Tag: raila odinga
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Musings after 48 hours with Raila Odinga – By Azu Ishiekwene
At first, he appeared to be the most unlikely candidate for the task. After his fifth attempt at running for Kenya’s presidency, surely Raila Odinga is finished, done. The only thing left perhaps was how to update his memoirs. But who needs nuggets from a loser who couldn’t put them to use himself?
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2023: Ayu crowns Atiku as Nigeria’s Raila Odinga, says VON DG
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu says the 2023 general elections in Nigeria will mirror many aspects of the recent presidential poll in the Republic of Kenya, among which are electronic transmission of results and expected outcome.
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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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Kenyan presidential election: Ruto quotes popular Bible verse after victory
President-elect, Republic of Kenya, William Ruto has taken to Twitter to quote a popular Bible verse after winning the Kenyan presidential election.
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BREAKING: William Ruto wins Kenyan presidential election
Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto has defeated opposition leader, Raila Odinga backed by Uhuru Kenyatta in the Kenyan presidential election.
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Kenya Presidential Election: Ruto, Odinga in tight race
The citizens of Kenyan are waiting patiently to know their next president as election results continue to trickle in. Desks being used for the result verification process have been cleared and the national tallying center is being prepared for the declaration.
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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga takes presidential ‘oath of office’
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga took a symbolic presidential oath of office on the Bible in front of thousands of ecstatic supporters on Tuesday in a direct challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s rule. “I, Raila Omolo Odinga, do swear that I will protect the nation as people’s president, so help me God,” he said as…
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Kenyan TV, radio station say govt shut them down over opposition coverage
Independently-owned Citizen Television and Radio stations said on Tuesday that government authorities forced them off the air over plans to cover a gathering in the capital where opposition leader Raila Odinga plans to swear himself in as president. “The Communications Authority of Kenya has switched off Citizen Television and Radio in most parts of…
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Kenya re-run: Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, pulls out of race
Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has pulled out of the country’s presidential re-run race scheduled to hold on October 26. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Supreme Court annulled the result of the August 8 poll due to irregularities. Incumbent President, Uhurru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the August 8 elections. Odinga had called for the…