Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya nervously awaited Thursday the final results of its presidential election, with the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta holding a strong lead after a vote tainted by opposition claims of rigging and the death of four people. International observer missions called for calm and restraint as the …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Four people were killed Wednesday in election-related violence in Kenya, where the opposition claimed massive rigging in a vote that President Uhuru Kenyatta looked certain to win. The east African nation, keenly aware of post-poll violence a decade ago that left 1,100 dead, was on …

Kigali, Rwanda | AFP |  Rwanda’s electoral commission on Wednesday confirmed President Paul Kagame’s overwhelming victory in last week’s presidential election, even improving his score slightly to 98.79 percent. There had been little doubt that the 59-year-old would return to the helm of the east African nation which he has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Newly re-elected Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Eng. Moses Magogo has called for an end in-fighting withing the sports community. “Those fighting the persons are fighting the game and sowing seeds instability for long periods. Let us not take for granted what we …

Trump boasts of US nuclear arsenal in new NKorea warning Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States’ nuclear arsenal was “more powerful than ever” in a fresh warning to North Korea over its repeated missile tests. Hours after putting Pyongyang on notice that …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared headed for re-election Wednesday but his rival Raila Odinga claimed a massive hacking attack had manipulated results, ratcheting up tensions in opposition strongholds. Police fired tear gas to disperse a few hundred protesters in Kisumu in western Kenya as well …

  Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Bailed former UBC Managing Director Paul Kihika has been taken back to Luzira Prison, this time by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on charges of giving false information to police. Kihika had on Monday been released on bail by the Anti-Corruption Court on charges …

Kisumu, Kenya | AFP | Riot police engaged in running battles Wednesday with protesters in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu in western Kenya, as presidential aspirant Raila Odinga claimed massive poll fraud, an AFP reporter witnessed. Police fired tear gas as several hundred protesters in the neighbourhood of Kondele — an …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Hackers broke into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission and manipulated the results of the election, the leader of the country’s opposition coalition alleged on Wednesday. Vote counting is ongoing in east Africa’s strongest democracy after Tuesday’s election where voters were asked to either re-elect …

  Nairobi, Kenya | @NTVnewsroom | NASA co-principals, led by Raila Odinga, address the press on the Kenya general election CLICK for live updates of results Share on: WhatsApp