila Odinga, as presidential candidate in this year’s elections. The incumbent, who cannot run again as he has already served two terms, told a crowd of thousands in the capital, Nairobi, that he had no doubt that Mr Odinga was team …