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Supporters of Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, hold up a poster and celebrate in Nairobi Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, after Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted while saying electoral reforms had not been made. The decision appeared to put an end to a months-long political drama never before seen in Africa that has left dozens dead. (AP Photo/John Muchucha)

Kenya top court upholds Uhuru Kenyatta’s win in repeat election

By Tom Odula - Associated Press

Fishing, once the economic engine in Kisumu, Kenya, is thriving again after postelection violence in August and September. President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner with 98 percent of the votes after Raila Odinga boycotted the vote and asked his supporters not to participate in the repeat election. (Tonny Onyulo/Special to The Washington Times)

Raila Odinga’s Kenya election loss frustrates voters in strongholds

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

In this 2012 photo provided by Paul Linnee, his sister, former Associated Press journalist Susan Linnee, poses in Hong Kong. Linnee, who rose from a radio stringer in Latin America to become a groundbreaking AP bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, has died. She was 75. (Paul Linnee via AP)

Susan Linnee, ex-AP bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, dies

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

A Kenyan man carried his belongings through Nairobi's slums after supporters of the National Super Alliance burned tires to block roads Wednesday before voters go to the polls. (Associated Press)

Kenya vote repeat sows doubt, fear of instability

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Raila Odinga has withdrawn his candidacy for the fresh presidential election ordered by the country's Supreme Court, saying the election commission has not made the changes to avoid the "irregularities and illegalities" cited in the nullified August vote. (Associated Press/File)

Raila Odinga puts Kenya election in chaos by withdrawing as candidate

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto, right, leaves after speaking to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Kenya's electoral commission has announced it has moved the date for a fresh presidential election to Oct 26. The electoral commission had earlier set Oct 17 as the date for the fresh poll after the Supreme Court invalidated President Uhuru Kenyatta's August re-election and ordered a rerun within 60 days. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Kenya loses hosting rights to African soccer tournament

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE - Associated Press

Kip Keino changes mind, says will stand for re-election

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA - Associated Press

Opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga, right, and his running mate, Kalonzo Musyoka, left, at the Supreme Court, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Kenya's Supreme Court has overturned President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election dismissing backing a petition by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga who claimed votes had been manipulated to deny him victory. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

Kenya court nullifies president’s win, calls for new vote

By Tom Odula - Associated Press

Arkansas nonprofit’s $12.6M project to aid Kenyan farmers

Associated Press

Women help women through Kura Project

By CHERISE MADIGAN - Associated Press

Kenya election dispute intensifies with conflicting claims

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Deadly Kenya protests as opposition alleges vote hacking

By Tom Odula and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Kenyan lions kill 1 person grazing livestock in city park

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, July 22, 2015, file photo, a man walks away after leaning his bicycle against a mural of President Barack Obama, created by the Kenyan graffiti artist Bankslave, at the GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of the visit of Obama. Africa was electrified by the rise of Barack Obama, the first U.S. president of African descent, who took aim at the twin scourges of corruption and dictatorship and sent thousands of troops to fight one of the most terrifying disease outbreaks in decades. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Barack Obama calls for calm in Kenya election; violence expected after Tuesday vote

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Lydia Gathoni Kiingati, 102, reacts after having her finger inked, after casting her vote just after dawn at a polling station in Gatundu, north of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Voting ends in Kenya’s fiercely contested elections

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Maasai men line up before the opening of the polling stations in Bissil, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) south of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Kenya president leads with 2/3 of votes counted

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta attends an evangelical pre-election prayer rally for peace in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, July 30, 2017. Kenya again faces the threat of violence as the highly competitive Aug. 8 presidential election approaches. Many who survived the deadliest period in the countrys history 10 years ago say they still havent found justice. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Kenyan president hits speculation on election official’s murder

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

Officials from the opposition National Super Alliance, from left to right, Johnson Muthama, Moses Wetangula, Musalia Mudavadi, and James Orengo, give their reaction to the media regarding the torture and death of an electoral commission official, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, July 31, 2017. Christopher Msando, an information technology official crucial to running Kenya's presidential election next week, has been found tortured and killed, the electoral commission chairman said Monday, as concerns grew that the East African nation's vote again would face dangerous unrest. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Christopher Msando’s murder heightens fears over Kenyan presidential election

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates winning the men's 800-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David Rudisha has withdrawn from the world athletics championships. The two-time Olympic champion confirmed his withdrawal on Monday, July 31, 2017 via Twitter and will not defend his 800-meter title due to injury. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)

Rudisha withdraws from world championships with thigh injury

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA - Associated Press