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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.

Kenya looks for economic peace dividend after calm vote

April 1, 2013 03:45
By Drazen Jorgic and Joseph Akwiri NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's tourism industry may be a swift winner from the election of Uhuru Kenyatta, owner of hotels and a vast business empire, as east Africa's biggest economy seeks to benefit from a vote that avoided a re-run of bloodshed of five years ago.

Calm returns to Kenya after poll ruling sparks riots

March 31, 2013 09:33
Kenyan police maintained tight security on Sunday as calm returned after a court ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election win sparked anger among his rival's supporters, leading to riots that left two people dead. Outgoing prime minister Raila Odinga had challenged the result of the March 4 poll hoping for a rerun, but while he begrudgingly accepted the Supreme Court's decision on Saturday, youths in his strongholds were enraged.

Kenya on alert after court ruling sparks riots

March 31, 2013 05:15
Kenyan police beefed up security Sunday after a court decision upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential vote win drew his rival's supporters into the streets, sparking riots that left two dead. Raila Odinga had challenged the result of the March 4 poll hoping for a rerun but while he begrudgingly accepted the Supreme Court's decision on Saturday, youths in his strongholds were enraged. Riots broke out immediately after the ruling, leaving two dead and seven wounded in the city of Kisumu, Joseph Ole Tito, police chief for the western Nyanza region, said.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Two dead in Saturday's riots in western Kenya: police

March 31, 2013 04:45
Two people were killed in protests that erupted in western Kenya Saturday after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the March 4 presidential election, a senior police official said Sunday. The pair died of their wounds after violence erupted in the city of Kisumu between riot police and angry supporters of Kenyatta's defeated rival Raila Odinga, regional police chief Joseph Ole Tito said. Seven other people were wounded. str-mom-hv/jmm

AFP World News Agenda

March 30, 2013 18:01
What's happening around the world on Sunday: -- TOP STORIES -- + Kenya violence as court upholds election results + Afghan leader in Qatar for talks on Taliban office + Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday mass NAIROBI: Violence erupts in western Kenya as supporters of outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga protest a Supreme Court ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election-win. Odinga has accepted the ruling. (KENYA-VOTE-COURT-RIOTS)

Kenya Supreme Court upholds election of Kenyatta sparking clashes

March 30, 2013 18:01
Kenya's Supreme Court on Saturday upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election victory, throwing out a petition over irregularities brought by his rival Raila Odinga, who conceded defeat for the sake of national unity. Clashes immediately erupted between youths and the police in Kisumu, the biggest town in Odinga's western region stronghold, leaving at least two people with gunshot wounds, an AFP reporter said.

US congratulates Kenyatta on Kenya presidential win

March 30, 2013 16:00
The White House congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday for winning Kenya's presidential vote and urged Kenyans to accept the results peacefully after a Supreme Court verdict upheld them. "We also congratulate the people of Kenya on the peaceful conduct of the election and commend Raila Odinga for accepting the Supreme Court's decision," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

URGENT ¥¥¥ US congratulates Kenyatta on Kenya presidential win

March 30, 2013 15:45
The White House congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday for winning Kenya's presidential vote, after a Supreme Court verdict upheld the results. "We also congratulate the people of Kenya on the peaceful conduct of the election and commend Raila Odinga for accepting the Supreme Court's decision," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. nss/oh
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