http://www.mail.com/people/1351210-william-ruto.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1351210-william-ruto.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era in Kenyan politics, one that forces the U.S. and Europe into a diplomatic balancing act. Amid the dancing and cheering of a sea of red-clad supporters, Kenyatta, his deputy and Uganda'... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html 2013-04-09T17:04:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's president, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, will not be traveling to Kenya to watch the swearing-in of the country's new president, who will go to trial later this year at the ICC, a Kenyan official said Monday. Thuita Mwangi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' permanent secretary, said Omar al... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:36:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html 2013-04-08T15:36:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993056-kenya-president-trial-hague.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's powerbrokers and voters carried out a mostly violence-free election five years after tribal clashes ripped apart the country. The next big scheduled event is another potential flashpoint: the trials of the new president and deputy president. President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President-elect William Ruto both face tria... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:08:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993056-kenya-president-trial-hague.html 2013-04-02T17:08:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989148-uneasy-calm-kenya-court-ruling-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police deployed forces Sunday in the capital and the lakeside city of Kisumu to contain the continuing threat of violence after five people were killed in riots Saturday, officials said, but the country remained mostly peaceful after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's election as president. Rowdy youths in Nairobi's slums were st... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:36:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989148-uneasy-calm-kenya-court-ruling-vote.html 2013-03-31T15:36:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988244-kenyan-supreme-court-upholds-election-result.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country's next president and the loser accepted that verdict, ending an election season that riveted the nation with fears of a repeat of the 2007-08 postelection violence. Jubilant Kenyatta supporters flooded the streets of downtown Nairobi, honking horns... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:38:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988244-kenyan-supreme-court-upholds-election-result.html 2013-03-30T19:38:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986738-anxiety-ahead-supreme-court-judgment-kenya.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is on edge awaiting the Supreme Court decision Saturday on whether it will uphold or invalidate the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president, a potential flashpoint for unrest. Kenyatta won by a hair in the March 4 election, with 50.07 percent of the vote, breaking the 50 percent mark by about 8,000 votes out of 12.3 million cas... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:37:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986738-anxiety-ahead-supreme-court-judgment-kenya.html 2013-03-29T18:37:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984364-kenya-vote-commission-cites-bush-v-gore-defense.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A lawyer for Kenya's election commission cited the U.S. Supreme Court case Bush vs. Gore on Thursday during arguments before a Kenya Supreme Court that must now rule on the outcome of this East African country's presidential election. Ahmednasir Abdullahi told Kenya's highest court Thursday it should adhere to judicial restraint and ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984364-kenya-vote-commission-cites-bush-v-gore-defense.html 2013-03-28T17:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959228-tear-gas-kenya-prime-minister-files-suit.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya lobbed tear gas Saturday on crowds supporting the prime minister as he filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to void the presidential election, a vote the prime minister says was neither free nor fair. Prime Minister Raila Odinga's court filing comes a week after Kenya's election commission declared Uhuru Kenyatta... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:46:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959228-tear-gas-kenya-prime-minister-files-suit.html 2013-03-16T16:46:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954752-online-war-erupts-kenya-peaceful-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tribal lines are being drawn over who won Kenya's presidential election. But unlike the bloody violence that scarred the country five years ago, this time the only fighting is online. Machete strikes and bows and arrows are being replaced by bitter Tweets and angry status updates. The exchange of barbs between supporters of Deputy Pr... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954752-online-war-erupts-kenya-peaceful-vote.html 2013-03-14T20:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954426-ex-prosecutor-intl-court-cases-changed-kenya.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The former International Criminal Court chief prosecutor said Thursday that cases he launched prosecuting violence after Kenya's 2007 elections were game-changers that helped prevent a repeat of the deadly rampages following this month's vote. In his first interview about Kenya since leaving office last year, Luis Moreno-Ocam... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:41:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954426-ex-prosecutor-intl-court-cases-changed-kenya.html 2013-03-14T15:41:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946192-cover-up-kenyan-vote-rigging-odinga-team.