Kenya Elections

polling hitches

Kenya 2022: Elections marred by low-voter turnout, technology failure, bribery

After the polls in one of Kenya’s most competitive elections ended on Tuesday evening, the focus now shifts to counting the presidential votes. ... Who between William Ruto and Raila Odinga will win the coveted prize?

An employee of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission arranges ballot boxes and election material at a tallying centre in Eldoret

tallying process

Kenya 2022: Why Kenyans must wait before results are announced

22.1 million Kenyan voters are expected to head to their voting stations to choose who their leaders for the next five years will be. However, ... Kenyans will have to wait nearly a week to find out who will be the winner of this highly anticipated election due to the strict legal regime of the tallying process. We break down the process and voting technicalities.

last-minute mishaps

Kenya 2022: IEBC suspends voting for elective positions in 4 areas

As voting kicked-off across Kenya on Tuesday morning, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) already encountered problems ... after suspending elections for four elective positions in certain counties.

united message

Kenya 2022 : Raila and Ruto pray for peace during polls

Ahead of Kenya’s anticipated presidential polls on Tuesday, leading presidential candidates Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime ... Minister Raila Odinga called for peace and prayers.

Kenya Elections top stories

polling hitches

Kenya 2022: Elections marred by low-voter turnout, technology failure, bribery

tallying process

Kenya 2022: Why Kenyans must wait before results are announced

last-minute mishaps

Kenya 2022: IEBC suspends voting for elective positions in 4 areas

polling hitches

Kenya 2022: Elections marred by low-voter turnout, technology failure, bribery

tallying process

Kenya 2022: Why Kenyans must wait before results are announced

last-minute mishaps

Kenya 2022: IEBC suspends voting for elective positions in 4 areas

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hopes and fears

Kenya 2022: Debt, corruption, and living costs top concerns as Kenyans go to polls

A mix of fear and hope hangs over Kenya as more than 22 million registered voters get the chance to elect the country’s next president on ... Tuesday.

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A shop owner hold bags depicting presidential candidate Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto in the town of Kibigori

Get out the vote

Kenya 2022: Electoral battlegrounds to watch during polling day

Kenya's two leading presidential candidates are banking on voter turnout in their respective regional strongholds to win the coveted prize. Final ... opinion polls show former Prime Minister Raila Odinga pulling ahead of Deputy President William Ruto, but a run-off — the first in the nation's history — looms as a possibility. Which regions will determine the big race?

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central issues

Kenya 2022 elections: Taxes, costlier loans top concerns for businesses ahead of polls

What does Kenya's business community want from the new government that is set to be elected on 9 August? ...

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election battle

Kenya: IMF sets new loan conditions, limiting choices of next government

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has based its loan to Kenya on three new conditions, which do not match the populist approach of the leading ... presidential aspirants - signalling a potential conflict between the multilateral institution and Kenya's new government.

raila vs ruto

Kenya 2022: Whose mobilising strategy will win voters?

As Kenya's election day nears, the top presidential contenders William Ruto and Raila Odinga have shifted focus on getting out the vote to ensure ... a first round win. Who will have the perfect strategy to deliver the knock-out blow on 9 August?

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Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga campaigns in Kiambu

PRE POLL JITTERS

Kenya: US issues travel alerts to Raila’s stronghold, security beefed-up in Ruto’s home turf

The US embassy in Nairobi has issued a warning to its citizens against travelling to the Lakeside city of Kisumu – the home of presidential ... candidate Raila Odinga – ahead of Kenya’s general elections next Tuesday.