Following the Kenya polls last August, opposition leader Odinga successfully petitioned Kenyattas re-election, but then boycotted a fresh election in October on the basis that it would simply be stolen once again
With Kenya’s History Of Political Violence, Will It Be Different This Time?: Colonialism, Vigilantes And Militias
THE Supreme Court decision on September 1 to nullify Kenya’s presidential August election and hold a new poll has reignited fears that the country could descend into violence. Kenya certainly has an extensive track record of political violence. This has generally been ethnically mobilised, stemming from grievances over land and exacerbated by vigilantes and militias deployed by politicians to garner …
As Kenya Votes On August 8, A Breakdown Of What You Need To Know About The Elections
This is a replica of the 2013 polls where the two presidential candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, were the dominant opponents.
After Somalia’s Vote, Here Are Africa’s Other Elections In 2017: Some Are Going To Be Dicey
Angola, Liberia, DR Congo, Rwanda and Kenya will all have presidential elections this year, more than a dozen more countries will hold parliamentary, municipal or local polls
Africa In The 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index: Some Gains, Some Slides, And Much Stagnation
Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe are the most improved African countries on the Corruption Perceptions index, but several others, including South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya failed to improve their scores