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials from the party of Kenya's prime minister said Monday they are not getting the co-operation they need from Kenya's electoral commission to prepare a lawsuit to challenge the results of the March 4 presidential vote. There was an effort to cover-up cheating that they alleged gave the election win to Deputy Prime Minister Uhur... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:53:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946192-cover-up-kenyan-vote-rigging-odinga-team.html 2013-03-11T17:53:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946108-international-court-case-aided-kenyan-candidate.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The charges Uhuru Kenyatta faces at the International Criminal Court would have crippled a U.S. or European politician. Instead, the accusations that he orchestrated murder and rape in Kenya's 2007-08 postelection chaos, along with a cold shoulder from the West, may have helped propel Kenyatta to Kenya's presidency. Kenyatta on Satur... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:12:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946108-international-court-case-aided-kenyan-candidate.html 2013-03-11T17:12:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1939928-kenya-final-vote-total-kenyatta-5003-pct.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote. That result is likely to bring controversy in Kenya and an almost certain legal challenge from Prime Mini... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1939928-kenya-final-vote-total-kenyatta-5003-pct.html 2013-03-09T04:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937554-kenya-candidate-wants-tallying-halt-close-race.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's presidential race tightened late Thursday as new results pushed the leading candidate below the crucial 50 percent mark needed to win outright. A final result was expected Friday, but the close race and a troubled vote count are sparking fears of the kind of violence that ripped through the country after its last national election. ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:08:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937554-kenya-candidate-wants-tallying-halt-close-race.html 2013-03-07T20:08:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission accepted responsibility on Wednesday for the failure of an electronic vote counting system that has left the country in an electoral limbo, while a leading presidential candidate accused Britain's high commissioner of meddling in the crucial election. The election commission said that the final results of ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935068-kenya-manual-tally-capital.html 2013-03-06T17:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931922-kenya-runoff-ballot-decision.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A slow ballot count in Kenya's presidential vote raised questions Tuesday about the election process, but it was a decision involving hundreds of thousands of rejected ballots that made it appear likely the election will be decided in a runoff. Nearly 330,000 ballots — the number keeps rising — have been rejected for not following el... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1931922-kenya-runoff-ballot-decision.html 2013-03-05T23:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929316-long-wait-kenya-vote-19-dead-mombasa.html MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's presidential election drew millions of eager voters who endured long lines to cast ballots Monday, but the vote was marred by violence that left 19 people dead, including four policemen hacked to death by machete-wielding separatists. Officials urged voters not to be intimidated by the violence amid fears the impending electi... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929316-long-wait-kenya-vote-19-dead-mombasa.html 2013-03-04T20:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1928020-violent-start-kenyan-election-police-killed.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five years after more than 1,000 people were killed in election-related violence, Kenyans on Monday began casting votes in a nationwide election seen as the country's most important — and complicated — in its 50-year history. Police issued alerts late Sunday of impending attacks, and the violence began even before the voting. Police ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1928020-violent-start-kenyan-election-police-killed.html 2013-03-04T03:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1926728-contentious-quotes-upend-kenya-presidential-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's top two presidential candidates held their final rallies before large and raucous crowds Saturday, a day of political attacks and denials following published comments attributed to the prime minister that election violence could be worse than in 2007-08. Monday's vote is the first nationwide election since Kenya's December 20... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:21:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1926728-contentious-quotes-upend-kenya-presidential-vote.html 2013-03-02T21:21:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1921594-kenya-prepares-watershed-elections.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The toll of more than 1,000 dead after Kenya's last election makes Monday's presidential vote the most important in the country's 50-year history. A slate of new races and a presidential candidate who faces charges at an international court also make it Kenya's most complicated. Voters on Monday will cast ballots in a host of regiona... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:03:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1921594-kenya-prepares-watershed-elections.html 2013-02-28T18:03:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916718-prosecutors-object-to-kenya-trial-delays.