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Kenya report connects president, VP to post-election violence
May 23, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
A report released Tuesday by the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) names President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto as having contributed to human rights abuses that took place after the 2007 election. The report alleges the two officials helped fund and plan.... [more]
Kenya UN ambassador seeks dismissal of ICC charges against president
May 12, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
Kenya's ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau, has sent a letter to the UN Security Council asking that the International Criminal Court (ICC) charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto be dismissed, accusing the ICC of lack of impartiality, threatening regional.... [more]
ICC judge withdraws from case against Kenya president
April 28, 2013 by Keith Herting
A judge overseeing the International Criminal Court (ICC) case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta requested on Saturday to be excused from hearing the case while leveling sharp criticism at prosecutors handling the case. Kenyatta and his deputy president William Ruto are facing ICC charges of.... [more]
Kenya top court releases ruling upholding presidential election results
April 16, 2013 by Lauren Laing
Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday released a 113-page judgment upholding the results of the March presidential election. The court unanimously upheld the results last month but just released its reasoning, finding that the process was flawed but not illegal. The results of the March 4 election, in.... [more]
ICC indictee Kenyatta sworn in as fourth president of Kenya
April 9, 2013 by Peter Snyder
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the fourth president of Kenya Tuesday. Kenyatta, who is the son of Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta, was elected in a closely contested race with 50.07 percent of the vote. Kenyatta is currently facing International Criminal Court (ICC) charges of crimes.... [more]
Kenya Supreme Court upholds presidential election results
March 31, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
Kenya's Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that the results of the country's presidential election earlier this month are valid, confirming that Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, will be the next president. The unanimous verdict by the court stated that the.... [more]
Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
March 25, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday ordered scrutiny of two documents used to tally votes in the March 4 presidential election and ordered a recount of all votes from 22 polling stations. The Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) and two other groups reportedly petitioned the court for a.... [more]
Kenya presidential candidate asks ICC to withdraw charges
March 18, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
Counsel for Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop the charges against his client for lack of evidence. The request came amid the withdrawal of charges against Francis Muthaura on Monday. The prosecution filed a notice last week to withdraw.... [more]
Kenya PM Raila Odinga appeals election results
March 17, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday appealed the results of Kenya's 2013 election to Kenya's Supreme Court. Kenya's election commission declared Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the winner of the nation's 2013 presidential election earlier this month..... [more]
Technological and Administrative Doubt: Kenya's 2013 Elections in Perspective [comment]
March 17, 2013 by Clay Flaherty
JURIST Guest Columnist George Kegoro of the International Commission of Jurists argues that the results of the 2013 presidential election in Kenya are unavoidably marred by technological failures and the shortcomings of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissions...Now that Kenya has.... [more]
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