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Kenya on edge after Ruto wins narrow election victory

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans were on Tuesday braced for a potential period of uncertainty after William Ruto was proclaimed winner of the hard-fought presidential election but his opponents cried foul.

AFP

Now that Ruto is Kenya’s president-elect, what happens next?

Legal battles and political intrigue are expected in the coming days, now that William Ruto has won the Kenyan election.

Al Jazeera

Kenya on edge as election outcome sparks protests

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans on Tuesday braced for a potentially turbulent time ahead after the disputed outcome of the country's presidential election triggered violent protests in some areas.

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Protests as Ruto declared winner of disputed Kenya vote

Nairobi (AFP) - William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya's close-fought presidential poll on a day of high drama Monday, with violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds, claims of rigging and a split in the commission that oversaw the vote.

AFP

Drama, disappointment in Nairobi as Ruto wins Kenyan election

There was drama and disagreement in parts of the capital after Deputy President Ruto was declared president-elect.

Al Jazeera

Protests as Ruto declared president-elect in disputed vote outcome

Nairobi (AFP) - William Ruto was Monday declared the victor of Kenya's hard-fought presidential poll, but the outcome sparked a split in the election commission and some violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds.

AFP

Kenya's Ruto declared president-elect amid results chaos

Nairobi (AFP) - Deputy President William Ruto was Monday declared winner of Kenya's hard-fought presidential poll but the announcement was mired in controversy after several members of the election commission rejected the results.

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Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election

The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential election results.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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

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.

Reuters

CAF launches new Super League to boost clubs

Nairobi (AFP) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday launched a new lucrative $100 million Super League aimed at injecting financial muscle to the cash-strapped clubs on the continent.

AFP

Tense Kenya awaits results of close-fought vote

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans waited anxiously on Wednesday for the results of the country's presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low turnout pointing to growing frustration with the political elite.

AFP

A tense Kenya awaits results of high-stakes vote

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans waited anxiously on Wednesday for the results of the country's presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low turnout in some areas suggesting growing frustration with the political elite.

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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.

AFP

Kenyans vote in close-fought election race

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya voted for a new president on Tuesday against a backdrop of economic hardship and growing disenchantment with the political elite, with voting largely peaceful but producing low turnout in some areas.

Daily Mirror

Survivor of 'nasty doctor' Al-Qaeda chief killed by 'ninja' strike hails brutal death

Former US ambassador Prudence Bushnell said there is "one less mass murderer in the world" after the death of Ayman Al-Zawahiri. In 1998, she was injured US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were devastated by bombs

AFP

Hope for change, prayers for peace as Kenya votes

Kisumu (Kenya) (AFP) - From Nairobi slums to Rift Valley towns, Kenyans voiced cautious hope for change and a peaceful future, flocking to polling stations well before voting opened across the nation on Tuesday.

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Kenyans vote in neck-and-neck presidential elections

Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for one of four presidential candidates as President Uhuru Kenyatta steps down after his second term. Turnout by 12 noon was at 30 percent, as 6.5 million voters went to cast their ballots. Updated 4PM Kenya time

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Kenyans vote in droves in close-fought election race

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans lined up before dawn to vote in a high-stakes election Tuesday, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a tight race for the presidency.

AFP

Jittery Kenya votes in close-fought election race

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans lined up before dawn to vote in a high-stakes election Tuesday, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a fiercely contested race for the presidency.

Reuters

In hope or despair, Kenyans choose new president from familiar faces

Kenyans voted in national elections on Tuesday, but turnout was unusually low amid voter apathy and frustration over surging food prices, corruption and fears of violence in some areas.

Radio France Internationale

Food insecurity hits hard in Kenya's urban and rural centres

Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya. The high cost of staple foods has made it difficult for Kenyans to eat their usual three meals a day,…

Al Jazeera

Touch not my anointed: Holy fever grips Kenya in election season

In Kenya, where majority are Christians, politicians and clerics are invoking religion ahead of Tuesday’s crucial vote.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan presidential wildcard plans 4-day weeks, cannabis farms

The spy-turned-law professor is seen as joker, literally and figuratively, but has cultivated a small band of followers.

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