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Criticism of Kenyatta’s prosecutor selection

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President Uhuru Kenyatta's pick of a national intelligence officer to serve as Kenya's top prosecutor drew criticism from lawyers and rights groups. The...

Kenya political rivals meet

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Kenyan opposition politicians suspended their rival assembly, days after their leader said he would reconcile with President Uhuru Kenyatta and end post-election...

ISS: Two wrongs don’t right Kenya’s political crisis

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When Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was officially anointed as president for the second time last November, he swore an oath – the...

Treason if parallel president sworn in in Kenya

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Kenya's Attorney General Githu Muigai said any attempt to hold a parallel swearing in of a president would amount to treason. Muigai...

Kenyatta sworn in for second presidential term

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term shortly before riot police teargassed the convoy of opposition leader Raila...

Political exclusion risks tearing Kenya apart – Odinga

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Kenya's main opposition leader said anger over last month's presidential election ran so deep it threatened to tear the country apart. Raila...

Petition filed challenging Kenyatta’s election victory

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A former lawmaker filed a petition at Kenya's Supreme Court challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's presidential election in a...

Low voter turn-out in Kenya

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Results of Kenya's presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35%, dealing...

Kisumu protest

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Around 2,000 Kenyans marched to election board offices in Kisumu on Tuesday, witnesses said, responding to a call from opposition leader Raila...

Kenyatta labels Supreme Court ruling “a coup”

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Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta said the country's Supreme Court staged a "coup" against the will of the people in annulling his win...

Odinga rejects Kenya election re-run date

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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for October 17...

Challenge vote in court – Kenya’s Kenyatta

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta urged the opposition to avoid violent protests and take any complaints they have over last week's election to...

Kenya will hunt down Islamist attackers – Kenyatta

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Kenya will use "deadly force" against suspected Islamist militants, President Uhuru Kenyatta said as he campaigned for re-election in Lamu, a region...

Ahead of Kenya election, ruling party promises to expand free education,...

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Kenya's ruling party promised to expand free education and healthcare in a manifesto published this week, but did not acknowledge problems in...

Kenyan president launches re-election campaign

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta kicked off his official campaign for re-election with a rally in Nairobi, echoing a call by main challenger...

One killed after Kenya political rally

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Police shot dead one person in northern Kenya's Isiolo county after a political rally attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta where supporters of...

Kenyan president indicates Nairobi may reconsider ICC membership

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday the country will think seriously about membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC), signalling another...

Kenya president commutes death sentences to life in prison

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President Uhuru Kenyatta commuted all death sentences in Kenya to life jail terms on Monday, removing 2,747 convicts from death row in...

Kenyatta blames agencies for sluggish anti-corruption fight

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta accused the judiciary and other agencies of undermining efforts to root out corruption, addressing a campaign pledge from...

Kenya minister at Hague court over election killings

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Kenya's finance minister and 2012 presidential hopeful Uhuru Kenyatta and two other top-ranking officials have appeared at the International Criminal Court (ICC)...