KENYA NEWS

IEBC commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe on Tuesday resigned her position in the commission, with the October 26th repeat election only nine days away. “For many months, I have questioned my role as a Commissioner at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. But I have soldiered on hoping…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again dismissed the withdrawal of National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga from the presidential race, saying that no candidate has the power to dictate the terms and conditions of participating in an election. Speaking during campaign stops in Garissa,…

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo on Tuesday walked out of a live television debate on NTV to boycott the inclusion of Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa in the debate. Despite persuasion by NTV host anchor Ken Mijungu, the MP stormed out of the debate moments after Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa walked in. The lawyer…

Police searching billionaire businessman Jimmy Wanjigi's residence in Nairobi's Muthaga estate have recovered an M4 assault rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition. The officers further seized five pistols licensed to the businessman alongside one shotgun and a military grade M4 assault rifle. The…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed it received a petition lodged by two Kenyans seeking investigations on National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka. In a letter by the Office of the Prosecutor dated October 17, 2017, the ICC acknowledged…

A rally organized by Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Laare area OF Meru County on Tuesday failed to kick off after Jubilee and Nasa supporters clashed. In a statement Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Director of communications Philip Etale said Raila and his fellow principals had cancelled the “…

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has called off its nationwide anti-IEBC demonstrations until further notice. In a statement by Nasa leader Raila Odinga, the coalition said it would give further instructions to its supporters regarding the protests after the Mashujaa Day celebrations this Friday…

The Supreme Court of Kenya has on Tuesday morning clarified that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairperson has no power to correct errors found in election results forms from the constituencies. The apex court upheld Appellate Court's verdict that elections results announced at…

After capturing the headlines in the weekend for graduating with a Masters Degree in Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) 17th graduation on Friday, Kiambu governor has finally spoken on how he attained the academic milestone. Waititu was among the 2,800 graduands who were conferred with PHDs,…

Police from the elite GSU Recce Squad on Tuesday broke into the residence of billionaire Jimmy Wanjigi in Nairobi's Muthaiga estate in a bid to arrest him in connection to arms recovered in a house in Malindi linked to him. Police detectives believed that the controversial businessman locked…