In Kenya, Early Tallies Show Kibaki Trailing
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NAIROBI, Dec. 28 -- With vote-counting underway in what appears to be the closest and most open presidential contest in this nation's history, Raila Odinga, a fiery opposition leader, appeared to hold a strong lead over President Mwai Kibaki, according to early returns broadcast Friday on three m...
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Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while activists voiced fears over delayed official results.
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Corruption still oils the wheels of business in Kenya, a World Bank survey shows.
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The dubious conclusion of the most fiercely fought election in Kenyaâs history has produced a wave of ethnic fighting.
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President Mwai Kibaki tried to fend off a fiery opposition leader in an election that was shaping up to be the closest in Kenyaâs history.
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Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in a presidential vote minutes after official figures gave their candidate a four percentage point lead over President Mwai Kibaki on three-quarters of the count.
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Early forecasts showed Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki in a close fight on Friday with his main challenger after an election diplomats praised as smooth, despite sporadic violence and rigging claims by both sides.
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A closer look at what has unfolded since a deeply flawed election plunged Kenya into chaos shows that some of the bloodletting may have been premeditated and organized.
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Looting, arson and murder have become hallmarks of Kenya's conflict over a disputed presidential election. Another, less talked about tactic in the violence that has degenerated into ethnic clashes: rape.
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Tens of thousands of Kikuyus, the tribe of Kenyaâs president, have fled because of ethnic violence.
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga pulled ahead of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Friday in the race to lead east Africa's biggest economic power, according to early tallies by local media.
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is likely to face his main political rival for the first time since disputed polls cast their country into chaos when the newly elected parliament sits on Tuesday.
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Early projections on Friday showed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in a tight battle with his main challenger after a vote praised as smooth, despite sporadic violence and rigging accusations from both sides.
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Kenya's opposition hopeful held his lead over President Mwai Kibaki in two final opinion polls released on Thursday a week before an election some fear could provoke trouble in one of Africa's most mature democracies.
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Hasty naming of ministers infuriates opposition, and observers accuse Kibaki of acting in bad faith
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In Kenya, elections mean money. From  cash to T-shirts to new roads, and the lucrative business of  helping aspirants by fair means or foul, Christmas has come  early in the east African nation.
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Kenyaâs countryside seems to be settling into a state of lawlessness that is more reminiscent of the checkpoint culture in Somalia or Darfur, Sudan.