Newly elected EALA MP Winnie Odinga has dedicated her EALA win to 49 lives lost 5 years ago when her father returned from the US. On that day 17th November 2017, upon his arrival from the US Raila Odinga left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in a convoy of tens
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“Uhuru has not congratulated me” Ruto tells CNN
President-elect William Ruto on Wednesday told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that his predecessor President Uhuru Kenyatta has not congratulated him on his election victory. Ruto said the president was either disillusioned or disappointed that he had defeated his candidate and said he will work to unify the country following his slim
President-elect Ruto in talks with President Kenyatta
Kenya's President-elect William Samoei Ruto spoke to the outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta on phone after more than a month of not getting in touch. "I had a telephone conversation with my boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta. We discussed the just concluded General Election and the transition as envisaged by our democratic tradition
Supreme Court upholds William Ruto’s election
The Supreme Court of Kenya has thrown out the petition by Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga and said President Elect William Ruto was validly elected 5th President. The seven judges unanimously upheld the declaration made by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and dismissed the
Mahat Somane to Raila Odinga & petitioners: Get over it
Advocate Mahat Somane appearing for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has trashed the petitioners case on various issues and told them that the declaration of William Ruto as President Elect was properly done and asked them to get over it. Somane presented comparative data on the allegation of
Issues to be determined by Supreme Court in petition
The Supreme Court of Kenya sitting in Milimani Court has settled on the following nine issues for determination in the ongoing petition against the declaration of William Ruto as President Elect. Whether the technology deployed by IEBC met the standards of integrity, verifiability, transparency to guarantee credibility of results.Whether there was
Ruto names 3 loyalists to Assumption of office committee
Kenya's president-elect William Ruto has appointed UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina, Uasin Gishu Women Representative Gladys Boss Shollei and National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to represent him in the in the Assumption of office of the President Committee. They three join a team headed by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and
President Uhuru Kenyatta holds talks with US senators
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met and held discussions with visiting US Senator Chris Coons who paid him a courtesy call at State House Nairobi. Senator Coons, who is leading a congressional delegation of US Senate and House Representatives, commended President Kenyatta for ensuring peace and stability prevailed during the election
US senator Chris Coons leads delegation to Kenya
Delaware Senator Chris Coons is leading a congressional delegation to Kenya in the aftermath of the contested presidential elections in Kenya. The US delagation held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta, President - elect William Ruto and former Prime Mnister Raila Odinga. The congressional 5 country trip started in Cape Verde where they
Four IEBC commissioners disown presidential results
Four commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission led by the Vice Chair Juliana Cherera have disowned the results of the just ended presidential election as announced by their Chairman Wafula Chebukati. Below is their full statement: STATEMENT BY THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION We the undersigned commissioners of the