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JOHANNESBURG  —  There was a time when Kenyan elections elicited only mild interest from the international community. For decades after Kenya gained its independence in 1963, the Kenya African National Union reliably dominated, owing to its use of questionable practices, some violence, and a persistently splintered opposition. But with the KANU’s defeat in 2002 and the

July 2022 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Ethnic rivalries have often led to horrific violence at election time, but this might be changing.

Election fever is riding high in Kenya, but there is little hope that the upcoming polls will bring about real change.

The organisers said in a statement that the winners earned the anti-corruption award through their Collective Action initiative.

At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame could not escape insistent questions about the controversial plan to deport asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda.

The Parliamentary Budget Office has warned that campaign spending could lead to possible inflation in the country.

Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) president Churchill Otieno asked newsmen to rein in on colleagues who flout the Journalism Code of Conduct.

Court had awarded Mr Murungaru Sh27m before the amount was revised to Sh10m following Githongo's appeal. Murungaru sued Githongo for linking him to the scandal.

Three judges of the Appellate Court said the payment of Sh27 million for damages was high and slashed the amount to be paid by Dr Githongo to Sh10 million.