KENYA NEWS

The success of October 26th repeat election in now in the hands of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Supplementary budget that allocating the Commission Sh12 billion for the fresh poll. The Supplementary budget also set aside…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says that he will not fill statutory form 24A that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) insisted he must fill to officially pull out of the October 26th presidential election. Speaking in interview with Citizen TV's Hussein Mohamed in London,…

An official working in the State Department says that United States regrets the decision by National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga to withdraw from the repeat presidential election set for October 26th. Speaking to Daily Nation, the officer, however, said that US respects the move by…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino will know whether he will lose his seat or not on Wednesday next week, when the High Court is expected to deliver a ruling on whether to quash the newly elected MP's response to a case challenging his August 8th victory. Francis…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has refuted to claims by Raila Odinga that fake ballot papers were being printed at a warehouse in Industrial Area in Nairobi. In a statement, the IEBC said that printing of ballots was yet to start abd urged Kenyans to disregard the claims…

National Super Alliance supporters on Friday defied a ban by acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and flocked the streets of Kenya’s main cities. The government on Friday said it had banned anti-IEBC protests by the opposition within Central Business Districts in Nairobi, Mombasa and…

Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth has finally broken the silence on the current political situation in the country. Kenneth, who has maintained a low profile ever since he lost to Jubilee's Mike Sonko in the race for Nairobi governor in August 8th election, has urged the Supreme Court and Independent…

The United Kingdom has expressed concerns over the withdrawal of opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga and the rush by the ruling Jubilee party to introduce amendments on electoral laws. In a statement issued by Minister for Africa Rory Stewart on Friday, the UK government pointed out that…

A number of MPs affiliated to the Jubilee Party has called on the international community not to be party to any negotiations on the current election row facing the country outside the provisions of the constitution. In a letter addressed representatives to the European Union, its member states,…

Former United States President Barack Obama’s younger sister, Auma Obama has taken to the social media to bash Kenyans over their lack of patriotism. In a message on Twitter, Ms Obama first took issues with Prof Wajackoya, a leading political commentator, who while offering an opinion on KTN said…