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The government says that it has deployed over 150,000 police officers to man next week’s general elections and assured that safety will be provided at all polling stations across the country. Officers drawn from the regular unit, the Administration Police and the General Service Unit were…
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The National Police Service has has rubbished claims that police officers raided National Super Alliance (Nasa) parallel tallying center offices in Nairobi on Friday night. In a statement to the media, Police Spokesperson George Kinoti termed the allegations by Nasa untrue, adding that Nasa was yet…
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has made an assurance to Kenyans that the Commission’s election systems and servers are safe and secure and will deliver results as expected. Addressing the media at IEBC Anniversary Towers’ offices this week, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati…
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Some 22 foreign diplomats have assured Kenya that their countries do not have preferred candidates or party in the presidential election slated for Tuesday next week. The envoys said that the August 8th general election is an opportunity for Kenya to construct a remarkable future, inspiring Africa…
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Chaos erupted at a National Super Alliance's (NASA) final rally at Mama Ngina Drive in Mombasa on Friday after supporters of Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and those of Senator Hassan Omar of Wiper clashed. Things turned ugly after supporters of Joho…
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Controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya, who was extradited from the United Kingdom on Friday morning, was arraigned in court later in the day. He pleaded not guilty at Milimani Law Courts to charges of child theft; denying that he stole five children from Mountain View estate in Nairobi over…
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The Court of Appeal on Friday handed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) another win against National Super Alliance (NASA). The Appellate court dismissed a case by Nasa opposing the use of manual backup by the electoral commission in the August 8 elections in the event that…
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National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga is a tribalist, propagandist, divisive and is stuck in archaic politics, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Speaking on a campaign trail at Chaaria market in Imenti Central constituency, Meru County, the head of state urged Meru…
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The Treasury says it has set aside a budget for a possible run-off between President Uhuru Kenyatta and National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga should any of them fail to meet the constitutional threshold of winning an election in the first round of voting. The two front-…
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The US government has given $169 million for feeding program to starving people in Kenya and Ethiopia, USAID said on Thursday. USAID, the US government's humanitarian relief agency, in a statement said that that $33 million will be issued for relief to Kenya. The funding comes after Trump…