Kenya: Presidential candidate terms poll result ‘null and void’ as BBC fact checkers say tally ‘not suspicious’

Kenya: Presidential candidate terms poll result ‘null and void’ as BBC fact checkers say tally ‘not suspicious’

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has rejected the results of Kenya’s presidential election saying that the figures announced on Monday were “null and void”. According to the official results, Odinga narrowly lost to Deputy President William Ruto. Odinga accused the head of the electoral body of a “blatant disregard of...

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Kenya comes to terms with veteran Raila Odinga losing presidential election for the fifth time

Kenya comes to terms with veteran Raila Odinga losing presidential election for the fifth time

After a tumultuous political day in Kenya, the country on Tuesday began to come to terms with the reality of a new president-elect, William Ruto, a sharply divided electorate and uncertainty over how the election’s apparent loser would react to defeat in a nation pivotal for the economy and stability...

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‘Changing people’s behaviour is like trying to change your socks while a whole football team holds you down’

‘Changing people’s behaviour is like trying to change your socks while a whole football team holds you down’

As I survey the landscape of my past year’s collaboration experiment, I see that there actually are signs of hope among the smouldering remains. The benefits of a shared computer space, where groups of people can collectively create, access and edit information, are undeniable. There’s no better way to get...

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Scrappy Project Management: Brace for huge adoption hurdle for new tools and behaviours

Scrappy Project Management: Brace for huge adoption hurdle for new tools and behaviours

Each New Year’s Day, I choose a theme to guide and inspire me throughout the year, or at least distract me from whatever ills are plaguing the planet – most recently the “doom and gloom” economy. When January 1 rolled around last time, I was still swooning from the aftereffects...

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