Kenya’s Odinga says presidential election result a “travesty”
Nairobi/Kisumu, KenyaReuters Kenyan politician Raila Odinga rejected as a “travesty” the result of the 9th August presidential election he was declared to have lost to Deputy President William Ruto and warned on Tuesday of a long legal crisis facing Kenya’s democracy. His first comments on the result came after four of the seven election commissioners […]
Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as more riot police were deployed inside the national election tallying centre after scuffles and accusations by party agents. The fracas underscored fraying tempers and high tensions within the […]
US vote count edges Biden closer to win as Trump mounts legal challenges
Washington DC, USReuters Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the US presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets. President Donald Trump alleged fraud without providing evidence, filed lawsuits and called for recounts in a race […]