Raila Odinga
Raila Amollo Odinga (born January 7, 1945), also popularly known to Kenyans as Agwambo, is the Prime Minister of Kenya in a coalition government. ... More »
Kenya's Odinga challenges election defeat in top court
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga addresses his supporters during a political rally at the Kibera in the capital Nairobi, March 12, 2013. NAIROBI | Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:48am GMT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga filed a legal challenge to ... Read more »
Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote
NAIROBI | Sat Mar 9, 2013 10:54pm EST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for crimes against humanity, was declared winner of Kenya's presidential election on Saturday, but rival Raila Odinga said he would challenge the outcome in court and asked supporters to avoid violence. ... Read more »
Odinga vows to fight Kenya election results
His main challenger, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, refused to concede, citing what he called widespread fraud and irregularities. Western governments commended Kenyans on holding peaceful elections but pointedly avoided congratulating the declared victor. The United States, which ... Read more »
Kenyatta wins Kenya presidency
The mood was tense but calm in the heartlands of Kenyatta's rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who also lost in the disputed 2007 vote and trailed this time with 43.28 percent. "No Raila, no peace," Odinga supporters chanted as security forces stood by in Kisumu, a city ... Read more »
Kenyatta wins presidency by slim margin in Kenyan election
Kenyatta's main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, trailed with 43.28 percent of the vote. A close adviser to Odinga said he would not concede the election and would launch a legal challenge if Kenyatta was officially declared the victor. "He is not conceding the election. If ... Read more »
Analysis: Ethnicity and ICC cases heat up Kenya presidential race
Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya's founder president, lead the two main opposing camps for the March 4 presidential and parliamentary elections. The head-on rivalry between Kenyatta, from the predominant Kikuyu tribe, and Odinga, a Luo, raises the ... Read more »
Peace holds in heartlands of Kenya's election losers
KISUMU/MOMBASA, Kenya | Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:53am EDT KISUMU/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Strongholds of defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga were peaceful on Sunday, apparently reflecting a desire by Kenyans to avoid a repeat of the bloodshed that followed the last election five ... Read more »
Church in Kenya that was attacked after the 2007 election says it moved on despite some scars
This time, Kimuyu said, there was nothing to fear after the two leading candidates — winner Uhuru Kenyatta and loser Raila Odinga — pleaded for calm and unity. "When presidential candidates spoke to the media, they kind of fueled the steam in the people," he said, looking back on the ... Read more »
In Kenya, jubilation for Kenyatta after slim win
Kenyatta's defeated rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, planned to hold a news conference to reveal his next step. If Kenyatta's victory holds, the son of Jomo Kenyatta will become the fourth president of Kenya since its independence from British colonial rule in 1963. Kenyatta's win ... Read more »
Kenyan presidential election edges to nail-biting end
... | Fri Mar 8, 2013 10:21am GMT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's presidential race tightened on Friday with frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta gaining just under half of the ballots counted four days after the vote, raising the prospect of a tense run-off against his main rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga... Read more »
Kenyatta lead shrinks in Kenya vote count, raising chance of run-off
Kenyatta's main rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, narrowed the gap to within three percentage points as votes from his stronghold were added to the tally. Earlier on Thursday, Odinga's campaign team said some of the results of the election had been doctored and called for the ... Read more »
Kenyatta takes early lead as Kenya counts votes
Early tallies from Monday's broadly peaceful voting gave an edge to Kenyatta, the 51-year-old deputy prime minister, over rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga, 68. That lead could still be overhauled because it was based on a count from just over 20 percent of polling stations, provisional ... Read more »
Kenyatta takes early lead as Kenya counts votes
Early tallies from Monday's broadly peaceful voting gave an edge to Kenyatta, the 51-year-old deputy prime minister, over rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga, 68. That lead could still be overhauled because it was based on a count from just over 20 percent of polling stations, provisional ... Read more »
Sporadic violence mars Kenya election
Prime Minister Raila Odinga blamed the attack on the Mombasa Republican Council, a separatist group that wants Mombasa, the second-largest city in Kenya, and its surrounding coastal area to secede. Kimaiyo said police had confirmed the group's involvement in the attack. Elsewhere, ETV ... Read more »
Kenya Election: Odinga Party Cries Fraud, Raising Fears Of Violence All Over Again
Kenya's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Raila Odinga votes at Kibera primary school during the presidential election in Nairobi March 4, 2013. Kenya May Elect A Man Indicted For... The election took place on Monday, with high turnout and long lines forcing many polling stations ... Read more »
Kenyans pray for peace on day before elections
Photo: AP Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Presidential candidate and current Prime Minister Raila Odinga addresses the crowd during a campaign rally at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Kenya's top two presidential candidates - Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila ... Read more »
Odinga alleges unfairness before Kenyan election
'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie Casting: Nina Dobrev as Anastasia Steele [PHOTOS] Prime Minister Raila Odinga, locked in a tight race against Uhuru Kenya tta, told Reuters he was still confident of a first-round victory, but his comments hint at legal wrangles and tension if the result is ... Read more »
Kenya Seeks Progress, Dreads Violence As Presidential Election Nears
Only one contender, current Prime Minister Raila Odinga, took time to shake the hand of every opponent. The debate was intended to run until 9 p.m. but overshot its mark by an hour. As the minutes ticked on, the dialogue picked up. Candidates addressed the three main themes: governance... Read more »
Kenyan presidential contender files court petition disputing results
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Lawyers for Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga filed a petition Saturday to challenge election results that declared him the runner-up in the presidential election. His supporters gathered outside the supreme court in the capital of Nairobi as his lawyers filed ... Read more »
Erring on the Side of Caution, Kenya's Media Undercovered The Election
Hours after the CORD alliance of the opposition leader Raila Odinga announced that it wanted the tallying of ballots stopped and an audit conducted, Kenyan radio D.J.’s were still cheerfully assuring listeners that everything was on track. That may have prevented passions in ... Read more »
