Oct 12 Protests banned in Kenya after opposition leader pulls out of presidential election By Michael Boulter Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga have been holding regular demonstrations in multiple cities to push for election reforms before a re-run of Kenya’s presidential election later this month. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Lidia batters Mexico By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Lidia produced heavy rains and wind across Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, resulting in four deaths. The storm could bring rain to the Southwest while Hurricane Irma remains far out in the Atlantic. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 01 Kenya Supreme Court declares presidential election results invalid By Michael Boulter Election results announced last month showed President Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected with 54 percent of the vote, 1.4 million more votes than opposition candidate Raila Odinga. Continue reading
Aug 24 Analysis: In Kenya, uneasy stalemate follows election By John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations The opposition leader’s challenge to incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta’s election victory risks undermining democracy in East Africa’s economic hub. Continue reading
Aug 12 At least eleven people killed after Kenyan election as opposition alleges fraud By Jenna Gray Police have killed at least 11 people in the aftermath of Kenya’s presidential election on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:14 As Kenya votes, some fear repeat of past election violence By PBS News Hour A record number of Kenyans voted in an election Tuesday pitting incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta against veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Both men were leaders when post-election violence rocked the nation almost a decade ago, raising fears that the country could… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 6:22 American war correspondent details his own love and life in Africa By PBS News Hour As a college student, Jeffrey Gettleman traveled to East Africa and fell in love. He also fell in love that year with a woman back home. Their time and work apart, and his life and work covering a continent as… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 9:08 Kenya races toward goal of electrifying every household By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Kenya has made rapid gains in connecting households across the country to the electrical grid, as part of a goal to achieve universal access to power by 2020. Over the past three years the East African country has connected 12.4… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Group gives cash aid to rural Kenyans, then studies its effects By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Since it was founded in 2011, U.S.-based nonprofit GiveDirectly has given cash unconditionally to villagers in eastern Africa, particularly Kenya and Uganda. The nonprofit’s most recent project involves providing a basic income consisting of cash payments to every adult in… Continue watching