Kenya police say 1 killed in opposition-led protests
March 21, 2023 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police said Tuesday that one person died, 31 officers were injured and more than 200 protesters were arrested in anti-government protests led by opposition leader Raila Odinga the previous day.
From humble past, William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president
September 13, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's president on Tuesday after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy, and quickly signaled that his leadership will be a strongly Christian one.
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s narrow presidential win
September 5, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto’s narrow win in East Africa’s most stable democracy.
Kenyan court starts hearing challenges to presidential vote
August 31, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Supreme Court started hearing arguments Wednesday in challenges to the presidential election.
Losing opposition candidate Raila Odinga is among those challenging the results and alleging a range of problems with the election process.
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
August 26, 2022 GMTAUG. 19-25, 2022
This week has seen a strike by London Underground workers and Kenya’s Raila Odinga challenging the election results in his country. Meanwhile, captured Russian military vehicles were installed in downtown Kyiv ahead of Independence Day.
Kenya presidential vote loser files Supreme Court challenge
August 22, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week’s election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered.
US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition
August 18, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya’s outgoing president to participate in a “peaceful transition of power” amid the latest election crisis in East Africa’s most stable democracy.
Kenya’s president-elect will ‘engage’ in any court challenge
August 17, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan president-elect William Ruto says that if there’s a court challenge to the election results, “we will engage in those” as East Africa's most stable democracy awaits a likely petition from losing candidate Raila Odinga.
Kenya’s Odinga says he will challenge close election loss
August 16, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Opposition figure Raila Odinga said Tuesday that he would challenge the results of Kenya's close presidential election with “all constitutional and legal options” after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner, bringing new uncertainty to East Africa’s most stable democracy.
Kenya’s Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
August 15, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a chaotic announcement that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya’s electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close presidential race over five-time contender Raila Odinga.
Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya’s close election
August 14, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption when riot police responded to scuffles at the national tallying center amid tensions over the close results.
Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety
August 12, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vote-tallying in Kenya’s close presidential election isn’t moving fast enough, the electoral commission chair said Friday, while parallel counting by local media stopped or dramatically slowed amid public concerns about censorship or meddling.
EXPLAINER: Why Kenya’s presidential election is important
August 6, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are voting Tuesday to choose a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in power.
Top Kenyan presidential candidate picks female running mate
May 16, 2022 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday chose a former justice minister as his running mate in elections set for August, making her the first-ever female candidate on a major presidential ticket in the East African country.
14 students die in stampede at primary school in west Kenya
February 3, 2020 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede at a primary school in western Kenya after students were let out to go home has killed 14 children and wounded 39 others, officials said Monday.
The cause of the crush is not yet clear, but Kakamega area regional commissioner Anne Ngetich ruled out that a “scare” had sparked the stampede.
Africa in 2018: An extraordinary peace blooms amid crises
December 22, 2018 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — As the roar of "strongman" politics rose in 2018, extraordinary developments in Africa offered an alternative to the noise...
President vows to unite Kenyans but deadly clashes continue
November 28, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Uhuru Kenyatta vowed at his inauguration Tuesday to unite Kenyans after months of election turmoil, but violence flared anew as police shot dead at least three people, including a child, when opposition supporters tried to hold a memorial for dozens killed in earlier protests...
Kenyan president is declared winner of troubled election
October 30, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday was declared the overwhelming winner of a rerun election boycotted by Kenya's main opposition leader, collecting 98 percent of the vote but also exposing the divisions roiling this East African country...
AP Interview: Kenyan opposition leader Odinga wants new vote
October 29, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Warning that Kenya is in "grave danger," opposition leader Raila Odinga said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday that the country's repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within 90 days...
Kenya’s vote dispute simmers, though opposition areas calmer
October 28, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's second presidential election since August remained in limbo on Saturday as the election commission said it was working on a "way forward" in opposition areas where voting has been postponed because of unrest.
Kenya postpones voting in opposition areas after violence
October 27, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fears of further bloodshed led Kenya's election commission to postpone voting planned for Saturday in some opposition strongholds, citing safety concerns for its workers as deadly clashes continued between police and protesters...
Deadly clashes mar repeat of Kenya’s presidential vote
October 26, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Opposition supporters boycotted Thursday's rerun of Kenya's disputed presidential election, clashing with police in some parts of the East African country and forcing authorities to postpone voting in areas affected by the violence...
AP Explains: Why Kenya is voting again for president
October 26, 2017 GMTKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kenyans were voting Thursday in a repeat presidential election that has East Africa's economic power on edge once more...
Kenyan court throws out president’s win, calls for new vote
September 1, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election victory last month was thrown out Friday by Kenya's Supreme Court, which ordered new voting within 60 days in a stunning decision that plunged the East African country back into political chaos...
Death toll rises amid Kenya’s rioting over disputed vote
August 12, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In an escalation of Kenya's deadly election violence, police on Saturday fired live ammunition at rioters and used tear gas on vehicles carrying opposition officials trying to enter a Nairobi slum where they have strong support...
The Latest: Kenya president leads with 2/3 of votes counted
August 8, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on Kenya's elections (all times local):
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta led challenger Raila Odinga by a significant margin in partial election results, Kenya's election commission said early Wednesday...
Vote count begins in Kenya’s fiercely contested election
August 8, 2017 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Polls closed across Kenya after millions voted peacefully Tuesday in a fiercely contested election pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga in the East African country known for its stability but also its divided ethnic allegiances...
Kenya court: Partial recount in presidential vote
March 25, 2013 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday ordered a recount of votes in some constituencies in the country's March 4 presidential election.
The court heard arguments from civil society groups and the legal team of Prime Minister Raila Odinga over what they charge were failures by the election commission to conduct a free and fair election.
Tear gas in Kenya as prime minister files suit
March 16, 2013 GMTNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya lobbed tear gas Saturday on crowds supporting the prime minister as he filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to void the presidential election, a vote the prime minister says was neither free nor fair.