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PROVISIONAL RESULTS: Odinga at 51.2%, Ruto at 48.07%

📌 KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS 4am ✳ Odinga- 51.26% ➡5,090,491 Votes ✳ Ruto- 48.06% ➡ 4,773,169 ✳ Wajackoyah- 0.45% ➡ 44,271 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 22,797 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT, XINHUA & URN | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate Raila Odinga holds a slim lead with …

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Kenya’s 2022 election

High stakes of August 09 presidential vote NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The 9 August presidential vote in Kenya pits the incumbent’s favourite against a populist challenger. It will be hard-fought. To avert the violence that has marred past contests, the two candidates should pledge to resolve any dispute …

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Kenyans start voting

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & Xinhua | Kenyans start voting for lawmakers and a new president early today after a campaign in which the key issues were rising food costs and corruption. Long lines of eager voters were already showing up in the capital Nairobi by 6.00am ahead of Kenya’s …

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Tororo district authorities gazette refugee centers ahead of Kenyan polls

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo district authorities have earmarked Oriyoi primary school in Morukatipe sub-county, and St. Jude primary school in Malaba town council as reception centers for refugees from Kenya in case tomorrow’s polls turn violent. According to Tororo district authorities, the chaotic 2007 Kenyan elections taught them a …

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KENYA: Raila vs Ruto

  What Kenya’s fifth president means for Uganda ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The August 9 election in Kenya could have pretty defining moments for the country as it elects a fifth president. Two opinion polls released one week to the election put former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in pole …

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THE INDEPENDENT: Ugandans’ fear over Kenya elections

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY What Ugandans fear over Kenya elections: And why neighbours are watching every step THE LAST WORD Daily Monitor 30th birthday: The factors and combinations that make that newspaper survive, flourish and promote democratic …

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EAC launches election mission to observe Kenya polls

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, on Monday launched its election observer mission to monitor Kenya’s Aug. 9 general elections. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the head of the EAC Election Observation Mission to the 2022 General Election in Kenya, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital …

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Inflation is rising

Here’s why, and how to fix what is driving it up based on what is being experienced in Kenya COMMENT | XN IRAKI | Inflation has hit many countries recently, from the United States to Sri Lanka. In Kenya, too, the rising prices of basic commodities have left most citizens …

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Kenya’s fringe candidates

What they offer in tight presidential elections KENYA | MICHAEL NDONYE | On August 9, 2022, Kenyans will vote for their fifth president. It will be the country’s seventh general election since the resumption of multiparty electoral democracy 30 years ago. This year will see the lowest number of presidential …

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