Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.4% of the vote. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by members of Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse
Court Upturns Govt. Shutdown Of 3 Kenya TV Stations
A High Court in Kenya has suspended a government shutdown of three private TV channels that was prompted by their coverage of opposition leader Raila Odinga’s self-proclaimed presidential inauguration. On Tuesday, opposition leaders’ defied authorities, went ahead with a ceremony to swear in Odinga as “president of the people” at a mass meeting in