http://www.mail.com/people/26426-mwai-kibaki.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/26426-mwai-kibaki.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/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/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/1948526-election-dispute-big-test-kenyas-top-judge.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Confidence was so low in Kenya's courts after its 2007 election that people preferred to settle their disputes with machetes and bows and arrows. After this year's disputed presidential vote, there has been no violence, in part because of the faith the country has in its highest-ranking judge. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga will soon pr... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948526-election-dispute-big-test-kenyas-top-judge.html 2013-03-12T15:55:55Z 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/1944338-kenyan-church-moves-painful-election-history.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Rev. Joshua Kimuyu pointed where his church floor is broken and black, a scar from an attack five years old. More than 200 young men armed with crude weapons stormed the Africa Inland Church in Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum and set a generator on fire. The explosion tore through the roof, creating one of the most visible scenes... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:02:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944338-kenyan-church-moves-painful-election-history.html 2013-03-10T15:02:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942696-kenya-vote-winner-5007-pct-loser-challenges.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding father, was named the winner of the country's presidential election on Saturday with 50.07 percent of the vote, but his opponent refused to concede, alleging multiple failures in the election's integrity that he said has put Kenyan democracy on trial. Supporters of Kenyatta — a man accused ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:52:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942696-kenya-vote-winner-5007-pct-loser-challenges.html 2013-03-09T23:52:50Z 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/1938104-kenya-media-self-censoring-to-reduce-vote-tension.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It's the biggest news of the year in Kenya: A presidential election with huge potential for violence. Why then are the headlines so boring, the TV broadcasts so dull? The answer: Kenyan media are self-censoring the story to avoid fanning the flames of conflict. Kenya's Media Owners Association told The Associated Press that media lea... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1938104-kenya-media-self-censoring-to-reduce-vote-tension.html 2013-03-07T17:44:31Z 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/1924838-kenyas-police-key-peaceful-vote-monday.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya's most vilified institutions — its police force — will be in the spotlight next week during its efforts to prevent the same type of post-election bloodbath that Kenya suffered during its last presidential election. Kenya on Monday holds its first presidential vote since the 2007 election devolved into tribal violence tha... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:14:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924838-kenyas-police-key-peaceful-vote-monday.html 2013-03-01T18:14:38Z 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/1919166-threats-violence-kenyan-slums-color-election.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of shack homes have been burned to the ground in recent weeks in Mathare, Nairobi's most dangerous slum. Families are moving into zones controlled by their own clans, fearful of attacks between the tribes of Kenya's top two presidential candidates. Kenya on Monday holds its first presidential election since the 2007 vote devol... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1919166-threats-violence-kenyan-slums-color-election.html 2013-02-27T18:24:00Z 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/1894416-kenyan-government-sued-police-brutality.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government is being sued for police brutality in the violence following the 2007 election. The lawsuit comes as Kenya prepares for a new election on March 4 amid warnings from international human rights groups that the police are not ready to prevent electoral violence while refraining from human rights violations. ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:33:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894416-kenyan-government-sued-police-brutality.html 2013-02-15T15:33:43Z 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/1869390-obama-to-kenya-reject-violence-election.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Wading gently into the politics of his father's homeland, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Kenya to reject violence in next month's election, adding the voice of America's first black president to those hoping the country can avoid the descent into bloodshed that stained its last vote. Obama released the rare cou... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869390-obama-to-kenya-reject-violence-election.html 2013-02-05T14:43:00Z 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/1824218-kenya-coffins-set-fire-to-protest-outgoing-mps.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators angered at the conduct of outgoing Kenyan legislators doused 221 coffins with gasoline and set them on fire Wednesday, causing an inferno outside parliament's main entrance. Organizers of the protest said the coffins represented the end of an era of parliament's 221 legislators and burning the coffins symbol... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824218-kenya-coffins-set-fire-to-protest-outgoing-mps.html 2013-01-16T15:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1815874-kenya-president-rejects-lavish-pay-legislators.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's President has vetoed legislation in which members of parliament gave themselves a hefty send-off package in a late-evening vote on the last day of session before national elections. Mwai Kibaki Saturday ordered the attorney general to redraft the law to make it compliant with the constitution. The bill adopted Wednesday would... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1815874-kenya-president-rejects-lavish-pay-legislators.html 2013-01-12T14:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1811320-kenya-legislators-vote-themselves-lavish-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Legislators in Kenya have voted themselves a hefty pay package in a late-evening vote on the last day of session before national elections. The bill, voted on Wednesday, also would give Kenya's president, vice president and prime minister hefty retirement packages, in a move that could tempt President Mwai Kibaki not to veto the legi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1811320-kenya-legislators-vote-themselves-lavish-pay.html 2013-01-10T14:29:00Z