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The US State Department has applauded Kenya for exercising their democratic rights by holding a peaceful and transparent electoral process. In a press statement, State Department Spokesman Heather Nauert says as a longtime friend of Kenya, the US welcomes the statements of the international and…

Dr Joyce Cherono Laboso, Anne Waiguru and Charity Ngilu on Wednesday made history after beingthe first elected female governors in Kenya. Dr Laboso was declared the winner of the Bomet County gubernatorial race, edging out incumbent governor Isaac Rutto. Laboso on a Jubilee Party ticket, won with…

Safaricom has gifted Kenya’s newest celebrity Martin Kamotho, popularly known as "Githeri man" with goodies worth thousands of shillings. Kamotho is now the newest owner of Samsung S8 phone in town valued at Sh90,000. The mobile service provider has also awarded Kamotho's wife with a similar gadget…

Sophia Abdi Noor of PDR Party has made history as the first ever elected female Member of Parliament from North Eastern. Noor clinched the Ijara constituency parliamentary seat in Isiolo County after outdoing her closest rival incumbent Ahmed Ibrahim Abass with nearly 300 votes. She garnered 6, 001…

As tension and anxiety surrounding presidential results continue to pile on Kenyans, social media users (KOT) have found a uniting factor in the photo of a man who was pictured eating the popular Kenyan meal Githeri while queuing to cast his ballot during Tuesday's election. The man has been…

National Super Alliance (NASA) has demanded that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declare Nasa presidential candidate Raila Odinga as the President-elect. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi on Thursday, Nasa campaign manager Musalia Mudavadi, accompanied by Raila…

Thirdway Presidential candidate Dr. Ekuru Aukot has conceded defeat. Speaking during a press briefing at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi, Aukot said he was satisfied with the way the election was conducted and has seen nothing that can warrant disputing the presidential outcome. "Kenya needs to move…

Over half of the first crop of county governors elected in the 2013 general elections have either lost or are on the verge of losing their jobs after the elections held on Tuesday. The County chiefs have been on the receiving end, fighting allegations of nepotism in staff hiring, overseeing massive…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has admitted that there were attempts by unknown individuals to hack into their result transmission system. The Commission however, said that the attempts did not go through and no intruder had managed to access the portal. IEBC ICT Chair,…

Former Investigative journalist Mohammed Ali, well known as "Moha Jicho Pevu' is poised to become the next Member of Parliament for Nyali constituency in Mombasa County. Preliminary results by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) show that the independent candidate has opened…