- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has officially commenced the result transmission phase following the conclusion of voting in the General Election. The Commission’s Chairperson, Wafula Chebukati launched the exercise on Tuesday night. He acknowledged…
- BUNGOMA, Kenya, Aug 9 – Police are looking for Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa after he allegedly shot his opponent’s aide dead Tuesday evening. According to a police report, the incident occurred when Brian Khaemba who is seeking to unseat the legislator went to the Chebukwabi polling…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Vote-counting was underway in Kenya after an election held on Tuesday countrywide. Polls opened officially at 6am and closed at 5pm, but was extended in areas which experienced delays over various reasons including challenges with the electronic KIEMS kit. The country is…
- Nablus (Palestinian Territories) (AFP), Aug 9 – Israeli forces killed four people Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, including two teens and a man Israel said was a senior militant commander. The latest violence comes two days after a truce halted deadly…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – By-elections will be held on August 23 in eight regions across the country after voting was suspended due to ballot paper mix-up. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said the affected areas include Mombasa and Kakamega where the gubernatorial election…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says 12 065 803 registered voters had cast their ballot by 4.00 pm. Speaking during a press conference at the Bomas of Kenya, IEBC Commissioner Francis Wanderi stated that this equates to 56.17 per cent of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Voting has ended in various polling stations with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) assuring that those on the queue will still be allowed to cast their ballot. At the Moi Avenue Primary School polling station, all queues have been deserted after all…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 — Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu hosted Kenyans in the United Kingdom at the country’s Mission on Tuesday where those converged to participate in the presidential election. Esipisu described the holding of the presidential election abroad as a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya August 9 – Here is Roots party presidential candidate Professor George Wacjakoya and his wife Meller Luchiri when they turned up to vote in Matungu on August 9. Wajakoyah experienced challenges voting after the KIEMS kit in his Matungu constituency failed, but he eventually voted…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Roots party presidential candidate Professor George Wajackoya and many of his supporters were yet to vote more than 6 hours after polls opened. He accused the electoral commission of incompetence, saying it could have tested the electronic system deployed to identify voters…
- Fenggang Township (Taiwan) (AFP), Aug 9 – Taiwan held an artillery drill Tuesday simulating defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games. China launched its largest-ever air and sea exercises around Taiwan…
- KISII, Kenya, Aug 9 – A voter in Kisii has expressed her grievances after travelling from the United States to come and vote only to be turned away from the polling station because her name was not captured in the KIEMS kit. Nancy Onchoke stood outside Nyamiobo polling station in Bonchari as she…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Kenyans lined up before dawn to vote in a high-stakes election Tuesday, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a tight race for the presidency. The country is hoping for a peaceful transition of power after almost a decade…
- Igathe who is seeking to become the new tenant at City Hall cast his vote at the Kenya Technical Teachers College (KTTC) in Gigiri early Tuesday morning.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Incumbent Westlands Member of Parliament Tim Wanyonyi is confident of victory despite a long delay that saw him wait for slightly over three hours at the Kenya Technical Teachers College (KTTC) in Gigiri to cast his vote. Voting started at almost 9:30am in one of the streams…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Security has been beefed at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) main tallying center at the Bomas of Kenya, the electoral body’s nerve center. The dreaded General Service Unit (GSU) is manning the venue, which serves as the Constituency, County and the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Former Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete who is leading the EAC election Observer Mission in Kenya has expressed confidence that the polls will be peaceful. Kikwete, who spoke to journalists at Old Kibra Primary School where one of the presidential front-runners Raila Odinga…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Raila Odinga’s arrival at Old Kibra Primary School caused a stand-off, with thousands of voters abandoning queues to escort him for over two kilometers from the main road. Odinga was accompanied by his wife Ida, with a convoy of ten vehicles amid tight security which was…
- In a message shared on her Twitter platform, President Suluhu said she was praying for Kenya to have a free, fair and credible election that meets the requisite constitutional requirements.
- KIRINYAGA, Kenya, Aug 9 – Kirinyaga County gubernatorial candidate Purtiy Ngirici has expressed concern over what she termed propaganda war amongst opponents during polls. Speaking after casting her vote in Kaitheri Polytechnic, Ngirici accused some politicians of spreading what she described as…
- GATUNDU, Kenya, Aug 9 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has exuded confidence that Tuesday’s General Election will be free and fair. Speaking shortly after he cast his vote at the Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu South, the Head of State urged Kenyans to turn out in large numbers and vote peacefully. “…
- Halabja (Iraq) (AFP), Aug 9 – Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Muhamad has become a social media star by sharing tips on growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the sun-parched country that is highly vulnerable to climate change. The moustachioed 50-year-old with almost half a million Facebook followers…
- Herat (Afghanistan) (AFP), Aug 9 – Since their takeover a year ago, the Taliban have squeezed Afghan women out of public life, imposing suffocating restrictions on where they can work, how they can travel, and what they can wear. There is hardly a woman in the country who has not lost a male…
- Despite isolated incidents of insecurity that saw nonstrategic electoral materials, including polling booths, destroyed in parts of the country, most polling stations across the country opened at 6am with millions of voters lining up to cast their ballots.
