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Countries congratulate Kenya’s president-elect William Ruto as competitor challenges election results

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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. 

People line up to cast their vote in Kenya's general election in Eldoret, Kenya, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2022. Kenyans are voting to choose between opposition leader Raila Odinga Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta after a decade in

Kenyan presidential election sparks debate on haves and have-nots in Kenya 

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An opposition supporter returns a teargas canister fired by police during clashes in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 26, 2017.

Kenya’s disputed election re-run turns violent

Conflict
Kenyan rapper Octopizzo grew up in the Kibera slum and still has a house there. He has been speaking out against police violence he witnessed against protestors who congregated in the slum the day after the results of Kenya's election were announced.

After witnessing police shoot protesters, Kenyan rapper Octopizzo says ‘who will speak out if I don’t?’

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In Africa, China’s political stability looks good compared to the US

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Nairobi's Kibera Slum

What People in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum Make of the Westgate Mall Attack

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Kamadi Amata, a Deejay at a community radio station in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, about reaction there to the terrorist attack on the city’s upscale Westgate shopping mall.

Kenya's Deputy President Ruto sits in courtroom before trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. (Photo: REUTERS/Michael Kooren)

The Trial of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto Starts With an Ominous Warning

Conflict & Justice

The trial of Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, and his boss, president Uhuru Kenyatta, are accused of orchestrating violence that followed disputed elections six years ago. It’s the first time serving leaders have been called to account.

Kenyans ‘On Stand By,’ Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling on Vote Saturday

Conflict & Justice

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.”

Kenyans On Edge As Election Irregularities Mount

Arts, Culture & Media

Kenyans are bracing for presidential election results that many analysts fear could spark ethnic violence.