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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
