Elections are only part of the story in Kenya’s history of post-poll violence

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga and his National Super Alliance are contesting the country’s general election results in the Supreme Court. Odinga rejected the official results which showed that Uhuru Kenyatta had reclaimed the presidency.

In the days following the announcement that Kenyatta had won, opposition supporters attempted to engage in peaceful protests. International and local media reported on clashes between police and residents in Nairobi and Kisumu.

Earlier in the year state security forces were also deployed against opposition supporters agitating for reforms to the country’s election commission.

But media reports often misrepresent the…Read more…

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