Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga ‘Sworn in’ as People’s President

Kenya has now two men who call themselves the country’s president. How did this happen? BY ASSOCIATED PRESS In a ceremony that Kenya’s government warned would be treason, opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday was sworn in as “the people’s president” during a mock inauguration protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new term after months of deadly […]

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Eritrea Denies It Barred President Uhuru’s Jet from Its Airspace

By Nyambega Gisesa, ERITREA has denied reports that it played a role in events leading to President Uhuru Kenyatta cutting short his trip to the United States midair last Thursday night. Eritrea’s Ambassador Beyene Russom said his country had given the Kenya government the requisite clearance for the President’s jet to use its airspace on […]

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President Uhuru’s Jet Routing Blunder Over Eritrean Skies

By Roselyne Obala, KENYA’s President Uhuru Kenyatta was forced last night to cancel his business trip to the U.S. after a routing blunder of his trip nearly sent his military jet to the raging war zone on the skies over Yemen. According to State House, the President’s jet was forced to turn back and return […]

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Kenya: ICC Rejects Ethiopia, Nigeria Applications as Friends of Court

Eritrea along with four other African countries filed requests regarding Vice President Ruto’s excusal from Continuous Presence at the ICC Trial. By Standard Media, The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chambers has rejected an application by Nigeria and Ethiopia to be enjoined in the Kenyan cases as friends of the court. The Appeals Chamber noted […]

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The Hypocrisy of Dealing With a Criminal President

Will the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack Obama use the election of President Kenyatta to define his human rights policy in Africa? By Al Mariam, Following the presidential election in late December 2007 and the Kenya Electoral Commission’s hurried declaration of incumbent […]

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