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FILE – In this Saturday, March 2, 2013 file photo, then Kenyan Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta, center-right, and his running mate William Ruto, center-left, greet the crowd as they arrive at the final election rally of Kenyatta’s The National Alliance party at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Kenya Moves to Leave International Court

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2013 | World

Nairobi, AP—Kenya’s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country’s president and deputy president face trial at The Hague for allegedly inciting postelection violence. Citing the fact that the...

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Armed policemen cordon the area as fire engulf the International arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Big fire, slow response: Kenya airport hall gutted

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2013 | World

Nairobi, AP—A massive early-morning fire destroyed the arrivals hall at Kenya’s main international airport Wednesday, forcing the closure of East Africa’s largest airport and the rerouting of all inbound flights. No serious injuries were reported, said...

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Supreme Court judges walk back after a break on the last day of the presidential poll petition in Kenya’s capital Nairobi March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Kenyans Await Ruling in Disputed Presidential Election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2013 | World

Nairobi, Reuters—Kenya’s Supreme Court said on Saturday it would convene at 1400 GMT to rule on legal challenges to Uhuru Kenyatta’s win in a presidential election, a vote seen as a test of democracy five years after ballot disputes triggered widespread...

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A supporter of Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrates in the Mathare slum in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi March 9, 2013. Source: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Kenya: Jubilation for Kenyatta with Slim Majority

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2013 | World

Nairobi, AP—Jubilant supporters of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta filled Kenya’s streets Saturday after preliminary final results appeared to give him the slimmest of election wins, as the nation’s electoral commission prepared to officially announce...

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A cyclist moves past campaign posters of Kenya’s presidential candidate Peter Kenneth at the Kangemi slum in Kenya’s capital Nairobi February 28, 2013. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

Kenyan Elections Raise Fears of Violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2013 | World

LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential elections due to take place this Monday in Kenya are raising fears of yet another wave of ethnic violence. A related worrying development is the formation of local armed militias supported by local political leaders. Over the...