Tag: Kenya
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OPINION: Nigeria 2023 General Elections and Lessons from Kenya
Kenya, the East Africa’s most populous country, gained its flag independence from her imperial majesty of Great Britain in 1963 and Nigeria in 1960. The colonial legacy of the divide and rule politics that has characterised Nigeria elections also took root in Kenya, often giving rise to conservative leadership, which appears populist in outlook, but…
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Osinbajo arrives in Nairobi for Ruto’s inauguration
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration.
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Lessons about change from Ruto’s playbook – By Azu Ishiekwene
In six African countries, the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by ballot have either been stalled, frustrated or crushed. In a few, like South Africa where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been in power for 28 years, new heads of government have been produced more by incest than by the ballot.
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Kenya: Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s election as president
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday dismissed a petition challenging William Ruto as president-elect, paving the way for his swearing-in next week in line with the country’s constitution.
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Have the Hustlers Finally Ousted Kenya’s Dynasties? – By Azu Ishiekwene
One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who has played all sides of Kenya’s politics for at least three decades, has just won an election by claiming to be an outsider.
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Odinga challenges Kenya’s presidential election result in court
Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday challenged Kenya’s presidential election results in the Supreme Court and alleged the tally had involved “criminality”, sharpening a political contest gripping East Africa’s powerhouse.
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REVEALED: Nigerian Prof of tax law married to daughter of Kenya’s president-elect
It has been revealed that the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto is the father-in-law to a Nigerian professor of tax law, Alexander Ezenagu.
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Tinubu congratulates Kenya’s president-elect, William Ruto
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected president of Kenya, Mr William Ruto.
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BREAKING: Returning officer in Kenyan election feared killed as violence spreads
According to local sources, a returning officer in the Kenyan presidential election, Daniel Musyoka has been feared killed.
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Kenyan presidential election: What Buhari said about Ruto’s victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections on Monday.