AU team urges Kenyans to shun poll violence
THE African Union yesterday cautioned Kenyans against falling back into violence in the March 4, General Election as it happened during the 2007 polls. Speaking at the Restore and Build Kenya party...
View ArticleTNA supporters disrupt URP polls
Supporters of a TNA candidate on Thursday afternoon stormed two polling stations in Nakuru West to stop URP from conducting their nominations. Irked by their party’s decision to postpone nominations...
View ArticleBallot printing set to begin after primaries
The conclusion of party nominations today opens the way for IEBC to start the task of printing ballot papers. Speaking to the press yesterday, IEBC Corporate Affairs official Tabitha Mutemi said UK...
View ArticleSeven locked up in Siaya over nomination woes
SEVEN people have been locked up at Siaya police station after supporters of two rival politicians clashed at the police station. Supporters of outgoing Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo and those of Neto...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
The outgoing set of politicians will stop at nothing to make the most out of the situation obtaining at the moment. We are told that one of the Cabinet ministers has influenced the removal of a...
View ArticleOne shot dead by police at Koibatek polling centre
A voter was yesterday shot dead in Koibatek as confusion marred the parties nominations in most regions. The man was shot dead during a confrontation with a police officer at the Seguton polling...
View ArticleODM to repeat nominations in Kisumu, Homabay and Migori
ODM will repeat its nominations today in Homabay, Kisumu and Migori counties. The three counties were marred by logistical problems during the party's nominations yesterday after delivery of electoral...
View ArticleWhy I quit ODM for Wiper- Hassan Omar
Mombasa senator aspirant Hassan Omar on Thursday explained why he defected from Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s ODM to Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper party. Omar said he did not participate in...
View ArticleLands PS kidnapped in Nairobi
Lands permanent secretary Dorothy Angote and her husband were on Wednesday night abducted and robbed before they were dumped in a coffee plantation in Kikuyu. The thugs stole the PS personal vehicle,...
View ArticleStudent pleads giulty to impersonating IG on Facebook
A college student has plead guilty to impersonating Inspector General David Kimaiyo on Facebook. Jackson Silla Siro was arrested yesterday at development house he had attracted hundreds of followers on...
View ArticleRoad accident kills 11 in Voi
The death toll from last night's road accident in Voi has risen to 11 after three people succumbed to their injuries , 8 people died on the spot and several others were seriously injured after a bus...
View ArticleConfusion continues to mar party nominations
Voting has not started at the Mbita Polling station on day two of the nomination exercise. There are reports that ballot papers were found thrown outside the station this morning and there was no sign...
View ArticleRaila adamant that Siaya primaries are fair
Prime minister Raila Odinga has denied having any role in Siaya ODM polls where his brother Finance assistant minister Oburu Oginga is seeking the Governor’s ticket. He said he will respect people’s...
View ArticleProtests in Garissa over rising insecurity
Residents of Garissa county have taken to the streets to protest rising insecurity in the area. Transport has been paralysed in the area as protesters demand to speak with the County Commissioner...
View ArticleSHITANDA, WANJIRU OUT OVER DEGREES
Confusion, delays, rigging claims and last minute defections marked the party nominations held yesterday. While parties in the Cord alliance and UDF went ahead with their nominations, the TNA announced...
View ArticleMan arrested for impersonating Police IG
A man who impersonated the inspector general of police David Kimaiyo using a Facebook account will today be arraigned in court . The suspect who was arrested yesterday at development house had...
View ArticleNew dance troupe revisits ugly post poll violence
‘Trip en masse Kenya’ held their first performance at the Sarakasi Dome in Nairobi on Wednesday. The contemporary dance production aims to give a ‘cultural reflection’ on the tragic events five years...
View ArticleGuinness Football Challenge contestants travel to South Africa
A group of 16 Kenyans embarked on a ten-day trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in this year’s Guinness Football Challenge. The challenge, which will pit the Kenyans against contestants...
View ArticleGrammy nominee Enrico Crivellaro for Kenyan jazz
Grammy nominee Enrico Crivellaro is set to visit Kenya next month for the Jazz, Blues & Fashion in the Wild event to be held on February 2 at the Ivory Burning Centre, Nairobi National Park. The...
View ArticleWill Kenyans Elect Good Leaders Or Will They Commit Suicide?
As Kenyans prepare to elect leaders, they must understand what good leaders are and their absolute necessity in society. The proverb warns them that “if the leader limps, the herd will not reach...
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