Tag: Kenyatta, Uhuru Muigai
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Cambridge Analytica Had a Role in Kenya Election, Too
An undercover video broadcast on British television revealed that the company worked for the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. -
As President Is Finally Inaugurated, Kenyans Are Feeling Economic Pain
Mr. Kenyatta initially won re-election in August, handily defeating longtime rival Raila Odinga. Mr. Odinga challenged the outcome at the Court, which in September nullified Mr. Kenyatta’s victory. That ruling was celebrated by political analysts as a great sign for Kenya’s democracy, but it undermined the economy. The Nairobi Stock Exchange nose-dived on the Friday ... -
Uhuru Kenyatta Is Declared Winner of Kenya’s Repeat Election
Elections officials also cast doubt on the credibility of the process in the days before the vote. One commissioner fled the country and resigned, citing death threats and questioning the impartiality of the commission. The top elections official, Wafula Chebukati, warned a week before the polls opened that political interference in the commission’s work was ... -
Violence Flares and Tensions Rise After Kenya Presidential Vote
Mr. Odinga also announced that he was turning his opposition coalition, known as NASA, into “a resistance movement.” Photo Police officers in Nairobi on Saturday. Credit Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supporters seemed to heed his call on Thursday, when Kenyans went back to the polls. Local reporters across the country said it was ... -
Raila Odinga Says He Won’t Run in Kenya’s New Presidential Election
Photo Raila Odinga, center, at a news conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. His withdrawal from the presidential election has raised questions about what will happen with the vote. Credit Baz Ratner/Reuters NAIROBI, Kenya — Raila Odinga, the Kenyan opposition leader, said on Tuesday that he would not run in a new presidential election to be ... -
Kenya Court Says It Nullified Election Over Possible Hacking
“Elections are not only about numbers,” Justice Mwilu said. “Elections should be like a math test where you only get points for the answer if you show your workings.” She also criticized the electoral commission for refusing to comply with court orders to open its computer servers, saying its refusal gave credence to opposition claims ...
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure