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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is on the spot from different political quarters after it announced that it had printed 1.2 million extra ballot papers for the forthcoming election, more than the required extra 1% of the total registered voters. Thirdway Alliance…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's (IEBC) Director of Information Communication Technology Chris Musando, who has been missing since Friday has been found dead. Police on Monday said that bodies of the director and an unidentified woman were found in Kikuyu area in Kiambu County…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cautioned voters against taking photographs and ‘selfies’ inside polling stations during next week’s voting. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said that voters are also forbidden from taking photos of ballot papers showing who they have…

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee party has appointed Winnie Guchu and former Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir as its Chief Agent and Deputy Chief Agent the forthcoming elections respectively, Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju Winnie said on Monday. Winnie is an independent…

US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ensure that it conducts free, fair and credible elections. Speaking when he joined a peace procession at Kibera area in Nairobi organized by Shining Hope for Communities, a Non-…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned opposition leader Raila Odinga to stop issuing statements that could ignite violence and instead sell his agenda to Kenyans. The head of state said it was unfortunate that the former Prime Minister had resorted to using all manner of excuses to cause confusion…

Deputy President William Ruto has spoken about the Saturday attack on his Sugoi home in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. Speaking on Sunday at Ihura stadium in Murang'a, the DP claimed that the attack was a plot to cause disunity among Kenyans and urged Kenyans to remain united. "I know many people are…

A senior ICT Manager at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has disappeared in mysterious circumstances, with nine days to the general elections. Electoral Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati said that the officer was last seen on Friday, with his last communication being a…

Police say that a lone man who stormed the rural residence of Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday was killed on Sunday morning,18 hours after the dramatic incident started. The elite Recce Squad of the General Service Unit personnel flown from Nairobi on Saturday shot the man at around 6am on…

A new opinion poll released by research firm Centre for African Progress indicate that if the elections were held today, President Uhuru Kenyatta would be declared the President in the first round of voting. Centre of African Progress Chief Executive Officer Abel Onyancha, while releasing the poll…