HISTORY OF KENYAN ELECTIONS

Since independence, Kenya has had over 11 general elections and as Kenyans queued to take part in voting on Tuesday 9th August 2022. This was marking the 12th general election in Kenyan history since 1963. The first Kenyan general election was held on 6th December 1969 by the then the first Kenyan president of Kenya Mzee Jommo…

KABOGOS COMPLAINS

In the hours following the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission Returning Officer’s declaration that the United Democratic Alliance [UDA] Candidate for the Kiambu County Gubernatorial post had won the seat, the outgoing Kiambu County Boss, Hon. William Gitau Kabogo, made his first public remarks. The Independent Jungle’s James Nyoro, Jubilee’s Moses Kuria, and Chama Cha…

DIDMUS BARASA FINALY SURRENDER

Wanted Kimilili Member of Parliament-elect Didmus Barasa is now in police custody. Reports have indicated that Barasa surrendered himself at the Bungoma police station after the election results indicated him as the winner of the kimilili member of parliament position. He surrendered barely a day after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) dispatched a team of specialised officers to…

REAL MADRID STILL SHINES AMID THE NEW SEASON

Real Madrid is the winner of the Super Cup for the fifth time, reaching the record of Ac Milan and Barcelona who have won the cup five times. David Alaba and Karim Benzema scored to give them a comfortable two-goal to nil victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. Karim Benzema became Real Madrid’s second-highest goal scorer as…

IGAD TO OBSERVE THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are observing the General Elections in Nairobi, Machakos, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kisii, Kajiado, Kakamega, Nyeri and Mombasa counties. According to Head of the IGAD Elections Observation Mission, former President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome, the 24 election observers will monitor the voting process to ensure it is peaceful and…

15-MEMBER PANEL APPOINTED BY NCIC TO PROMOTE PEACE, DIALOGUE, AND POST-ELECTION ISSUES

15 people have been appointed by the National Commission for Integration and Cohesion (NCIC) to a distinguished group that will be in charge of promoting peace and dialogue as well as handling any post-election difficulties. The 15 distinguished individuals will be entrusted with promoting communication and mediation between conflicting parties in order to lessen hostilities,…

15-MEMBER PANEL APPOINTED BY NCIC TO PROMOTE PEACE, DIALOGUE, AND POST-ELECTION ISSUES

15 people have been appointed by the National Commission for Integration and Cohesion (NCIC) to a distinguished group that will be in charge of promoting peace and dialogue as well as handling any post-election difficulties. The 15 distinguished individuals will be entrusted with promoting communication and mediation between conflicting parties in order to lessen hostilities,…

IEBC OFFICIALS DETAINED FOR SUPICION FRAUD

Four Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) employees have been detained on suspicion of planning to commit electoral fraud. A presiding officer of a polling station in the Kanyadoto ward, two deputy presiding officers of polling stations in the Kanyadoto ward, and a clerk of a polling station in the neighboring Kwabwai ward were among…

IEBC OFFICIALS DETAINED FOR SUPICION FRAUD

Four Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) employees have been detained on suspicion of planning to commit electoral fraud. A presiding officer of a polling station in the Kanyadoto ward, two deputy presiding officers of polling stations in the Kanyadoto ward, and a clerk of a polling station in the neighboring Kwabwai ward were among…

SPORTS WRAP

Ferdinand Omanyala is the new 100-meter champion at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Omanyala made a splash on Wednesday night, thrilling the crowd that flocked to the field, and won the gold in 10. 02 seconds, becoming the first Kenyan to do so in the history of the commonwealth since its founding 60 years…