Kenya ‘a beacon of democracy’ in East Africa, says expert
Nigerian media has reported that the country would be a “beacon of democracy” and a beacon of hope “through the world”, as the African Union (AU) summit held in Nairobi, Kenya this week came under attack.
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Nigerian media has reported that the country would be a “beacon of democracy” and a beacon of hope “through the world”, as the African Union (AU) summit held in Nairobi, Kenya this week came under attack.
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It is unclear whether President Uhuru Kenyatta will attend the AU summit. However, AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Wednesday that she will welcome President Kenyatta to the African Union summit.
Kenyatta did not attend the summit earlier this week either.
Earlier this week, opposition leader Raila Odinga accused Kenya’s leaders of being “afraid to meet with us so as to hide behind the cloak of diplomacy.”
Odinga and his party won a narrow victory in last year’s polls, which were boycotted by the mainstream opposition parties. Odinga, who is from south of the country, says the victory was won on promises that former President Uhuru Kenyatta would run the country properly.
At the AU summit on Wednesday, Kenyan leaders defended the disputed result and said they would go ahead with the vote.
Kenyatta’s coalition won the 2013 elections with a plurality but Odinga’s party, now in government, complained about a rigging.
Kenyatta’s coalition won the 2013 elections with a plurality but Odinga’s party, now in government, complained about a rigging.
Kenyatta’s coalition won the 2013 elections with a plurality in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, where the election was held amid strong street protests.
Nairobi’s electoral commission admitted it was unable to
