Kenya's Odinga files petition at Supreme Court to challenge presidential election results

STORY: Kenya's Odinga files petition at Supreme Court to challenge presidential election results DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Odinga and Azimio la Umoja members at the Supreme Court 2. various of filing the petition 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): RAILA ODINGA, Kenya's veteran opposition leader and presidential candidate from Azimio la Umoja (Resolution for Unity) 4. various of officials and files 5. various of Azimio supporters STORYLINE: Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday filed a petition at the country's Supreme Court to challenge the results of the Aug. 9 presidential election where his closest rival and sitting Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner by the head of the country's electoral body. The 77-year-old Odinga, who was making his fifth stab at the presidency under the Azimio La Umoja (Resolution for Unity) - One Kenya Coalition, said the announced outcome of the hotly contested polls was flawed

Kenya's opposition leader vows to contest presidential results in court

STORY: Kenya's opposition leader vows to contest presidential results in court DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of the Raila Odinga with Azimio officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Azimio la Umoja flagbearer 4. various of press conference 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Azimio la Umoja flagbearer 4. various of Azimio supporters STORYLINE: Kenyan veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected presidential election results announced by the chairman of the electoral body on Monday where his main competitor in the race, the sitting Deputy President, William Ruto was declared the winner. The 77-year-old Odinga who was running for the presidency for the fifth time under the Azimio La Umoja (Resolution for Unity)-One Kenya Coalition said he had no faith in the outcomes of the hotly contested polls held on August 9. He said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital that t

KENYA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

KENYA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(220809) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Raila Odinga, a veteran opposition leader who is running for the presidency under the Azimio La Umoja (Resolution for Unity) One Kenya Coalition, casts his ballot at a polling station in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 9, 2022. Millions of Kenyan citizens on Tuesday morning cast their ballots at about 46,229 polling stations across the country to elect their fifth president as well as members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)