Kenya 2022

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Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga (right) with his running mate Martha Karua (left) and other leaders at Milimani Law Courts on August 16, 2022. [Photo: Sila Kiplagat | NMG]
FEATURED STORY

Supreme Court: What You Should Know in Raila Petitition

Odinga and Karua are seeking 23 reliefs including an order for inspection of IEBC servers and scrutiny of the rejected and spoilt votes....

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Inside President-elect Ruto’s Multi-Billion Shilling Business Empire

He has built a massive empire spanning sectors including hospitality, real estate, agriculture and insurance. He has also previously disclosed assets including stocks...

President elect William Ruto with his partner, Rachel Ruto.
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President-Elect William Samoei Ruto It Is

Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, a total of 7,176,141 votes, defeating Azimio la Umoja Candidate Raila Amolo Odinga - a former Prime...

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri, former Absa Bank CEO James Muchiri and Keroche CEO Tabitha Karanja are among the winners in the 2022 General Elections. [Photo/ BT Edit]
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How Business Big Wigs Sailed Through in 2022 Elections

A new crop of business leaders and executives are set to occupy various elective seats across Kenya following the conclusion of the 2022...

The media coverage and tallying, as well as the accessibility of election data initially attracted widespread applause including from beyond Kenya's borders. [Photo/ © NicholeSobecki/VII /CNN]
MEDIAPOLITICS

Mixed Reviews for Kenyan Media on Election Tallying

They were on course to call the election based on provisional results yesterday. As a matter of fact, Citizen TV announced on air...

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) acknowledged that the transmission of different results by media houses had implications on the anxiety levels among the general public. [Photo/ Citizen]
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When Citizen TV Expects to Finish Counting Provisional Presidential Results

Raila Odinga and William Ruto have been trading the lead in the RMS count in what is shaping up to be an extremely...

Ronald Karauri ran for the Kasarani MP seat as an independent candidate. [Photo/ Standard]
POLITICS

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri Enters Parliament

As CEO of SportPesa, he steered the pioneering sports betting firm to become the biggest in the sector in Kenya.  The company made...

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta queues as she waits to vote at St Mary's School polling station in Lavington, Dagoretti North Constituency in Nairobi City County. [Photo/ @StateHouse Kenya]
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Low Turn-Out Characterizes 2022 General Election

University of Birmingham Professor of Democracy Nic Cheeseman projected that turnout would be lower than 2013 and 2017 based on his observation of...

Headquartered in London, The Economist is owned by The Economist Group, and has editorial offices in the United States, as well as across major cities in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. [Photo/ The Economist]
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The Economist: Raila ‘Safer Bet’ Than Ruto

The publication further described Odinga's running mate Martha Karua as 'notably superior' to Ruto's pick for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.