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Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya's presidential vote count as tempers fray

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as more riot police were deployed inside the national election tallying centre after scuffles and accusations by party agents.

Reuters

Uhuru Kenyatta's economic legacy: big on promises, but weak on delivery

Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, ascended to Kenya’s presidency in March 2013. This followed a contested poll that they won with a slim majority of 50.3% of the votes cast.

The Conversation

Kenya election body: Ruto's party wins governorship of Kenya's capital

Deputy President William Ruto's party has won the governorship of Kenya's capital Nairobi, the election commission announced on Sunday, handing Ruto's party control of East Africa's wealthiest city.

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Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya's close election

Kenya’s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption late Saturday when riot police responded to scuffles at the national tallying center amid tensions over the close results

The Independent UK

SNP MP branded 'Junket Queen' after racking up freebie overseas trips worth £44,000

Dr Lisa Cameron has been to Switzerland, Qatar, China, Kenya, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, Taiwan, England, San Marina, The United Arab Emirates, Honk Kong, Zambia and The United States on the public purse.

Daily Record

Kenya gets historic number of female governors from August 9 vote

The rise in female governors from Tuesday’s vote is a small but significant improvement over 2017.

Al Jazeera

Veteran opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya's presidential race- official results

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place.

Reuters

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Why youth apathy in elections bodes ill for Kenya

Kenya saw a decline in the number of young people who registered to vote in the August 2022 elections. This group’s share of the 12.1 million registered voters dropped by 5.27% compared to 2017.

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Commentary: In Kenya, cautious optimism for the country’s presidential election

Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a highly anticipated presidential election, as well as dozens of contests for governors, senators, and other positions across the country. The outcome won’t just matter to Kenyans either. The fraught East African region looks to Kenya as a source of…

Chicago Tribune

AP Week in Pictures: Global |Aug. 6- Aug. 12, 2022

From presidential election coverage in Kenya, to a young Shiite Muslim boy flagellating himself during an Ashoura procession in India, to the aftermath of flooding in Kentucky, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the…

The Independent UK

Kenya media council: 'No one' asked to stop election tallies

The head of Kenya’s government-created media council says local media outlets haven’t been asked to stop their counting of presidential election results after observers noticed a dramatic slowdown in reporting on the close contest

The Independent UK

Guinea's opposition group FNDC hits out at military-appointed transitional government

Kenya is still waiting for official news of who its next president will be, this as speculation runs rife online about the outcome of Tuesday's vote. Also in this edition: in Guinea, the main opposition group FNDC has accused the transitional government of operating like a mafia, after the coalition…

France 24

In Kenya, pending election results keep the nation in suspense

Two days after Kenya’s closely contested presidential election, official results are still being awaited.

Al Jazeera

Kenya vote count continues in tight race as observers deem election 'peaceful'

Kenyans are waiting with bated breath for the official announcement of their next president, a tight race between Deputy President William Ruto and veteran politician and former prime minister Raila Odinga.

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Reuters

Kenyans anxious for news on next president, two days after tight vote

Kenyans crowded round radios and televisions on Thursday, increasingly anxious for news of who their next president might be, two days after voting in an election ended.

France 24

Kenya awaits results of presidential election

Kenya is awaiting the results of Tuesday's election. It's thought to be too close to call between the two presidential frontrunners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto. Also in this edition: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Rwanda after having visited DR Congo. He is expected to address…

The Guardian - UK

Kenya elections: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president

Analysts say result too close to call, with poor turnout amid cost of living crisis and soaring unemployment

Daily Record

Girl, 12, saved from marrying 70-year-old man moments before wedding ceremony

Little Amira was duped into thinking she was attending her brother's wedding ceremony.

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Daily Mirror

Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony

Little did Amira know, her brother's so-called wedding was a front for her own wedding to a 70-year-old in exchange for a small dowry of cows, all arranged by her uncle

Evening Standard

Jake Wightman set for clash with Emmanuel Korir in Monaco Diamond League

Jake Wightman will take on Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir over 1,000m in an intriguing clash of the newly-crowned middle-distance world champions at a star-studded Monaco Diamond League this evening - and believes it is his ideal distance.

The Conversation

Kenya's election: institutional safeguards are still a work in progress

Kenya has held its seventh national election since the reintroduction of multiparty competition in the early 1990s. Elections in the country are never dull affairs. They are always contested by ever-shifting and unstable political alliances that employ vibrant campaigns to sway both core and swing voters. This happens right up…

Reuters

Exclusive-Rotavirus childhood vaccine shortage hits four African countries

Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out told Reuters, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK.

Al Jazeera

Tallying under way in closely contested Kenya election

Tuesday’s vote saw low turnout and official results are expected to be announced on Thursday at the earliest.

Reuters

Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in years past.

WEKU

Voters cast their ballots in Kenyan presidential election with low turnout

The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.

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