Kenya's defeated Odinga to take poll dispute to top court
Odinga has charged that the August 8 election was rigged in favour of Kenyatta through the hacking and manipulation of the electronic vote counting system.
Aug 16, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
UN rights chief urges Kenya to calm political climate peacefully
The UN human rights chief expressed concern about reports that Kenyan security forces used live ammunition against protesters, and about reports of police brutality, leading to several deaths and injuries.
Aug 16, 2017, 17:00 PM IST
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election claims 24 lives: Human rights
Violence also broke out in Nairobi's slum of Mathare, where tear gas and gunshots rang out all night.
Aug 13, 2017, 08:55 AM IST
Eleven dead in Kenya as post-election riots flare
Kenyan police killed at least 11 people in a crackdown on protests as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of Kisumu and slums ringing the capital, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.
Aug 12, 2017, 19:16 PM IST
Kenyan president wins second term
Uhuru Kenyatta won a second term as president of Kenya in this week's election, the electoral commission said on Friday amid opposition claims of fraud.
Aug 12, 2017, 08:02 AM IST
Kenya election results not due before Friday: Polls chief
Kenya`s electoral commission said Thursday it only expects all presidential results to arrive at the national tallying centre by midday Friday for validation, and called for "restraint" from political parties.
Aug 10, 2017, 19:24 PM IST
Kenya election chief dismisses opposition hacking claims
There was no external or internal interference to the system at any point before, during or after voting.
Aug 09, 2017, 23:59 PM IST
Kenya election results hacked, says Opposition
In 2007, tallying was halted and the incumbent president declared the winner, triggering an outcry from Odinga`s camp and waves of ethnic violence that led to International Criminal Court charges against Kenyatta and his now-deputy
Aug 09, 2017, 22:34 PM IST
Kenya's president takes early lead after peaceful vote
First results began to come in on Tuesday night but a very close race means it might take three days before a winner emerges. Officially, election authorities have up to a week to declare the outcome.
Aug 08, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Kenyan woman gives birth while waiting to vote
Kenyans are voting in six elections, including a too-close-to-call race between President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is seeking a second term, and longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Aug 08, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta urges peace on eve of tense election
On Tuesday Kenyans will cast ballots in six different elections, choosing governors, lawmakers, senators, county officials and women`s representatives in local races also rife with tension.
Aug 07, 2017, 22:12 PM IST
World Athletics Championships: Kenya plots London conquest without David Rudisha
Kenya`s reputation for middle and long distance running has been tarnished by failed doping tests among its elite athletes, including former three-times Boston and Chicago marathon winner, Rita Jeptoo, and Jemimah Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic marathon gold medal.
Aug 02, 2017, 00:04 AM IST
Protesters demand rapid inquiry into murder of Kenya vote official
In 2013, Odinga took his complaints to court and the elections were largely peaceful. But in 2007, he called for street demonstrations. The political protests and the ethnic violence that followed killed more than 1,200 people and forced another 600,000 to flee.
Aug 01, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
Missing Kenya election official found dead before vote: Colleague
In 2007, he called for street protests after tallying was abruptly stopped and a winner announced. Political protests and ethnic violence killed more than 1,200 people.
Jul 31, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Officer killed as siege at Kenya deputy president`s home ends
Elite Kenyan security forces on Sunday killed a man at the home of Deputy President William Ruto, ending a 20-hour siege that left one officer dead and another wounded, security officials said.
Jul 31, 2017, 06:44 AM IST
Gunmen storm Kenyan Deputy President Ruto's residence, gunshots heard
Unknown gunmen attacked the home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday, less than two weeks before the country votes in high-stakes polls, two security sources said.
Jul 29, 2017, 20:18 PM IST
Suspected Islamist militants attack Kenya village, behead nine men
Suspected Islamist militants beheaded nine men in an overnight attack on a village in the Kenyan coastal district of Lamu, police said, days after Somali militants killed three policemen in an attack on a nearby village.
Jul 08, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
Somali militants kill two police during extended raid on Kenyan town
Somali al Shabaab militants killed two police officers on Wednesday during a raid on a northeastern Kenyan town that sparked a day-long gunbattle, a police official said, the latest in a spate of militant attacks on Kenyan security services.
Jul 05, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
Bomb blast kills eight including four children on Kenya-Somalia border
Eight people, including four children returning to school after Eid celebrations, were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in eastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, police said.
Jun 27, 2017, 22:11 PM IST
Kenya foils terror attack planned by Somali militants
Kenya has faced a constant security challenge from across the border ever since it sent its troops into Somalia in late 2011, to help defeat the al Shabaab militants and restore order.
Jun 12, 2017, 13:14 PM IST
