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Kenyatta follows father to Kenya's top job

April 9, 2013 07:02
By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, the wealthy son of the nation's independence hero, brushed off international charges of crimes against humanity to present himself as a statesman with the economic skills to help ordinary citizens. Backed by voters from Kenya's biggest tribe, the Kikuyu, in a nation where ethnic loyalties trump ideology at the ballot box, the 51-year-old listed as Kenya's richest man took the oath of office on Tuesday.

Celebrations for new Kenya leader Uhuru Kenyatta

April 9, 2013 04:16
Thousands of Kenyans gathered singing and dancing Tuesday for the swearing-in ceremony of their new leader Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's first president and who faces an international crimes against humanity trial. Regional leaders and foreign diplomats are expected to arrive from 0800 GMT at Kenya's national football stadium, with musicians, dancers and a military parade entertaining an estimated 60,000 people.

President Jacob will attend inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, presidency says

April 9, 2013 03:01
President Jacob Zuma will attend the inauguration of incoming Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Presidency said today. The inauguration was set to take place on Tuesday, his spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement. Kenyatta won Kenya's Presidential elections last month. Kenyatta was proclaimed winner of the poll on March 4, but his rival Raila Odinga challenged the result in the Supreme Court. In their ruling, six Supreme Court judges upheld Kenyatta's victory and said the election had been conducted in a ‘free, fair, transparent and credible manner.’ Odi

Despite looming int’l trial for crimes against humanity, Kenya's new leader Uhuru Kenyatta will maintain country's close relations with the West, analysts say

April 9, 2013 02:49
Despite a looming international trial for crimes against humanity, Kenya's new leader Uhuru Kenyatta will maintain the country's close relations with the West, analysts say, calming fears his rule could see a breach in ties. Kenyatta, son of Kenya's founding president and one of Africa's richest men -- who will be sworn into office on Tuesday -- used anti-Western rhetoric in campaigns ahead of last month's elections. But not only is the astute businessman Western-educated, the West is simply too involved in Kenya's economy for the new president to be able to turn exclusively to

Kenya swears in president, West faces balancing act

April 8, 2013 18:45
By Duncan Miriri and Edmund Blair NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenyan president on Tuesday, presenting Western states with the challenge of how to deal with a leader indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Cheered by tens of thousands of people at the ceremony, Uganda's president praised Kenyans for rejecting what he called the court's bid to sway the vote by "blackmail", a reflection of the distrust or resentment of the court felt by many Africans.

In Kenya's Rift Valley, divided tribes all backed Kenyatta

April 8, 2013 00:00
Five years ago in Kenya's vast Rift Valley during bloody post-election violence in which the Kalenjin and Kikuyu tribes fought, Pius Saina's farm was looted. Today, while Saina has rebuilt his farm, he is still wary of his Kikuyu neighbours. Nevertheless, like many Kalenjin, he voted in elections last month for the man seen as a key leader of the Kikuyu, president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya's new president to keep good relations with West

April 6, 2013 21:45
Despite a looming international trial for crimes against humanity, Kenya's new leader Uhuru Kenyatta will maintain the country's close relations with the West, analysts say, calming fears his rule could see a breach in ties. Kenyatta, son of Kenya's founding president and one of Africa's richest men -- who will be sworn into office on Tuesday -- used anti-Western rhetoric in campaigns ahead of last month's elections.

Lawyer tells Kenya’s SC it should adhere to judicial restraint and uphold March 4 election result

April 6, 2013 13:01
A lawyer for Kenya's election commission is citing the American presidential election court case Bush vs. Gore in his argument that Kenya's election result should stand. Ahmednasir Abdullahi told Kenya's Supreme Court today it should adhere to judicial restraint and uphold the March 4 election result showing that Uhuru Kenyatta won with 50.07 percent of the vote. Prime Minister Raila Odinga and civil society groups are asking the court to order a new election because it wasn't free and fair. Abdullahi quoted a U.S.

Kenyan police to charge over 20 suspects over Kisumu chaos

April 3, 2013 11:08
Kenyan police said late Monday that they will charge in court 23 suspects who have been arrested following clashes that erupted in the country's third largest city Kisumu over the weekend. Regional police commander Joseph Ole Tito said the violent protests broke out late on Saturday after the Supreme Court's ruling on election petition which was filed by Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Ole Tito said those who participated in the demonstrations and caused mayhem in the ever busy city will be arraigned in court on Tuesday once the police have completed their investigations. "T

Peace restored in stronghold of Kenya's election loser Odinga

April 1, 2013 11:45
By Hezron Ochiel KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Calm returned to the western Kenyan stronghold of defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Monday after two days of running battles with police following the Supreme Court's confirmation of his rival Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect. Two people were shot dead in the unrest, but the violence was on a much smaller scale than the nationwide bloodshed that followed the 2007 election when the western city of Kisumu was one of the places worst affected places by deadly riots.
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