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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga addresses striking doctors at the Uhuru Park as they wait for the release of jailed officials of the national doctors’ union following their case to demand fulfilment of a 2013 agreement between their union and the government that would raise their pay and improve working conditions, in Nairobi, Kenya February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya’s Opposition Leader Odinga Withdraws from Presidential Election Re-Run

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | World

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew on Tuesday from a court-ordered re-run of the presidential election, saying the vote would not be free or fair and leaving President Uhuru Kenyatta as the only candidate. The election re-run is scheduled for Oct....

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Two people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a university in Kenya. (AFP)

2 Killed in Shooting at Kenya University

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | World

Two people were killed on Tuesday when gunmen opened fire at a university in the Kenyan coastal Kwale county, police and a witness said. The victims were identified as two female staff members of the Technical University of Mombasa. Several students, a driver and two...

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta casts his ballot inside a polling station in his hometown of Gatundu in Kiambu county, Kenya August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Kenya Sets Date for New Presidential Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2017 | World

Nairobi- Kenya’s election commission on Monday set October 17 as the date for a new vote ordered by the Supreme Court when it canceled the results of an August poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta won the August 8 vote by 1.4 million votes. The court on...

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by his Deputy William Ruto addresses the nation at State House in Nairobi, Kenya September 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Kenya President Warns Judiciary after Annulment of his Electoral Victory

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | World

After annulling his electoral victory last month, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned on Saturday that the country had a problem to “fix” with the judiciary. Kenyatta, speaking a day after the Supreme Court canceled his victory and ordered new polls within 60 days,...

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses his supporters at Burma market after his election win was declared invalid by the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya’s Supreme Court Nullifies President Kenyatta’s Election Win

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 1, 2017 | World

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win, citing irregularities, and ordered a new poll within 60 days, an unprecedented move in Africa where governments often hold sway over judges. According to what Reuters reported, the...