Remarks by US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman at the 8th Devolution Conference ongoing in Eldoret have rattled Azimio One Kenya Alliance, with Opposition Raila Odinga and senators telling her to keep off the affairs of the country. Odinga who was received at the conference venue by Council of Governors …
Read More »Kenya’s Raila and South Africa’s Malema take supporters to streets, protest high cost of living
Kenya’s Raila Odinga and South Africa’s Julius Malema, born in different backgrounds and at different times, are not political allies, but last week were at the centre of protests that went on concurrently in their respective countries. They rode on popular frustrations of the poor in their respective countries, unsettling …
Read More »Ruto vs. Raila: Kenya election petition to be televised, carried on Facebook LIVE
The Kenya judiciary has announced that all is set for the start of high-stakes election petition hearing on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The processes set for the Milimani Law Courts in the capital Nairobi is to be televised LIVE on major TV stations and live on Facebook. The petition is …
Read More »Raila Odinga challenges presidential results in Kenyan Supreme Court
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 …
Read More »Raila Odinga ahead in Kenya’s presidential race: Early results
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 …
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