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The East African 3 September 2017 Kenya’s electoral commission, IEBC, chairman Wafula Chebukati addressing journalists in Nairobi in the wake of the ruling annulling presidential election results on September 1, 2017. With him are commissioners Margaret Mwachanya (centre) and Roselyn Akombe. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | In Summary Legal experts say it would be difficult to reconstitute IEBC...

sunatimes.com 23 August 2017 Djibouti is in the limelight after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) recently commissioned its first overseas permanent logistical base off the Horn of Africa. This has major implications for the region and beyond, as it is close to one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, which matters for global commerce and energy. Also Read: Chinese Troops...

The East African 10 August 2017 IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati gives a press briefing at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP Advertisement By DAILY NATION Kenya’s IEBC (electoral commission) chairman Wafula Chebukati will likely announce results of the Tuesday’s presidential vote on Friday. Mr Chebukati said Thursday that the commission expects all forms 34B from polling...

The East African 9 August 2017   By DAILY NATION The National Super Alliance (Nasa) has disputed preliminary presidential results as released by the electoral commission. Presidential candidate Raila Odinga early Wednesday termed the outcome that saw him trail Uhuru Kenyatta by more than one million votes as “sham, fictitious and fake”. Mr Odinga said the results were the...

The East African 7 August 2017 Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga at a past event. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary Besides the age difference between them, Mr Kenyatta comes out as an easy-going person who is at home with both the mighty and the down-trodden while Mr Odinga appears as a more reserved personality who warms up to people as they get along. Will these personalities influence...

The East African 20 August 2017 Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first lady. PHOTO | FILE By AFP Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe failed to appear Saturday at a summit in South Africa attended by her husband, an event overshadowed by her effort to obtain diplomatic immunity over assault allegations. The wife of President Robert Mugabe has not been seen since being accused of attacking...

NTV 14 August 2017 Since the July 2015 vote in Burundi, all the East African Community countries except South Sudan have had elections. The latest were Rwanda on August 4, and then Kenya a few hours ago on August 8. In all the elections, except Rwanda, the Oppositions rejected the result as rigged. Of course the opposite is also a possibility. That the incumbents win honestly and the Opposition,...

The East African 7 August 2017 South Africa’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete. PHOTO | AFRICA REVIEW In Summary President Zuma faces his eighth motion of no confidence The ANC said they have no doubt that this “frivolous motion” will fail like the previous seven. The call for the motion of no confidence came after President Zuma reshuffled his Cabinet on March...

The East African 20 July 2017 The last two of eight Bell Huey II helicopters that were delivered by the US on July 19, 2017 to the Kenya Air Force. The helicopters have an exceptional capacity to operate in hot and high-elevation environments. PHOTO | COURTESY In Summary Six similar choppers were delivered on December 2, 2016, and are being used to deploy rapid response units to and from...

The East African 6 July 2017 President Edgar Lungu. FILE PHOTO | PHILIPPE WOJAZER | AFP In Summary Zambian President Edgar Lungu invoked a state of emergency on Wednesday after a series of apparent arson attacks, in a move likely to trigger fresh accusations of government authoritarianism. Zambia has enjoyed relative stability in recent years, but political tensions have been high this year after...