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In their press briefing on Saturday in Nairobi, opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) claimed that over 100 of their supporters have been killed by police in the ongoing protests over declaration of President Uhuru as the winner of Tuesday's elections. Gunshots in Kibera and Mathare area in…

The government through acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has dispelled claims that police offices used live bullets to disperse National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters. The supporters took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with presidential election results declared…

Eight people perished while several others sustained serious injuries after a public service matatu they were traveling in collided head on with a lorry at Ng’onyi area in Meru County on Saturday. Eye witnesses said the passenger vehicle was trying to overtake a motorbike when it collided head on…

As voters sent 25 governors packing in Tuesday’s election, the move is set to come with a Sh2.8 billion burden on taxpayers in form of sendoff packages. The law provides that an exiting governor is entitled to a gratuity of 31 per cent of their annual basic pay for every year served. Deputy…

Kenyan Election Observation Group (ELOG) says that presidential results from their parallel tallying centre are in tandem with ones announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In a statement on Saturday, the organization said that they conducted a survey in 1,692…

Opposition outfit National Super Alliance (NASA)on Friday declined to sign the final presidential election results paper in protest, accusing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of giving a fear ear to their concerns. NASA agents Musalia Mudavadi and Siaya senator James Orengo…

Outgoing Bomet governor Isaac Rutto has not been seen in public or made statement since suffering defeat in the hands of former deputy National Assembly speaker Joyce Laboso of Jubilee Party. The Chama cha Mashinani (CCM) leader was last seen in Chebaraa primary school, where he cast his vote. The…

Narc Kenya Kirinyaga gubernatorial candidate Martha Karua has declined to concede defeat to Kirinyaga governor-elect Anne Waiguru. Karua dismissed the results that declared the Jubilee candidate the winner of the coveted seat and vowed to challenge the results in court. In a statement, the former…

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party has once again cemented its dominance of the National Assembly after clinching the highest number of elected MPs in Tuesday's elections. The ruling party has garnered 49 per cent or 163 of the 349 seats in the National Assembly, while affiliate parties under…

There were reports of violence and gunshots in Kibera, Kawangware and Mathare slums, as well as in Kodele area of Kisumu on Friday night following the declaration by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that President Uhuru had won re-election. Residents of the areas reported…