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Extraordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport

September 13, 2017 to September 14, 2017
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The Extraordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport convened in Nairobi

Nairobi - Kenya- 13th September 2017: The Extraordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport, (STC- YCS), kicked off Tuesday, 13th September 2017, at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, with the Meeting of Experts from Ministries responsible for youth, culture and Sport from all African Union (AU) Member States.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Urges the People of Kenya to Respect the Judgment of the Supreme Court

September 01, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 1 September 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat takes note of the Judgement of Supreme Court of the Republic of Kenya delivered on 1 September 2017 nullifying the result of the Presidential Election held on 8 August 2017. He further takes note of the order by the Supreme Court to hold fresh presidential election within a period of 60 days as per the Constitution.

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Supplement to the Preliminary Statement of the AUEOM.

August 16, 2017
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14 August, 2017.

On 10 August, 2017 we, the AU Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) observing the Kenyan General Elections, issued our Preliminary Statement following the 8 August 2017 Elections as conducted in Kenya.

Among others we said:

“…we can say that the processes we were able to observe, up to and including the counting of the votes at the polling stations and their transmission to the IEBC etc, met the standards set by the Republic of Kenya and the AU for the conduct of democratic elections…

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African Union Commission calls for the respect of the rule of law following the official announcement of the final results of the presidential election in Kenya

August 12, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 12 August 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU) Moussa Faki Mahamat takes note of the official announcement of the final results of the presidential election in Kenya on 11 August 2017 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) following the General Elections on 8 August 2017, which were deemed credible and transparent by all observer missions, including the one deployed by the AU. He calls on all those who wish to challenge these results to do so through the channels provided for by the law.

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African Union congratulates the people of Kenya and calls for calm as they await for final election results

August 11, 2017
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STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON

African Union congratulates the people of Kenya and calls for calm as they await for final election results

Addis Ababa, 10 August 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU) Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates the people of Kenya for the conduct of peaceful General Elections on 8 August 2017. These polls were observed by an AU Election Observer Mission led by former President Mbeki of South Africa.

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Preliminary Statement African Union Election Observer Mission to The 2017 General Elections in Kenya

August 10, 2017
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, approved the deployment of an AU Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe the 8 August 2017 General Election in the Republic of Kenya.

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The African Union to Release Its Preliminary Statement for the General Election in the Republic of Kenya

August 10, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY
THE AFRICAN UNION TO RELEASE ITS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Journalists and interested stakeholders are cordially invited to the release of the Preliminary Statement of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the General Election in the Republic of Kenya.
The Statement will be delivered by His Excellency, Thabo Mbeki, former President of the
Republic of South Africa and Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission
(AUEOM) to the Republic of Kenya.

An Appeal for Peaceful, Free, Fair and Transparent 2017, August 8 Kenya General Elections, Nairobi: 07 August 2017

August 07, 2017
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The 2017 General Elections in the Republic of Kenya will take place tomorrow, August 8.

We, the African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM), take this opportunity to wish the sister people of Kenya peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections.

We are happy that in this regard we echo an aspiration shared by the people of Kenya as a whole, including the political parties and the candidates concerned.

We say this informed by commitments made directly to us, and publicly to the people of Kenya, by the various stakeholders.

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