Tag: Raila Odinga

Kenya: President Ruto backs rival Odinga in race to chair African Union Commission

August 6, 2024

Kenya has officially submitted the candidacy of historic opponent Raila Odinga to succeed Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat in the race to chair the African Union ... Read More

Kenya riot police clash with anti-govt protesters amid renewed tax-bill unrest

July 3, 2024

Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Kenya's capital on Tuesday (2 July) as demonstrations erupted again in several cities across the country over ... Read More

No anarchy in Kenya: President Ruto vows to quell tax-hike anti-govt rallies

July 17, 2023

Kenyan President William Ruto — who has said he ‘cannot accept anarchy’ amid opposition's calls for more anti-government protests to be held later this week ... Read More

Kenyan default fears intensify as anti-government protests are to resume

April 26, 2023

Investors are unloading Kenya’s dollar bonds due 2028, whose yields have climbed to 14.6% and the shilling has also trading at a record low, while ... Read More

Kenya-Sahara: Raila Odinga denied having attacked President Ruto’s decision to rescind recognition of pseudo-SADR

September 17, 2022

Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio La Umoja Coalition and main challenger of William Ruto in the latest Kenyan presidential election, denied reports alleging that ... Read More

Odinga slams Kenya’s presidential election result as “travesty”

August 18, 2022

Kenyan presidential elections constituted "a travesty and a blatant disregard of the Constitution," Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga said and added that he would challenge ... Read More

Ruto declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election as results questioned

August 16, 2022

Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the close presidential election in Kenya over five-time contender Raila Odinga, amid drama and disagreement across ... Read More