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Sep 2022
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What can Africa learn from Kenya’s elect...

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<p>Kenya’s election process has concluded with the Supreme Court declaring that William Ruto was duly elected as the country’s 5th president. Mr Ruto will be sworn in on 13th January after the Supreme Court dismissed the election petition submitted by his main opponent, Raila Odinga. Raila lost even though he was backed by the outgoing president Uhuru Ken ... Show More
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