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SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri is poised to win the Kasarani Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) seat. Unofficial results show Karauri, who was vying as an independent candidate, has garnered 32,315 votes ahead of his rivals John Njoroge Chege (30,575) of the UDA party and incumbent Mercy Gakuya (…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says 14 million out of the 22 million registered voters cast their votes in Tuesday’s general election, representing a 65.4 percent voter turnout. Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said the figure…

Jubilee Party Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni has failed in his bid to defend the Ndaragua parliamentary seat. Kioni conceded defeat to his competitor George Gachagua of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party even though the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is yet to…

National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has accepted defeat in the Kipipiri parliamentary race. Kimunya, who was defending his seat on a Jubilee Party ticket, on Wednesday thanked his constituents for according him the opportunity to serve as their MP for 15 years. "Yesterday’s election was…

Veteran politician Naomi Shaban has conceded defeat in the race for the Taita Taveta parliamentary seat. Shaban, who has represented the constituency in Parliament for 20 years and was defending her seat on a Jubilee Party ticket, conceded to her competitor John Bwire Okano of the Wiper party. “…

Lang'ata MP Nixon Korir has conceded defeat and congratulated his main rival comedian Felix Odiwor, alias Jalang’o. Korir, who was defending his seat on a UDA party ticket, says his own tally shows Jalang’o is poised to clinch the parliamentary seat and thanked the people of Lang’ata for according…

Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a voter. Confirming his arrest, Nakuru County Police Commander Peter Mwanzo said the MP assaulted and injured a voter at a police station in his constituency on Tuesday. Gikaria, who is defending his seat on a United…

Police in Bungoma are in hot pursuit of Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa after he allegedly shot and killed his competitor Brian Khaemba’s aide. Barasa is said to have shot Khaemba’s aide Brian Olunga at Chebukwabi polling station at around 6.00 pm on Tuesday, according to a police report. Khaemba, who is…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says only 200 Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits have so far malfunctioned. IEBC Commissioner Justice Nyang’aya said claims that most of the kits that are being used as the primary voter identification tool had failed in…

UDA presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed reports that he was identified manually after the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kit failed to identify him biometrically. While calling out Nation over the report, Gachagua stated that he was identified as a voter…