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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:16:48 GMT
Raila Odinga Should Be Thanked - His Election Losses Helped Deepen Democracy
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on 15 August 2022 that Deputy President William Ruto had won the 2022 presidential election following a close, tense race. The commission gave the count as 50...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:10:55 GMT
Museveni Phones Ruto as Furious Kenyatta Sustains Months-Long Blockade
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni telephoned President-Elect William Ruto for the second time since his declaration as the winner of the August 9 presidential election to relay a congratulatory message following the Supreme C...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:17:40 GMT
Elections Are Proof of Change Since 2007 Violence, But More Reform Is Needed
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya's Supreme Court has confirmed William Ruto's election as president in a unanimous ruling following the submission of eight petitions seeking to annul the result. The court dismissed all the petitions, including that su...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:41:15 GMT
World Leaders Congratulate President-Elect Ruto After Supreme Court Verdict Upholding Victory
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global leaders have continued congratulating President-Elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld his August 9 victory.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:04:09 GMT
Supreme Court Throws Out Petition Seeking to Bar President-Elect Ruto, Gachagua From Being Sworn In
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has thrown out a petition that sought to block the swearing in of President-Elect William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:53:39 GMT
Kalonzo, Wetangula to Battle for Speaker's Post in National Assembly
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his Ford Kenya counterpart, Moses Wetangula, are among the lawmakers who have expressed interest in becoming the speaker of the National Assembly.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:43:48 GMT
NSE Gains Sh43 Billion as Supreme Court Upholds Ruto's Win
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) gained off on Monday with investor wealth up by Sh43billion as the Supreme Court upheld President-Elect William Ruto's victory.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:51:16 GMT
We Are Not Enemies, You Will Be Given the Respect You Deserve - Ruto to Odinga
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- "We are not enemies." President-Elect William Ruto assured his competitor Azimio Leader Raila Odinga, whom he defeated in the hotly contested August 9 presidential election.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:33:24 GMT
Focus Shifts to Ruto's Swearing-in as Fifth President After Verdict Upholding Victory
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Focus has now shifted to President-Elect William Ruto's swearing-in after the Supreme Court on Monday validated his August 9 election victory.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:32:44 GMT
Celebrations Rock Parts of the Country as Supreme Court Upholds Ruto's Win
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Celebrations rocked various parts of the country including Nyeri, Nakuru and Kisii after the Supreme Court upheld the win of President-Elect William Ruto.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:49:23 GMT
Supreme Court Upholding Ruto's Victory
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto's victory is set to be confirmed by the Supreme Court which has so far dismissed key issues raised by the petition that sought to have it nullified.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:32:25 GMT
Focus Now On Assumption of Office Committee After Supreme Court Verdict Validating President-Elect Ruto's Win
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Following the Supreme Court verdict validating President-Elect William Ruto's victory, focus no shifts to his swearing in ceremony to be presided over by the Assumption of Office Committee.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:37:13 GMT
Jonathan Congratulates Ruto As Supreme Court Confirms Him Kenya's President-Elect
[This Day] Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday congratulated Kenya's president-elect, Mr. William Ruto on his emergence as the winner of Kenya's August 9, 2022, presidential election, urging him to run an inclusive government and s...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:30:33 GMT
Odinga Accepts Supreme Court Verdict, But 'Struggle Continues'
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Raila Odinga says he has accepted the Supreme Court verdict upholding the election of William Ruto as the 5th president of the Republic of Kenya but vowed to continue with the struggle "for accountability".

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:41:45 GMT
Supreme Court Gives Polls Agency Election Technology a Clean Bill of Health
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has ruled that the technology used by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in August 9, 2022, General Election met the standards of integrity, verifiability, security, and transparency t...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:24:55 GMT
Museveni Welcomes 'Special Friend' Ruto's Confirmation As Kenyan President
[Nile Post] President Museveni has once again congratulated William Ruto for having been confirmed as the duly elected President of Kenya by the country's Supreme Court.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:10:49 GMT
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Congratulates William Ruto As President-Elect
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat warmly congratulates H.E William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto upon his election as the President-elect of the Republic of Kenya following the succ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:04:35 GMT
Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania - Facts and Figures June 2022
[ICRC] During the reporting period, activities of the regional delegation of the ICRC in Nairobi continued generally according to plan. However, with worsening food insecurity in Kenya due to the drought, the organization launched an emergency respon...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:58:03 GMT
Supreme Court Verdict Proves IEBC Conducted Free and Fair Polls - Chebukati
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairperson Wafula Chebukati now says the Supreme Court Judgment upholding the win of President-Elect William Ruto is a testimony that the Electoral agency conducted free, fa...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:56:54 GMT
I Will Call Kenyatta to Discuss Transition. We Haven't Talked for Months - Ruto
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto on Monday announced he would take the initiative to call outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:51:54 GMT
President-Elect Ruto Says He Will Respect Outgoing President Kenyatta in Retirement
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Elect William Ruto says he will not interfere with outgoing Uhuru Kenyatta's retirement, and will accord him the respect he deserves.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:50:29 GMT
Ruto Pledges to Engage Odinga, Says Won't Sign Up for Handshake Politics
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto on Monday announced that he will be making a call to his chief political rival Raila Odinga and Azimio Party to chat a working arrangement to ensure the opposition plays its rightful role.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:50:00 GMT
I Will Make Your Dreams Come True - President-Elect Ruto Says on Sports
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- While his response did not carry much weight in assurance that his Presidency will solve the current confusion in football and some sectors of the sporting industry, President Elect William Ruto perhaps offered a slight hope t...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:49:09 GMT
I Welcome Supreme Court Ruling With Tremendous Humility - President-Elect Ruto
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling where after the seven justice of the court unanimously upheld his election following a challenge by his main rival, Raila Odinga.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:46:57 GMT
No Proof Postponement of 5 Sub-National Polls Affected Turnout - Court
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has ruled that there was evidence that actions by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to postpone local elections in five electoral units impacted the voter turnout on August 9.

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:52:31 GMT
Examining the Use of Social Media As a Source of Evidence in Election Petitions
[The Conversation Africa] The conduct of Kenya's elections has repeatedly come under close scrutiny in the courts. Petitions were lodged challenging the outcome of presidential races in 2013 and 2017, as well as in the most recent poll. In addition t...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:17:38 GMT
'With Men, It Is Impossible, but Not With God' - Ruto On Court Win
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President-Elect William Ruto took to his social media account on Monday to welcome Supreme Court's decision to uphold his election victory attributed the decision to God.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:17:16 GMT
Atwoli Congratulates Ruto, Urges Workers to Maintain Peace
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has congratulated President-Elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court validated his win on Monday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:16:57 GMT
President-Elect Ruto's Wife Rachel Pens Sweet Message After Supreme Court Upholds Victory
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- William Ruto's wife Rachel Ruto has penned a sweet message to her husband after the Supreme Court upheld his presidency in a ruling delivered Monday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:16:12 GMT
Soweto's Assertions On Jose Camargo, Portal Infiltration Hot Air - Supreme Court
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed portal infiltration claims in a petition challenging President-Elect William Ruto's win as 'hot air' having fallen acutely short of the evidentiary threshold.



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