Tag Archives: Kenya

  The political biography of one of the most compelling politicians in postcolonial Africa THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I admire Raila Odinga. I think he is one of the most dynamic politicians in postcolonial Africa. So, I wished he would win the 2022 presidential elections in …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati has for the first time spoken about the decision by the four IEBC commissioners to reject the presidential results. The four IEBC officers who rejected the results are Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Justus Nyang’aya and Irene Masit. In a statement, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has queried a decision by the government to import electricity from Kenya (60 Megawatts) after the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. Tayebwa made the statement during the Wednesday plenary sitting in which he queried the rushed decision despite …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has congratulated the people of Kenya for the recently concluded election and called for a peaceful post-election period. Kenyans went to the polls on 09 August 2022 amidst rising tension from the country that has in recent times been riddled …

Odinga: In our view there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & THE STAR KENYA  | Azimio la Umoja presidential aspirant Raila Odinga has called on his supporters to stay calm as his alliance seeks the ear of the Supreme Court on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this morning congratulated William Samoei Ruto upon his election as the 5th president of Kenya. Ruto was declared the winner of the hotly contested election by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission-IEBC of Kenya last evening. According to results released …

🔵 Odinga Address  – 2pm – KICC, Azimio Media Center Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Azimio La Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga will at 2pm today reveal his response to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declaration of UDC’s William Ruto as duly elected President of Kenya. Odinga boycotted the …

The family of the deceased and police from Embakasi visited the mortuary and identified the body The killers and motive are yet to be established Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | The missing Embaksai East returning officer has been found dead. Daniel Mbolu Musyoka went missing on August 11. He …

🔵 FINAL RESULTS – KENYA ELECTION ✳ William Ruto – 50.49% ➡ 7,176,141 votes ✳ Raila Odinga – 48.85% ➡ 6,942,930 votes ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.44% ➡ 61,969 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 31,987 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Constitutional Lawyer Kamotho Waiganjo has said that Azimio la Umoja will find it difficult overturning the election results declared by …

🔵 FINAL RESULTS – KENYA ELECTION ✳ William Ruto – 50.49% ➡ 7,176,141 votes ✳ Raila Odinga – 48.85% ➡ 6,942,930 votes ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.44% ➡ 61,969 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% ➡ 31,987 (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has …