Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. Kenyan elections have been some of the most drama-filled moments in my country, and unfortunately some of the saddest. I honestly do not think we’ve had a general election where no one has died. Monday night Daniel Musyoka, the missing Embakasi East [...]
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Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. Today is a sad day for Kenya. Today Chebukati, chairman of the IEBC, this country’s electoral commission, basically made a mockery of the Kenyan electoral process. He has done it so shamelessly, so much so that many have been left wondering where [...]
Kenya dispatch: 'Kenya is in a state of limbo at the moment'
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. She reports from Nairobi. It has been five days since we in Kenya had our elections on August 9th. Five days, and still we do not know who our president is. As the wait continues, so does the pressure. Kenya is in a state of limbo [...]
Kenya dispatch: tensions rise as general election tallies continue
Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. On Tuesday, Kenyans went to the polls in general elections and are now waiting for the tallied results. A lot has happened during this period. In fact, too much has happened that has just left the majority of the populace feeling either tense or exasperated. Tension [...]
Kenya High Court rules constitutional amendment bill unconstitutional
A special five-judge bench at the High Court of Kenya on Thursday declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)-driven Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 unconstitutional. The main case was filed by five activists, namely David Ndii, Jerotich Seii, James Ngondi, Wanjiku Gikonyo, and Ikal Angelei. The judgment deals with 17 issues that had been raised in eight [...]
Kenya Supreme Court removes opposition coalition from petitions challenging presidential election
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday rejecte the participation of the main opposition coalition in petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's repeat presidential election. This means that the National Super...
Kenya President calls on Supreme Court to dismiss election petitions
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss two election petitions challenging the validity of his repeat election win. Kenyatta strongly rejected the claims made by two challengers, saying that the petitions...
EU on Kenya presidential election: potential damage to democracy and stability
The EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) released a preliminary statement Tuesday on Kenya's presidential elections claiming that the current state of the elections had damaged the electoral process, political institutions and the population.The EU...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved $51.35 billion in funding on Thursday for state and foreign appropriations , including $10 million to help fund the UN...
Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga , whose campaign against the incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta was declared unsuccessful after a countrywide election last month by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Committee (IEBC) , has issued a statement...