The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Infographic: How do the Kenyan elections work?

Kenya votes on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders and key election issues.

Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2022

‘It’s an illusion of choice’: why young Kenyans are boycotting the election

As presidential elections approach, engagement appears low among under-35s – but some see staying away from the polls as a form of protest

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Kenya presidential wildcard vows to erase debt with 'ganja solution'

Sexagenarian reggae aficionado and presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is convinced he has the right medicine for the ills troubling Kenya's voters: a dose of marijuana and some hyena testicles.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Factbox-Kenya's 2022 presidential election contenders

Kenya holds a presidential election on Aug. 9 with opinion polls predicting a tight race between veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and serving Deputy President William Ruto.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Weary and wary, Kenyans gear up for national elections

East Africa's economic powerhouse will hold elections on Aug. 9 to select a new president, parliament, county governors and assemblies. President Uhuru Kenyatta will be stepping down after serving his constitutionally allowed 10 years.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

The challenges ahead as Kenyans prepare to choose a president

Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday, 9 August, to elect a new president. There are two main contenders: deputy president William Ruto, and veteran politican Raila Odinga. In Nairobi, RFI's Kiswahili service political editor Victor Abuso offers his insights into the candidates and the issues.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2022

Scotland's Eilish McColgan upsets Kenya's Irine Cheptai in the Commonwealth Games 10,000m, matching her mother Liz Nuttall

The emotions are high, as Scotland's Eilish McColgan has one of the moments of the Commonwealth Games, winning the women's 10,000m like her mum Liz Nuttall did twice in the 1980s and 1990s.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

The challenges ahead as Kenyans prepare to choose a president

Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday, 9 August, to elect a new president. There are two main contenders: deputy president William Ruto, and veteran politican Raila Odinga. In Nairobi, RFI's Kiswahili service political editor Victor Abuso offers his insights into the candidates and the issues.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2022

In Kenya's sugar country, volunteers keep election relations sweet

The khaki-coloured road slicing through Kibigori town in Kenya's sugar-growing country is more than a county boundary, it is also a faultline dividing communities fielding rival presidential candidates in the Aug. 9 election.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

Human rights activists warn of police violence during Kenyan elections

Kenya's failure to hold police accountable for allegedly killing dozens of people after the 2017 elections heightens the risk of officers again abusing their power, a leading human rights group has warned on the eve of this year's poll.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2022