KENYA NEWS

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba has refuted claims by National Super Alliance (NASA) that the electoral commission's system was hacked. Speaking during IEBC's 8:30pm media briefing, Chiloba made an assurance to Kenyans and the world…

A 24-year-old Mount Kenya University student is poised to become the youngest Member of Parliament (MP) in the history of Kenyan elections. Independent candidate John Mwirigi appears headed to clinch Igembe South MP seat if current results are anything to go by. John Mwirigi, who has been carrying…

Incumbent Nairobi Woman Representative Racheal Shebesh has accepted defeat to Esther Muthoni Passaris of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). In a concession speech on Wednesday, Shebesh said she will continue serving Nairobi residents and the country in other capacities despite losing to Passaris. "I…

Jubilee Party’s Fahim Twaha has defeated incumbent Lamu governor Issa Timamy of Amani National Congress (ANC). Twaha, a former Lamu West MP, won with 22,969 votes (46.57%)  against Timamy’s 22,848 votes (45.45%) with all 167 polling stations reporting. In the Lamu senatorial race, Hassan…

Kiambu governor William Kabogo has conceded defeat in the Kiambu gubernatorial race as preliminary results from the IEBC indicating that Kabete MP Ferdinard Waititu will be the next Kiambu governor. Waititu has so far garnered 737,795 votes (78.17%) in 1,886 out of 1,963 polling stations, while…

Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Mumbi Waiguru of Jubilee party appears to have clinched Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat going by provisional results by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Waiguru has so far marshaled 157,608 votes (54.15 percent) in 642 out of 659…

Former US-based Attorney Susan Kihika is on the cusp of making history as the first elected Woman senator in Kenya. Susan has so far garnered a record 629283 votes (89.54%) in 1,695 out of 1,806 polling stations in Nakuru county. Samwel Omondi Ogada of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is second…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) Presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has alleged that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) system was hacked to manipulate election results. The former Prime Minister said that he will not accept the outcome, claiming they are a sham. Raila…

Incumbent Nairobi governor Evans Kidero of ODM has rejected the election results showing Jubilee candidate Mike Sonko Mbuvi leading in Nairobi gubernatorial race. Provisional results indicate that Sonko has garnered 811,995 votes (53.4%) in 3,154 out of 3,378, while ODM's Kidero is second with 653,…

Esther Muthoni Rossana Passaris of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has taken a commanding lead in Nairobi Women Representative seat with 773,332 votes (53.31 percent) in 3,005 out of 3,378 polling stations. Incumbent Rachael Wambui Shebesh of Jubilee Party is trailing at second place with 624,695…