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Kenyan Women Make History With Record Election Wins
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
- www.ndtv.com
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William Ruto Wins Kenya Election: 5 Points On The President-Elect
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | NDTV
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.49 per cent of the vote. Protests erupted in his defeated rival's strongholds after the results.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
- Monday August 1, 2022
- Reuters
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
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Meta's Facebook May Face Suspension in Kenya as It Fails Another Hate Speech Detection Test
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- Reuters
Meta has been given a time of seven days to tackle hate speech on the platform. Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has warned that failing to control incitement can lead to suspension of operations. Meanwhile, Meta’s spokesperson assures that the company has taken "extensive steps" to weed out hate speech and inflammatory content.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Fails to Spot Hate Posts Aimed at East Africa Amid Kenya’s Upcoming Elections: Study
- Wednesday June 15, 2022
- Associated Press
Facebook has been once again found amid discussion about the platform promoting hate speech, violence. According to aa new study, Facebook allowed posts by terrorist organisations that suggested to create uproar in East Africa in the light of Kenya’s upcoming elections.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Woman Gives Birth At Polling Station, Returns To Cast Vote Later
- Wednesday August 9, 2017
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Some Kenyans braced long queues, others rain and chilly weather, but one woman gave birth Tuesday while in line to vote in general elections and still made sure to vote.
- www.ndtv.com
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US President Barack Obama Lands in Kenya
- Saturday July 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late today, his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ugandan Police Arrest Presidential Aspirants on Way to Meetings
- Thursday July 9, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Ugandan police arrested today a former prime minister who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party's candidacy ahead of 2016 elections, while he was on his way to meet supporters at a town near Kenya's border.
- www.ndtv.com
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Defeated Kenyan PM contender challenges election results in top court
- Saturday March 16, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga filed a legal challenge to his election loss on Saturday in a major test of the country's democratic system five years after a disputed vote triggered deadly tribal clashes.
- www.ndtv.com
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Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenya presidency by slim margin
- Saturday March 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, won the presidential election by the slimmest of margins with 50.03 percent, provisional results showed, just enough to avoid a run-off after a race that has divided the nation along tribal lines.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kenyans wait to know winner after tight presidential vote
- Wednesday March 6, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenyan authorities hope to deliver the final outcome of a presidential vote on Wednesday, after partial results showed a lead for a politician wanted in the Hague over tribal violence at the last election five years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turnout in landmark Kenya poll tops 70 per cent
- Tuesday March 5, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans turned out en masse on Monday for the first presidential poll since disputed results triggered a wave of bloodletting five years ago, with all eyes on tallying after a close but peaceful race.
- www.ndtv.com
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Four policemen butchered as Kenyans queue in tense vote
- Monday March 4, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenyans stood patiently in long lines on Monday to elect a new president but machete-wielding youths on the coast killed four policemen, casting a shadow over a vote seen as vital to repairing Kenya's image after tribal bloodshed five years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polls open in Kenya elections after gun attacks
- Monday March 4, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Long lines of Kenyans queued from far before dawn as polls opened Monday for hard-fought elections, hours after several policemen were killed in an ambush in the port city of Mombasa.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fears of renewed violence in tight Kenya poll race
- Friday March 1, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans head to the polls on Monday to elect a new president for the first time since deadly post-election unrest rocked the nation five years ago, with observers warning of possible fresh violence in the tight race.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kenyan Women Make History With Record Election Wins
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
- www.ndtv.com
-
William Ruto Wins Kenya Election: 5 Points On The President-Elect
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | NDTV
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.49 per cent of the vote. Protests erupted in his defeated rival's strongholds after the results.
- www.ndtv.com
-
No Intention of Shutting Facebook Down, Kenyan Ministers Say After Watchdog’s Ultimatum Over Hate Speech
- Monday August 1, 2022
- Reuters
Facebook received support from Kenyan ministers after the country’s watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) accused the service of failing to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform ahead of the national elections and gave it 7 days to comply with rules on hate speech. Kenya’s ICT minister Joe Mucheru said th...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta's Facebook May Face Suspension in Kenya as It Fails Another Hate Speech Detection Test
- Saturday July 30, 2022
- Reuters
Meta has been given a time of seven days to tackle hate speech on the platform. Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has warned that failing to control incitement can lead to suspension of operations. Meanwhile, Meta’s spokesperson assures that the company has taken "extensive steps" to weed out hate speech and inflammatory content.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Fails to Spot Hate Posts Aimed at East Africa Amid Kenya’s Upcoming Elections: Study
- Wednesday June 15, 2022
- Associated Press
Facebook has been once again found amid discussion about the platform promoting hate speech, violence. According to aa new study, Facebook allowed posts by terrorist organisations that suggested to create uproar in East Africa in the light of Kenya’s upcoming elections.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Woman Gives Birth At Polling Station, Returns To Cast Vote Later
- Wednesday August 9, 2017
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Some Kenyans braced long queues, others rain and chilly weather, but one woman gave birth Tuesday while in line to vote in general elections and still made sure to vote.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US President Barack Obama Lands in Kenya
- Saturday July 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late today, his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ugandan Police Arrest Presidential Aspirants on Way to Meetings
- Thursday July 9, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Ugandan police arrested today a former prime minister who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party's candidacy ahead of 2016 elections, while he was on his way to meet supporters at a town near Kenya's border.
- www.ndtv.com
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Defeated Kenyan PM contender challenges election results in top court
- Saturday March 16, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga filed a legal challenge to his election loss on Saturday in a major test of the country's democratic system five years after a disputed vote triggered deadly tribal clashes.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenya presidency by slim margin
- Saturday March 9, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, won the presidential election by the slimmest of margins with 50.03 percent, provisional results showed, just enough to avoid a run-off after a race that has divided the nation along tribal lines.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Kenyans wait to know winner after tight presidential vote
- Wednesday March 6, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenyan authorities hope to deliver the final outcome of a presidential vote on Wednesday, after partial results showed a lead for a politician wanted in the Hague over tribal violence at the last election five years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Turnout in landmark Kenya poll tops 70 per cent
- Tuesday March 5, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans turned out en masse on Monday for the first presidential poll since disputed results triggered a wave of bloodletting five years ago, with all eyes on tallying after a close but peaceful race.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Four policemen butchered as Kenyans queue in tense vote
- Monday March 4, 2013
- World News | Reuters
Kenyans stood patiently in long lines on Monday to elect a new president but machete-wielding youths on the coast killed four policemen, casting a shadow over a vote seen as vital to repairing Kenya's image after tribal bloodshed five years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Polls open in Kenya elections after gun attacks
- Monday March 4, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Long lines of Kenyans queued from far before dawn as polls opened Monday for hard-fought elections, hours after several policemen were killed in an ambush in the port city of Mombasa.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Fears of renewed violence in tight Kenya poll race
- Friday March 1, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Kenyans head to the polls on Monday to elect a new president for the first time since deadly post-election unrest rocked the nation five years ago, with observers warning of possible fresh violence in the tight race.
- www.ndtv.com