Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | At the operation table in the Uganda-China Friendship Hospital here, senior Ugandan surgeons and their Chinese counterparts work shoulder to shoulder in saving the lives of ordinary Ugandans who are in dire need of health care. “The other day I was with a Chinese anesthetist. …
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🔵 Kenya election RESULTS 7pm 🔵 #LIVE – #Kenya #election RESULTS as at 4am ✳ Odinga – 50.01% ➡ 2,826,080 votes ✳ Ruto – 49.34% ➡ 2,787,871 ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.42% ➡ 23,758 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 12,938 * 113 constituencies out of 291 (38%) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | …
Read More »It takes more than rhetoric for US to woo Africa: The Guardian
London, UK | Xinhua | Though U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken struck the right note on his three-nation tour in Africa, it will take more than rhetoric to strengthen partnerships on the continent, The Guardian has commented. During his second visit to the continent which aimed to continue rebuilding …
Read More »KENYA: Odinga holds lead with 21% votes counted
🔵 LIVE – Kenya election RESULTS as at 4am ✳ Odinga – 57.13% ➡ 1,731,077 votes ✳ Ruto – 42.17% ➡ 1,279,733 ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.47% ➡ 14,297 ✳ Waihiga- 0.21% ➡ 6,659 * Results from 9,743 polling stations out of 46,229 (21%) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Latest results, read out …
Read More »KENYA: Key Nairobi polls official goes missing!
🔵 UPDATE – IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS AS AT 23:03 ✳ Ruto- 55.83% ➡ 557,197 Votes ✳ Odinga- 43.63% ➡ 435,468 ✳ Wajackoyah- 0.37% ➡ 3,646 ✳ Waihiga- 0.17% ➡ 1,709 ➡ 21 of 292 constituencies (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s election body …
Read More »African observers laud Kenya for holding free, fair elections
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s general elections, held Tuesday to choose the fifth president, county governors, senators and members of the National Assembly, were largely peaceful, free and fair, pan-African blocs said Thursday. The joint election observation mission to Kenya from the African Union (AU) and Common Market for East …
Read More »KENYA: Counting stalls with Odinga, Ruto stuck at 49%
📌 KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS at Midnight ✳ Ruto- 49.91% ➡ 6,691,923 Votes ✳ Odinga- 49.41% ➡ 6,624,238 ✳ Wajackoyah- 0.44% ➡ 59,404 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 31,222 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate William Ruto has retaken …
Read More »UN chief congratulates on peaceful voting in Kenyan elections
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the country’s general elections on Tuesday. The UN chief “notes the important work done by the Kenyan authorities and electoral management bodies, the active engagement of numerous national stakeholders and …
Read More »UN welcomes South Sudan’s extension of transitional gov’t
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS) on Wednesday welcomed South Sudan’s move to extend the transitional government by two years. The UNMISS said in a statement that the move would enable the implementation of critical outstanding tasks in the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The …
Read More »PROVISIONAL RESULTS: Odinga at 51.2%, Ruto at 48.07%
📌 KENYA PROVISIONAL RESULTS 4am ✳ Odinga- 51.26% ➡5,090,491 Votes ✳ Ruto- 48.06% ➡ 4,773,169 ✳ Wajackoyah- 0.45% ➡ 44,271 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 22,797 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT, XINHUA & URN | Provisional results from vote counting in Kenya’s general election indicate Raila Odinga holds a slim lead with …
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