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US election observer Carter Center has faulted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's electronic vote transmission system, saying it should be probed. In its post-election report, the center said that failures in the results transmission system should be investigated. The…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Dr Akombe Roselyn has rubbished rumors doing rounds on social media that she has fled the country to the United States over election credibility questions. Dr Akombe was reportedly temporarily detained at the Jomo Kenyatta…
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Kenya's ambassador to the United States Robinson Njeru Githae has lashed out at opposition chief Raila Odinga over claim that IEBC would have declared him the winner of the August 8th presidential contest had the results not been hacked to manipulate results to the advantage of President Uhuru…
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A Malindi Court on Wednesday ordered police to detain a WhatsApp group administrator who is facing charges of sharing hate messages that could threaten national security. The court ruled that the admin be detained for a period of five days to allow police officers complete investigation. Resident…
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The European Union has asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to make public all result forms on the disputed presidential election. EU's Election Observation Mission (EOM) joined the list of other stakeholders pressurizing the Electoral Commission to make all the…
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Nandi County has made history after electing several young leaders including governor, senator and a number of MCAs in the general elections held last week. 32-year-old Nandi Governor-elect Stephen arap Sang is now the youngest governor in the country, while 30-year-old Senator-elect Kiprotich…
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Kenneth Matiba, a veteran politician and former multi-party crusader has been awarded Sh504 million by a Kenyan court for torture he endured while in detention in 1991. Matiba was jailed by the Moi regime along with Charles Rubia in the height of the fight for multi-party democracy in 1991. Supreme…
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A section of Kenyans on Twitter on Wednesday took to the platform to castigate the United States embassy in Nairobi over what they termed as "double standards" by the embassy following the embassy's stand on last week's general elections. The consulate posted a message on its Twitter handle…
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Turkana governor-elect Josphat has vowed to work with President Uhuru Kenyatta administration in the next five years in order to implement projects in his county. The Council of Governors' (COG) chairman said he will form a county government that will collaborate with the national government. Nanok…
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Two international bodies, United Nations and Amnesty International have separately castigated the recent move by the NGO Coordination Board to delist human rights organizations in the country. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein on Tuesday said UN was “deeply…