Kenyans leave capital Nairobi ahead of polls
Kenyans are leaving the capital Nairobi in droves for their rural areas which they consider safer ahead of the Aug. 8 elections. The exodus has left Nairobi a ghost city some five days to the polls,...
View ArticleKenya: Govt in Major Fight Against Cholera
The national government will deploy 5,000 youth to collect garbage in Kisumu, Kwale, Nairobi and Kilifi amid efforts to control the cholera outbreak in some parts of the country. Ms Sicily Kariuki,...
View ArticleKenya: Defence Minister Says Documents About Plot to Rig Poll are Fake
The government on Tuesday made an about turn and dismissed as fake documents that purported that the military will be used to rig next week's elections. Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo said...
View ArticleKenya: How Election Body Will Prevent Poll Rigging
The system to be used in identifying voters and sending results was successfully tested on Wednesday as the election commission demonstrated the steps it has taken to protect votes from hacking. IEBC...
View ArticleKenya: No Alarm Over Poll Centres Lacking Network Coverage - IEBC
A quarter of all polling stations in the country do not have adequate mobile network coverage for transmission of elections results, the electoral commission has said. As a result, election officials...
View ArticleKenyans stockpile food, police get first aid kits ahead of vote
Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared first emergency aid kits as families headed to their ethnic heartlands on the eve of an election many fear could descend into...
View ArticleRaila Odinga: Veteran Kenyan oppositionist vies again
The 72-year-old has been a mainstay of Kenyan politics since the 1980s but has never achieved his presidential ambition. Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga gestures as he addresses supporters...
View Article11,155 polling stations lack network
According to the electoral body presiding officers will move to areas with strong signal or use Satellite phones to transmit results. However, the commission has asserted that electronic transmission...
View ArticleOp-Ed Contributor: A Murder and an Exodus - Another Election in Kenya
This city's traffic jams may be the stuff of legend, but it's surprisingly easy to get around these days. Journeys that usually involve hours stuck at gridlocked roundabouts, with police officers...
View ArticleJinja pier abandoned, rotting away
Jinja- Constructed on the banks of Lake Victoria around 1967 by the British colonial government, the Jinja Pier was meant to ease freight and passenger rail services within the three East African...
View ArticleThe Latest: Kenya's colorful Maasai cast ballots, urge peace
Tonkei Ole Sipala isn't sure how old he is, but he thinks he's about 75. The Kenyan is a respected elder of his Maasai community, but he still had to walk several kilometers in a remote part of Kajiado...
View ArticleVuvuzelas, free rides to lure out Kenya opposition voters
Some Kenyans make sure others go out to vote, even if they have to drive them to the polling station. KISUMU: After voting early on Tuesday , Richard Ojijo, a 34-year-old fisherman, mounted his...
View ArticleVoting ends in Kenya's fiercely contested elections
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View Article'Murdered official's ID used to HACK Kenyan election'
Murdered official's identity used to HACK Kenyan election, opposition leader claims as results show President Kenyatta is headed for re-election Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has claimed that...
View ArticleKenya opposition disputes vote count showing president ahead
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View ArticleIn pictures: Violence erupts in Kenya after polls
A supporter of opposition leader Raila Odinga sets up flaming tyre barricade in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 9, 2017. Photo - Reuters A supporter of opposition leader Raila Odinga sets up...
View ArticleKenya election 2017: Commission denies system was hacked
Kenya's electoral commission has denied opposition claims its IT system had been hacked in order to manipulate Tuesday's election results. He added: "I wish to take this opportunity to confirm that our...
View ArticleHacking, Fraud Claims Threaten to Spark Kenyan Election Crisis
Supporters of Kenya's National Super Alliance shout slogans as they set fire to barricades in Kisumu and protest after the announcement of national election results, on Aug. 9. Kenya is sliding toward...
View ArticleUganda: Travellers Stop Journeys to Kenya Amid Fears of Violence
Most transporters plying the Kampala-Nairobi bus routes have halted journeys, with a handful changing routes as anxiety grips the country over the highly contested election results. Modern Coast Group,...
View ArticleLosing an election is not easy - Mahama
Former President John Mahama has used his electoral defeat to urge Kenyans to keep the peace amidst fears of post-election violence. Mr. Mahama was briefing the Kenyan media as Head of the Commonwealth...
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