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Kenya's top presidential candidates, William Ruto and Raila Odinga pose for a photo at the Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi, February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

political juggernauts

Kenya: Battle for Mt. Kenya votes led to Ruto and Raila’s choice of running mates

After keeping Kenyans guessing for days, the two leading presidential contenders William Ruto and Raila Odinga named top politicians from Mt. ... Kenya as their running mates, proving how crucial the region is in determining the country’s next president. Who between the two will win over the region’s five-million-plus voters?

trusted allies

Kenya 2022: Who’s who in William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance?

In early April, Deputy President William Ruto, a presidential contender, admitted eight new people to his Kenya Kwanza Alliance, bringing the ... total number of political parties to 12. However, unlike Raila Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja - a registered coalition party - Kenya Kwanza is an alliance of parties. We outline those closest to Ruto in the alliance.

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Justice delayed

Kenya: Raila, Ruto seek US compensation for 1998 embassy bombing victims

Kenya’s two leading presidential candidates want the US to compensate victims of the 1998 embassy bombings, inserting a raw issue into the ... bilateral relationship regardless of who wins the August election.

Kalonzo Musyoka (twitter: @TheWiperParty)

tick tock

Kenya: Will Musyoka return to Raila or take up Ruto’s offer?

Just a week after Kalonzo Musyoka announced his exit from Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition, Deputy President William Ruto has ... seized the moment to offer him a place within his Kenya Kwanza Alliance, even as allies urge the Wiper party leader to return to his original camp.

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polling hitches

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

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

last-minute mishaps

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

Kenya Election

polling hitches

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

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

last-minute mishaps

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

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Employees of Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission register new voters before a concert promoting registration to vote, in Eldoret

red card

Kenya: IEBC under pressure over 25 politicians with integrity issues

Kenya’s National Integrity Alliance (NIA), a civil society pressure group, is urging the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ... to refrain from clearing 25 political aspirants with questionable integrity issues to run for elective positions in the 9 August polls.

Rigathi Gachagua (twitter/@rigathi)

"pockets and networks"

Kenya 2022: Who is Rigathi Gachagua, Ruto’s running mate?

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has picked an ardent critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta to deputise him for the next five years should ... he win the August presidential election.

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Complex threat

Kenya 2022: Will new guidelines keep terrorists at bay ahead of elections?

As Kenya prepares for an election expected to be one of the most competitive in the country’s history, tensions are growing between two government ... agencies on how to effectively fight terrorism on Kenyan soil. Will the row threaten gains made thus far?

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Kalonzo Musyoka (rt) and his running mate Andrew Sunkuli (lt)(twitter/@skmusyoka)

sore loser?

Kenya: Musyoka quits party to vie for presidency after Karua named Raila’s running mate

After losing the nomination to Martha Karua, former vice-president and the Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has announced that he has quit ... Raila Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja coalition to vie for the presidency in the August polls.

Kenya's Opposition leader Raila Odinga names his running mate, in Nairobi

Game Changer

Kenya: Martha Karua, a step away from becoming first female deputy president?

Veteran politician and former Justice Minister Martha Karua could be the first female deputy president in Kenya’s history… That’s if her ... coalition, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya, wins the August polls.

Raila Odinga and William Ruto (Reuters and TAR)

interrogating pledges

Kenya: Top 7 election issues facing Raila and Ruto

As Kenya’s election date draws closer, the two leading presidential candidates, William Ruto and Raila Odinga, are promising Kenyans the world. ... Even so, from a weakened economy to affordable healthcare, can either one of the top candidates realistically follow through on their electoral pledges? We look at the top seven issues facing the two men.

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