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Fired up: Demonstrators in Kenya called for the removal of electoral commission officials

Kenya decides again. Maybe

If you’re confused by what’s going on in Kenya — well, you’re not the only one. Fran Blandy in Nairobi answers your questions

Raila may also have thrown open the presidential rerun to more candidates than the two envisaged by the IEBC.

Why did Raila Odinga withdraw from the Kenyan election rerun?

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga announced that he would not stand in a court-ordered rerun of August’s presidential election.

If, on the other hand, the courts rule against holding new elections, an outcome that seems more likely, there shall be a swearing-in ceremony for Kenyatta and Kenya will go back to business as usual, we hope

​Raila Odinga: Why we pulled out of Kenya’s presidential election

The following is an extract from a statement released by Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance on Tuesday, 10 October.

Magobo More says there are 300 philosophy lecturers in SA

Kenyatta’s rash remarks may cost him

The president’s attack on the chief justice could result in him losing votes in the rerun of the poll

Actress Rosamund Pike

Can Kenya fix its broken politics?

After the recent poll result was annulled, some are asking whether a new solution is needed for unity

Kenya’s Supreme Court President and Chief Justice David Maraga

Primacy of the law has been asserted in Kenya – but the aftermath is unpredictable

For decades, power in Kenya has lain with the government and administrative organisations that serve it. The Supreme Court may have changed that

Raila Odinga

Kenya’s Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election

By failing to provide details on what invalidated Kenya’s election, the country’s Supreme Court has created an impossible timeline

If, on the other hand, the courts rule against holding new elections, an outcome that seems more likely, there shall be a swearing-in ceremony for Kenyatta and Kenya will go back to business as usual, we hope

Comic relief in petitions and re-election contests

Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance will contest Kenya’s recent election results after all

Patson Dzamara.

Mbeki: AU has no mandate to probe ‘hacking’ claims in Kenya polls… at least for now

Mbeki hinted that the AU could get involved in investigations should the government of Kenya request it

The NPA still wants the settlement agreement between Zuma and Nxasana set aside

Tensions spike as Kenya opposition cries foul over election result

The contest between Odinga and Kenyatta is seen by pollsters as too close to call ahead of the vote.

Both Kenyatta and Odinga expressed confidence in clinching the election

Vote count begins in Kenyan polls

Initial results are expected to begin trickling in on Wednesday.