15 February 2024 | New School Opens in Kenya in Honor of Dan Jackson “In the wide-open plains of the Masai Mara, Kenya, a new elementary school recently opened its doors. The building can support up to 200 students in grades 1 through 8, who no longer have to gather under a tree to attend […]
By Tysan, November 21, 2017: Chief Justice David Maraga led Kenya’s Supreme Court to a unanimous decision that President Uhuru Kenyatta was lawfully re-elected in the October 26 repeat election. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga had withdrawn from the race and did not challenge Kenyatta’s win, but three petitions were filed challenging the election. Such a […]
By Tysan, November 14, 2017: Kenya is one of the largest and most prosperous nations in Africa. It has a large Adventist population and it is embroiled in a major election crisis in which three of the key officials are Adventists. A reporter was sent to Nairobi last month by Adventist Today to cover this […]
By Tysan, October 30, 2017: Warning that Kenya is in “grave danger,” opposition leader Raila Odinga said in an interview with The Associated Press that the second round presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court ended up being a sham and that a third attempt should be held within 90 days. The Supreme Court, led […]
By Tysan, October 25, 2017: A second attempt at electing a president in Kenya is scheduled for tomorrow (October 26) after the nation’s Supreme Court invalidated the original balloting on August 8. As Adventist Today has previously reported, three of the key players in this national crisis are Adventists; the chief executive of the elections […]
By Tysan, September 21, 2017: A member of parliament (MP) in Kenya has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission to fire Chief Justice David Maraga based on claims of “unprofessional interaction” with attorneys representing the party that successfully petitioned to have the recent presidential election invalidated. Maraga is an Adventist and Adventists across the African country […]
By Tysan, September 14, 2017: Ezra Chiloba, the chief executive officer of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kenya, is an Adventist. After the nation’s Supreme Court nullified the August 8 presidential election due to irregularities and potential fraud, some Adventist church members have told Adventist Today that Chiloba let them down and […]
By Tysan, September 1, 2017: The Supreme Court of Kenya has nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. It found that the Independent Boundaries and Election Commission (IBEC) carried out an election marred by illegalities and ordered that another vote be taken in 60 days. Adventist Today watched opposition candidate Raila Odinga speak after the […]
By Tysan, August 31, 2017: Friday, September 1, is the day that Kenyans are eagerly awaiting, the day the Supreme Court will rule on the petition brought by the National Super Alliance (NASA) to set aside the August 8 vote re-electing President Uhuru Kenyatta. His opponent Raila Odinga claims that the election was rigged. There […]
By Tysan, August 29, 2017: As the Supreme Court took up the petition charging that Kenya’s August 8 presidential election was rigged, the pre-trial scheduling conference started at 7 pm on Saturday night (August 26), after sundown in Nairobi. Chief Justice David Maraga is an Adventist and when he took office last year, he vowed […]
By Tysan, August 25, 2017: Governor Zachary O. Obado was re-elected in the election early this month in Migori County, Kenya, and sworn in for the new term earlier this week. He has served as governor since the county level of government was introduced and is known as a faithful member of his local Seventh-day […]
By Tysan, August 23, 2017: Problems with legal papers and evidence, as well as a key staff member of the agency overseeing the elections who may soon go back to her primary job at the United Nations, mixed with rumors and signs of uneasiness on all sides as the Supreme Court prepares to consider the […]