Kenya Elections

Violence erupts in Kenya as protests for electoral reform intensify ahead of presidential election

Kenyan police fired tear gas at opposition protesters a day after their leader Raila Odinga announced his withdrawal from the presidential race.

Election officials in Kenya start hand counting ballots

Observers from around the world said pn Wednesday that Kenya carried out a credible election on Monday, but the groups reserved final judgments until the counting process is completed.

Prez hopeful Kenyatta leading as vote counting starts in Kenya

Kenyans, who had waited patiently in long lines to vote, hope the poll will restore the nation's image as one of Africa's most stable democracies after tribal blood-letting killed more than 1,200 people when the result of the 2007 vote was disputed.

Bloody democracy: At least 15 killed in Kenya on election day

This was the first presidential election in Kenya since a disputed 2007 poll unleashed weeks of tribal bloodshed.