The president-elect, who has served as deputy president for the past 10 years, has been elected at a time when Kenya’s flailing, debt-laden economy has left a lot of people struggling to make ends meet.
Kenyan presidential election sparks debate on haves and have-nots in Kenya
In becoming the first Nigerian to defeat a sitting president through the ballot box yesterday, Muhammadu Buhari’s victory turned into a political flashpoint for African hopefuls determined to set the same precedent in their country.
Kenya’s former prime minister criticizes the security forces’ response to the Westgate mall shootings last month
Kenyans are anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court ruling expected on Saturday that will go a long way to determining who will be their president. Larry Madowo of Kenya’s NTV says the entire nation is “on stand-by.”
Kenyan authorities have announced they’re imposing new rules for credentials. Mukoma Wa Ngugi of Cornell University, tells anchor Marco Werman that western journalists can do more to offer nuanced coverage of Kenya.
Six months after violence erupted in Kenya over a disputed presidential election, voters are heading back to the polls and these latest by-elections will test the strength of the nation’s young coalition government