Kibera Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/kibera/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kibera Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/kibera/ 32 32 Turnout in Kenya’s re-run election much lower than in last August’s annulled poll https://jjcornish.com/2017/10/turnout-kenyas-re-run-election-much-lower-last-augusts-annulled-poll/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/10/turnout-kenyas-re-run-election-much-lower-last-augusts-annulled-poll/ The turnout after hours of voting in Kenya’s controversial re-run Presidential election has been much lower than in the August poll annulled by the Supreme Court. In the opposition strongholds of Kibera in Nairobi and Kisumu in the west of the country, there have been clashes with police. Although opposition leader Raila Odinga has withdrawn […]

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]]> The turnout after hours of voting in Kenya’s controversial re-run Presidential election has been much lower than in the August poll annulled by the Supreme Court.

In the opposition strongholds of Kibera in Nairobi and Kisumu in the west of the country, there have been clashes with police.

Although opposition leader Raila Odinga has withdrawn from today’s re-run election, his name still appears on the ballot paper.

So he could have some votes counted for him.

Even though he’s urged his supporters to boycott the exercise…

..which they have done.

Polling stations are shuttered in Kisumu and Kibera.

Some Odinga supporters have however taken to the streets protesting against what they are calling a rigged election.

Tens of thousands of extra police have been drafted in to  maintain law and orderaintIN

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]]> Unrest after death of Raila Odinga https://jjcornish.com/2015/01/unrest-death-raila-odinga/ Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/01/unrest-death-raila-odinga/ There’s been civil unrest in Nairobi after the son of opposition leader Raila Odinga was found dead in his home. Police say the death of 41-year-old Fidel Castro Odinga is being treated as unexplained. Fidel Castro Odinga had been drinking with his friends on Saturday night. He was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. […]

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]]> There’s been civil unrest in Nairobi after the son of opposition leader Raila Odinga was found dead in his home.

Police say the death of 41-year-old Fidel Castro Odinga is being treated as unexplained.

Fidel Castro Odinga had been drinking with his friends on Saturday night.

He was found dead in his bed yesterday morning.

Police say they’re investigating his final movements.

A forensic pathologist has been called in and a post-mortem will be conducted to establish the cause of death.

Odinga junior was seen as a possible successor to Raila Odinga who’s received messages of condolence from his bitter political rival President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto.

There’s been a violent protest around Nairobi’s Kibera slum.

Protesters pelted motorists with stones and blocked the roads before being dispersed by police.

 

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