Report by Hima Sutha
Kenya
On the 9th of August 2022, elections were held in Kenya.
The elections were held for the third time since 2010 in Kenya.
Through these elections, citizens could vote for the members of the Assembly and Senate, county governors of Kenya and members of the county assemblies of Kenya.
In 2010, a new constitution introduced further modifications that addressed corruption, political advancements, land-grabbing (shift of power of the land illegally to others by fraud) and tribalism.
Dr. William Ruto won the Presidential elections by a margin of 1.64% over his rival Raila Odinga this
year. William Ruto secured 50.49% of the votes, while Raila Odinga secured 48.85%. William
Ruto was the deputy vice president of Kenya and has been in office since 2013.
However, on the 23rd of August, Raila Odinga claimed a mismatch between the election turnout
figures and the overall result. He also claimed that many constituencies in the country did not
have their votes calculated accurately.
Angola
Elections for President and National Assembly in Angola were held on the 24th of August 2022.
João Lourenço, from the party MPLA, won 51.17% of the seats (124 out of 220), a slight
decrease from their last victory with 60% of the votes. He is now re-elected as the president.
João Lourenço, in the past, served as the minister of defense from 2014-2017.
All images from the Twitter handles of the respective leaders. Cover image (c) The Children’s Post of India
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