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Several feared dead in helicopter crash

Nairobi – Five people are feared dead after a helicopter crashed on its way to a campaign rally in Kenya, authorities said Saturday. “Initial indications are that there are no survivors,” said a statement from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. The helicopter
October 21, 2017

NAIROBI: Top election official resigns

NAIROBI: A top Kenyan electoral official resigned Wednesday, charging the presidential vote just eight days away cannot be credible as planned. Roselyn Akombe quit as a commissioner of Kenya’s electoral board by issuing a statement from New York saying the rerun of
October 18, 2017

Kenya cops killed 67 opposition activists

NAIROBI: Kenya police shot dead a street vendor as opposition supporters held demonstrations calling for electoral reform, a senior police official said Monday, while human rights groups said police had killed dozens of people who protested after August’s now-annulled presidential election. The
October 17, 2017
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Kenya parliament passes controversial election law amendment

The Kenyan parliament passed an amendment on Wednesday to the country’s election laws, saying that if one candidate withdraws from a repeat presidential election, the other one would automatically win. The amendment was heavily criticised by the opposition, whose legislators boycotted the
October 11, 2017

Kenyan opposition to hold protest outside UN headquarters

Kenyan opposition party, the National Super Alliance, is to hold a major demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Saturday, Kenya’s Daily Nation reported on Friday. The protest is aimed at bringing to the attention of the international community
October 1, 2017

NAIROBI : Kenyatta, Odinga clash over poll date

NAIROBI. – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said yesterday his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for October 17 unless it is given “legal and constitutional” guarantees. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta responded by saying there was
September 6, 2017
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