Kenya’s government attempted a crackdown on the media shortly after the election results were announced by banning live coverage of events in Kenya. The ban did not work.
The Media Council of Kenya and the Media Owners Association termed the order “draconian, impractical and an affront to the press freedom in the country.”
Bloggers are also fighting […]
Defeated Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga called on Monday for a mass rally in Nairobi’s main park this week to protest a disputed vote. “We are going to call for a meeting at Uhuru park on January 3 where we expect a million Kenyans to attend,” Odinga told a news conference. His camp had […]
Sky News is reporting that at least 124 people have been killed in Kenya overnight as the violence continues to escalate. Police are warning those living in Nairobi’s slums that they will be shot dead if found outside their homes. The government has pledged to crackdown on the rioters even as the violence spreads.
Opposition […]
There are reports swirling on the Internet coming from sources in Kenya stating that opposition leader Raila Odinga has been arrested. There reports are all unconfirmed.
Since being sworn in as president for a second term earlier today, the government of Mwai Kibaki has halted all live TV broadcasts in the nation. Since media reports […]
All live television broadcasts have been ordered off the air by Kenya’s government. Protesters have turned into rioters. The peace leading up to the election has been shattered.
Moments after Kenya’s ruling party was narrowly declared victorious, despite early returns that showed the opposition well-ahead, President Mwai Kibaki government began a crackdown on media reports in […]
After waiting for hours in lines that were over a mile long in many polling districts, Kenya’s electorate has no patience for the sluggish pace of election returns. And now it is turning violent. In Mirogi 3 people were shot and killed while protesting.
The weeks leading up to the election and election day itself was […]