East Africa

UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott has dismissed claims that she and her country interfered in Kenya’s recently-concluded general election, the BBC reported. She was reacting to allegations on social media that she pressured the electoral commission to declare William Ruto as president-elect following the disputed poll. Some users shared unverified …

Kenyan politician Raila Odinga ferried cartons of paperwork in a truck as he filed a legal case challenging the results of the presidential election. A local newspaper has tweeted a picture of the truck arriving at the court building: A truck carrying evidence for Azimio presidential petition arrives at the …

Kenyan eternal opponent, Raila Odinga will challenge on Monday, the results of the presidential elections which declared him loser with 48,45 % of the vote, his lawyer said. Raila Odinga continues to reject the August 9 election results. His lawyer, Paul Mwangi, quoted by Reuters, reportedly said they would “challenge …

Ugandan health authorities announced the start of vaccination of children against covid-19 from Monday, in order to curb the spread of the pandemic in the country. “Only children aged between 12 and 17 today will get their jabs,” the health ministry said. Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the spokesperson of the Health …

While Kenyan opponent Raila Odinga and his coalition continue to reject the election result, the head of the electoral commission, Wafula Chebukati, on Wednesday raised the issue of the attempt to manipulate the figures. According to the chairperson of the electoral commission, quoted by RFI, four commissioners tried to put …

Tanzanian government announced that it installed a high-speed internet service on the top of Kilimanjaro in order to improve safety of porters and climbers during their ascent to the highest point on the African continent, The Guardian reported. The network was installed at 3720 meters above sea level. During the …

The new Kenyan president, William Ruto, is speaking for the first time since his rival, Raila Odinga, rejected the results, saying he will hail freedom of speech and democratic values. “Blackmail, intimidation, threats have come to a stop. I want to promise the people of Kenya that our administration will …

Kenya’s losing presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, on Tuesday rejected the election results announced by the electoral commission which declared William Ruto, the winner. The candidate supported by President Uhuru Kenyatta breaks the silence and rejects the results of the poll. The eternal opponent who won 49.01% of the vote declared …

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has sent a special message to Kenyan Vice President, William Ruto, after his election as leader of the East African country. Vice President William Ruto won the presidential election with 50.49% of the vote after defeating the eternal opponent Raila Odinga. President Museveni on Twitter, …

The body of Daniel Mbolu Musyoka, an election official at a polling station in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, was found days after his family reported him missing, local media report, citing the police chief. Mr Musyoka’s dead body was found in a forest in Loitoktok at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro …