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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday allowed the opposition coalition NASA to operate a parallel tallying system during the August 8th general election, but for internal use only and they [NASA] cannot announce and declare their own result tally.
After a meeting…
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The United States Department of State on Thursday released a new travel alert for Kenya ahead of the August 8th general elections.
The alert warns US citizens living in or traveling to Kenya that with the political nominations taking place in April and campaigns lasting until the general election…
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NASA leader on Thursday eulogized President Uhuru Kenyatta’s half sister Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89.
Raila said he shares a long history with Wambui and her family, adding that his (Raila’s) father Jaramogi Odinga adopted Wambui during the struggle for…
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Nairobi Women Representative has confirmed that she will be defending her seat in the upcoming elections. Silencing rumors that she will not be on the ballot, Shebesh said on Thursday that she is incident of retaining her seat on a Jubilee ticket.
Her long silence on the matter had led to rumors…
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The son of Kenyan billionaire businessman Jeremiah Kiereini is dead. The son, Githae Kiereini, 42, was found dead in his Karen house on Wednesday morning by a worker.
A police officer called to the scene said there were no visible injuries on Githae’s decomposing body.
The elder Kiereini lost…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta’s older sister, Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, has passed on.
Wambui, the first daughter of Kenya’s founding President Jomo Kenyatta and his wife Grace Wahu, died on Wednesday at her Lavington home in Nairobi. She was of 89.
She served as Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Jubilee will not offer direct nominations to any candidates running for any seat in the country.
The President said Jubilee respects democracy and will let voters make the choice of those they want to lead them when the party holds nominations on April 21st…
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ODM nominated senator Elizabeth Ongoro on Wednesday stormed Orange House, the ODM headquarters, along with a crowd of her supporters to protest ODM’s decision to bar her from contesting the Ruaraka parliamentary seat. Police had to shoot in the air to disperse the rowdy protestors.
Ongoro claimed…
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National Assembly Minority Leader Francis Nyenze has again said Wiper Party will only support NASA if Kalonzo Musyoka is named the presidential flag bearer. Nyenze clarified that the decision to walk away unless Kalonzo is not the flag bearer was not his or that of Wiper alone, but has been…
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The Kenyan government on Tuesday deported three Italian nationals arrested in a drug trafficking swoop at the Coast last week.
The three, Mario Mele, Leone Alberto Fulvio and Stephano Poli, were wanted in Italy for various crimes, and were on Interpol’s Most Wanted list. They were arrested along…
