Since the 29th December 1992 general election, following the reintroduction of multiparty democracy, Kenya has been caught in a five-year cycle where the electorate either elects or accepts a president-elect, courts him, gets into a relationship with him and together they go through all manner of ups and downs before...
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Dr William Ruto, the current deputy president is the president-elect following Monday’s declaration that he garnered a majority of...
Dr William Samoei Ruto, Kenya’s current Deputy President, is now poised to replace Mr Uhuru Kenyatta as the tenant...
The numbers are crunching, perhaps too slow for an anxious country as Kenya waits for that important announcement of...
Kenya went to the polls on August 9th, 2022 to elect a new president following the end of Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s two five-year terms as president. Mr Raila Odinga a long-serving opposition politician was being fronted by Mr Kenyatta as his preferred successor. The current Deputy President, Dr William Ruto, was declared the winner of the presidential election.
Mr Odinga, a private citizen and a section of civil society groups have petitioned the presidential election results at the supreme court. Please follow this trending issue for our comprehensive coverage.
Go to topicDr William Ruto, the current deputy president is the president-elect following Monday’s declaration that he garnered a majority of votes cast in the August 9th, 2022 election. On Monday night, I was once again a guest on Johannesburg’s Power 98.7 FM on the Power Perspectives show with Denzil Taylor...
On the day of the Kenya elections, August 8th, 2022, I had a chat with veteran South African journalist Denzil Taylor and Johanesburg Politics Researcher, Dr Seife Kidane on the significance of this elections and what makes Kenya’s elections so significant to the global community. This podcast is produced...
Kenya recently celebrated 59 years of self-rule in an elaborate event which was also the last public holiday being presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta. At the event, he numerated the successes of his government over the last 10 years and his hope for the future administration. This past...