KENYA NEWS

The final presidential election results will be released sohrtly, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said. IEBC had set the results to be announced at 3pm Kenyan time (8am EDT). At the time of this writing (8:35am EDT the announcement had yet to be made. The much-awaited…

Missing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official Daniel Mbolu Musyoka is yet to be found three days after his mysterious disappearance. Musyoka, who is the Returning Officer for Embakasi East Constituency, went missing on Thursday before he declared the results of the MP and…

Senator Kimani Wamatangi has won the hotly-contested Kiambu gubernatorial election. Vying on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, the two-time senator garnered 348,371 votes to clinch the voted seat, thrashing his closest challenger outgoing Thika Town MP Patrick Wainaina Jungle (…

Outgoing Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici says she will challenge the results of the county’s gubernatorial election. Speaking during a church service on Sunday, Ngirici claimed that she has evidence that the election was rigged in favor of incumbent governor Anne Waiguru. “I am not…

Agano party presidential candidate David Mwaure Waihiga has conceded defeat in the presidential race. Addressing the media on Sunday, Mwaure said his decision to concede was informed by the low number of votes he has so far garnered as tallying and verification of votes continues at Bomas of Kenya…

UDA presidential candidate William Ruto has called on Kenyans to remain calm as they wait for the results of Tuesday’s presidential election to be announced. Ruto, who spoke during a church service at his Karen residence on Sunday, lauded Kenyans for voting peacefully, adding that they should wait…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Sunday made his first public appearance since he cast his vote at Old Kibra Primary School in Nairobi on Tuesday. Odinga attended a church service at the ACK St. Francis Church in Karen in the company of his running mate…

President Kenyatta on Friday held discussions via a phone call with the United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken following the conclusion of his tour of Africa. During the phone conversation, Blinken commended President Kenyatta for his role in advocating for and advancing peace and…

Senator Johnson Sakaja of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is the new governor of Nairobi. Sakaja was declared the winner of the city’s gubernatorial race on Sunday after garnering 699,392 votes, edging his closest competitor Polycarp Igathe of the ruling Jubilee Party who managed 573,516…

At least seven of Kenya’s 47 incoming governors are women, the highest since the onset of devolution in 2013. The number of female governors which is from the 42 confirmed county results, is a significant improvement compared with only three elected in the 2017 general election. The seven female…