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Kenya Elections

Kenyan grandmother returns to school to inspire girls to pursue education, in Ndalat village of Nandi County

Politicising Education

Kenya 2022: New curriculum on the spot as campaigns hot up

Deputy President William Ruto is campaigning against the so-called 'competency based curriculum'. It might be just the issue to capture the hearts ... and minds of parents concerned about issues thrown up by the changes, such as 12 year olds sharing dormitories with 19 year olds. But experts caution against politicising education...

William Ruto speaking at Chatham House in London on 7 March 2022.

RUTO’S ELECTION SHUTTLE

Kenya: US, UK embrace Ruto as Deputy President leads in polls

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto is suddenly enjoying red carpet treatment abroad as foreign governments scramble to build a rapport with ... the presidential front-runner.

Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks after he was announced winner of the repeat presidential election at the IEBC National Tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi

Daunting Task Ahead

Kenya: IEBC in a pickle after Ruto & Chege’s claims on potential rigging of 2022 polls

Kenya's top politicians claim that vote rigging is highly likely during this year's presidential polls. This has caused panic among potential ... voters who still remember the bungled 2007 and 2017 elections. Will the electoral body get it right this time round or is history about to repeat itself?

Kenyan women calling for peace

demeaning politics

Kenya 2022: Sexist language shows the patriarchy refuses to give way

In December 2020, a leading Kenyan political party official, Edwin Sifuna, made vulgar remarks against a woman member of parliament. While campaigning ... for their political allies in a by-election, Sifuna said the woman is “not attractive enough to rape”.

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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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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga to unveil 2022 presidential race candidature in Nairobi

Campaign finance

Kenya’s growing commercialisation of politics, despite IEBC’s capped spending

Kenya's legislators eyeing re-election opened the floodgates to money in politics last year when they nullified restrictions on campaign financing. ... With the August poll fast approaching, many are wondering if their fateful decision will subvert free and fair elections that so many voters are pining for.

Campaign finance

Kenya 2022: The money and faces behind Raila’s and Ruto’s expensive campaigns

This year’s presidential campaign will be the most expensive in Kenya’s history, analysts say, due to the fierce succession battle that pits ... former prime minister Raila Odinga against deputy president William Ruto.

African Union holds annual heads of state and government summit

Passing of the guard

Kenya succession: The Kenyatta factor

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared his support for long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga’s preferred political vehicle ahead of ... the August presidential election.

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William Ruto and Raila Odinga

Virtual engagement

Kenya 2022 vote: The war of words on social media between Ruto’s and Raila’s supporters

As Kenya's 2022 general election draws near, a vicious political battle is emerging online. Bloggers and influencers of the two leading presidential ... contenders, deputy president William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga, are outdoing each other as vote hunting shifts to social media. Which candidate will claim the bragging rights come election day?

Woman who was affected by the violence following the 2007 elections prays at a camp for internally displaced people in Naivasha

Vicious cycle

Kenya: Women and NGOs express fear about sexual violence ahead of 2022 polls

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) have issued warnings that sexual and gender-based ... violence crimes could be committed in the run-up to and during the general elections scheduled to take place on 9 August.

Kenyan opposition leader Odinga to unveil 2022 presidential race candidature in Nairobi

Seventy-Seven Reasons

Kenya 2022: Raila Odinga’s poll strategy

Kenya’s former Prime Minster and long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga is a busy man embroiled in crafting a strategy to cinch the elusive ... presidency. However, as the days progress towards the August election, what strategies might Odinga turn to that haven't already been used by him in the last 25 years to secure victory?

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