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TRUMP: US nuclear capability stronger since I came to power

Trump boasts of US nuclear arsenal in new NKorea warning Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States’ nuclear arsenal was “more powerful than ever” in a fresh warning to North Korea over its repeated missile tests. Hours after putting Pyongyang on notice that …

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Former UBC MD Paul Kihika back to Luzira on fresh charges

  Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Bailed former UBC Managing Director Paul Kihika has been taken back to Luzira Prison, this time by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on charges of giving false information to police. Kihika had on Monday been released on bail by the Anti-Corruption Court on charges …

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AFP: Kenya police in running battles in opposition stronghold

Kisumu, Kenya | AFP | Riot police engaged in running battles Wednesday with protesters in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu in western Kenya, as presidential aspirant Raila Odinga claimed massive poll fraud, an AFP reporter witnessed. Police fired tear gas as several hundred protesters in the neighbourhood of Kondele — an …

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Kenya opposition claims vote has been hacked

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Hackers broke into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission and manipulated the results of the election, the leader of the country’s opposition coalition alleged on Wednesday. Vote counting is ongoing in east Africa’s strongest democracy after Tuesday’s election where voters were asked to either re-elect …

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10AM UPDATE: Kenya’s Kenyatta surges ahead as opposition cries foul

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared headed for re-election Wednesday as his rival Raila Odinga rejected early results as “fake”, setting nerves on edge in east Africa’s richest economy. With ballots from 90 percent of polling stations counted, electoral commission (IEBC) results showed Kenyatta leading with 54.6 …

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Cheptegei pulls out of World Championships 5000m race

Cheptegei pulls out of World Championships 5000m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There will be no double attempt by Joshua Cheptegei at the World Championships. Team Uganda last night pulled him out of the 5000m race after he complained about fatigue and an injury he suffered during his stunning 10,000m …

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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga rejects partial vote results

ODINGA: The system has failed. This is basically the computer that is voting. Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s main opposition candidate Raila Odinga said on Wednesday that he rejected the preliminary results of Tuesday’s presidential election, which show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a substantial lead. With more than 11 …

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