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The trials of four prominent Kenyans charged with orchestrating deadly postelection violence in 2007 and 2008 could be delayed until next summer. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said Tuesday they do not object to pushing back the scheduled April start dates. One suspect, Kenyan cabinet secretary F... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:19:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916718-prosecutors-object-to-kenya-trial-delays.html 2013-02-26T17:19:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914158-victims-kenyas-election-limbo.html GWA KUNGU, Kenya (AP) — Alex Ndungu is the latest victim of the harsh mountain winds that blow through the rows of straw huts in Gwa Kungu, a village where those displaced by violence following Kenya's 2007 election remain even as the nation readies for another election. Alex died of complications resulting from pneumonia and anemia. He was only 9 months ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:06:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914158-victims-kenyas-election-limbo.html 2013-02-25T17:06:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1910044-un-chief-violence-mar-kenya-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The former head of the U.N. — the man who helped save Kenya from spiraling deeper into election violence five years ago — warned Saturday that intimidation, ethnic rivalry and violence could undermine Kenya's March 4 presidential vote. Kofi Annan said that Kenya is on a positive trajectory five years after postelection violence kille... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:38:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1910044-un-chief-violence-mar-kenya-vote.html 2013-02-23T15:38:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903664-kenyan-chief-justice-reveals-threats-ahead-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In an extraordinary public statement only days before Kenya's high-tension national election, the country's chief justice on Wednesday said he has received a threatening letter warning of dire consequences if the judiciary doesn't allow a top candidate indicted by the International Criminal Court to run. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga a... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:04:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903664-kenyan-chief-justice-reveals-threats-ahead-vote.html 2013-02-20T19:04:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1884452-kenya-holds-1st-presidential-debate.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two front-running candidates trading barbs over the looming trial of one of them in the International Criminal Court. Morning talk shows in Nairobi on Tuesday were still buzzing about the previous... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1884452-kenya-holds-1st-presidential-debate.html 2013-02-12T16:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874898-us-warns-consequences-kenya-election.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Warning repeatedly of "consequences," the top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Thursday appeared to caution Kenyan voters against electing a president who faces charges for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court. U.S. diplomat Johnnie Carson never named the candidate in question, but the subtext of his words was clear... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874898-us-warns-consequences-kenya-election.html 2013-02-07T14:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856150-kenya-govt-issues-stern-warning-to-intl-media.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's government spokesman appeared to make a veiled threat Wednesday against international journalists while announcing a tough stance on information deemed divisive surrounding nationwide elections March 4. Government spokesman Muthui Kariuki told a gathering of international reporters that the government will summon journalists ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856150-kenya-govt-issues-stern-warning-to-intl-media.html 2013-01-30T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835212-chaotic-kenya-primaries-preview-march-poll.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Political parties on Monday announced the names of those who won Kenya's primary elections, which observers said were flawed and served as a bad sign for March elections. Violent protests hit pockets of Kenya's third largest city, Kisumu, over the weekend after many candidates said that the voting process was unfair and that party bo... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835212-chaotic-kenya-primaries-preview-march-poll.html 2013-01-21T15:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1830160-analysts-political-party-polls-kenya-failure.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Political party primaries to select candidates for Kenya's March national elections have been fraught with irregularities, disorganization and disgruntled losers, increasing the chances of conflict during the upcoming vote, analysts said Friday. That's bad news for those trying to avoid a repeat of what happened after Kenya's 2007 el... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1830160-analysts-political-party-polls-kenya-failure.html 2013-01-18T19:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738066-2-kenyans-charged-icc-form-political-alliance.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two prominent Kenyans facing crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal court have formed a political alliance to run for the presidential and vice presidential seats in the country's March election. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former minister William Ruto announced the alliance Sunday at a political r... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738066-2-kenyans-charged-icc-form-political-alliance.html 2012-12-02T14:53:00Z