Unable to run for the presidency but too powerful to ignore, the ex-deputy president is reshaping Kenya’s alliances from the ...

During Kenya’s post-election crisis in 2007, which saw thousands dead and many more displaced, inflammatory messages sent via SMS and emails exacerbated the chaos dividing the country along ethnic ...

At least 300 people have been killed and 100,000 displaced since Mwai Kibaki, the incumbent president and a Kikuyu, was declared the winner of the Dec. 27 presidential election by a thin margin.

The European Union said the threat of poll clashes which pushed Kenya to the brink 10 years ago, could not be dismissed. A disputed election in Kenya in 2007 led to the deaths of more than1,100 ...

In Kenya, fears of post-election violence seem to be dissipating, but Gwen Ifill reports that other concerns remain. Newly-elected President Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate both face charges ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A dispute over Kenya's presidential election intensified Thursday when supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga said an unofficial tally showed he won -- a claim that ...

Political temperatures are definitely rising, now that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has been formally constituted, and plans are underway for the many by-elections that have ...

The Matuga and South Mugirango by-elections have amply demonstrated how use of modern technology can enhance the integrity of electoral processes, and greatly eliminate the prospects of vote ...