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Kenya high court orders vote recount in presidential election
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday ordered scrutiny of two documents used to tally votes in the March 4 presidential election and ordered a recount of all votes from 22 polling stations. The Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) and two othe (More) |
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Kenya high court demands silence over 2013 election case
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Wednesday ordered the parties involved in the March 4 election dispute to restrain from making public statements with regard to the case. The court also warned civic groups and journalists that they could face punishm (More) |
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Kenya presidential candidate asks ICC to withdraw charges
Counsel for Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Monday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] to drop the charges against his client for lack of evidence. The request (More) |
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Kenya PM Raila Odinga appeals election results
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga [official website; Al Jazeera profile] on Friday appealed the results of Kenya's 2013 election to Kenya's Supreme Court. Kenya's election commission declared Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], son (More) |
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Technological and Administrative Doubt: Kenya's 2013 Elections in Perspective
JURIST Guest Columnist George Kegoro of the International Commission of Jurists argues that the results of the 2013 presidential election in Kenya are unavoidably marred by technological failures and the shortcomings of the Independent Electoral and (More) |
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ICC drops case against Kenya politician Francis Muthaura
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that they are dropping the crimes against humanity charges against former Kenyan cabinet secretary Francis Muthaura after encountering various issues with evidence and witne (More) |
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Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya presidential election
Kenya's election commission on Saturday declared Uhuru Kenyatta [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the winner of the nation's 2013 presidential election. Shortly after the official announcement Ke (More) |
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ICC postpones trial of Kenya vice presidential candidate
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday postponed commencement of the trial of Kenyan vice-presidential contender William Ruto to ensure trial preparedness. In mid-February, defense counsel for Ruto asserted that the prosecution had fail (More) |
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ICC approves delay of trial for Kenya presidential candidate
The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] on Thursday agreed to delay [order, PDF; press release] the trial of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his co-defendant Francis Muthaura until July 9. The (More) |
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Kenya's Elections: Africa's Bellwether at a Crossroads
JURIST Guest Columnist M. Patrick Yingling, formerly of Kenya's Moi University School of Law, says that the fear of corruption and violence raises the stakes in Kenya's upcoming election higher than ever... (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