- KIRINYAGA, Kenya, Aug 9 – Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has asked Kenyans not to crowd around polling stations after casting their votes, but instead proceed home and wait for the results. Kibicho who voted at Kathaka primary school in Ndia constituency in Kirinyaga county said that…
- NYERI, Kenya Aug 9 – William Ruto’s running mate Rigathi Gachagua called for peace in the country Tuesday as Kenyans elected their new leaders in a national election. Gachagua voted at his Mathira Constituency, accompanied by his wife and other family members. “I am very excited by the high voter…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Aug 9 – The election for the Member of National Assembly in Rongai, Nakuru County has been suspended indefinitely. This is after it emerged that the ballot papers were mixed with those of Kuresoi North and some were also missing. Voting for other positions are ongoing. More to follow…
- Tokyo (AFP), Aug 9 – Nuclear weapons present a “tangible and present crisis” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of Nagasaki said Tuesday, the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that destroyed the Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was flattened in an inferno that killed 74,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Kenyans woke on early on Tuesday to vote in the hotly contested elections. Long queues were witnessed at various polling stations from as early as 4.30am as Kenyans seek to exercise their democratic right to elect new leaders.
- KIRINYAGA, Kenya, Aug 9 – Azimio La Umoja – One Kenya running mate Martha Karua has urged Kenyans to make their vote count even as she cast her vote at the Mugumo Primary School in Kirinyaga. Karua arrived at the station moments after the polls opened at 6am. “I have voted. You can see the […]
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto was among the first Kenyans to vote in the Tuesday election in which he is among the front runners in the presidential race. “It is upon all of us to respect the choice of Kenyans and I look forward to a victorious day,” Ruto said […]
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Some 22.1 million registered voters are on Tuesday voting to elect the country’s fifth president and successor to the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta with long queues being registered in various polling stations from as early as 5.30am. Many Kenyans were woken up by clarion calls…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Kenya’s William Ruto, the sharply-dressed deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the wealthiest men in the country but likes to portray himself as a champion of the poor and downtrodden. Despite being dogged by corruption allegations going back years, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Kenya votes Tuesday to elect its fifth president since independence from Britain six decades ago as well as a new parliament and county officials. Here are some facts and figures about the vote: – Four presidential candidates – From an initial shortlist of 17, four…
- Seoul (AFP), Aug 9 – Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday. Dramatic images shared on social media late Monday showed people…
- Guatemala City (AFP), Aug 9 – Guatemalan prosecutors on Monday charged journalist Jose Ruben Zamora with crimes including money laundering and blackmail. Zamora was arrested last week and the offices of El Periodico, a newspaper he founded that has accused key political figures in the country of…
- Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP), Aug 9 – Russia is scheduled to launch an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday, but Tehran brushed off fears that Moscow might use it in the war against Ukraine. Iran’s “Khayyam” satellite is scheduled to take off from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 9 – Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as an anti-establishment firebrand, despite belonging to one of the country’s top political dynasties. But his decision to strike an alliance with his arch-rival,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Kenya is an East African political and economic powerhouse, renowned for its wildlife and stunning tropical beaches. It has become a key player on the regional stage, but its economy has been hard hit by the Covid pandemic, a punishing drought and the fallout from the war in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 9 – Millions of Kenyans go to the polls Tuesday, with East Africa’s powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a fiercely contested race for the presidency. Kenyans are praying for a peaceful transition of power after almost a decade under President Uhuru…
- Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP), Aug 8 – The Kremlin accused Ukrainian forces Monday of firing on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukraine and warned the alleged attacks could have “catastrophic consequences”. Kyiv said Moscow was responsible and called for the area to be demilitarised, adding…
- Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP), Aug 5 – Shell-shocked Gazans on Monday sifted through the rubble of three days of deadly fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants as a truce held and life slowly returned to normal. An Egypt-brokered ceasefire reached late Sunday ended the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 8 – The Azimio La Umoja – One Kenya coalition has urged voters to turn out in large numbers in Mombasa and Kakamega despite the suspension of gubernatorial election. Speaking during a press conference, the coalition’s Secretary General Junet Mohamed stated that this is the only…
- Paris (AFP), Aug 8 – Rights group Amnesty International has remained defiant under its high-profile secretary general in the face of a growing outcry over a report critics alleged boosted Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Its August 4 press release that accused Ukraine of endangering civilians by…
- Matanzas (Cuba) (AFP), Aug 8 – Cuban army helicopters scrambled to contain a blaze that felled a third tank at a fuel depot on Monday after burning for days, as the search continued for 16 missing firefighters. According an official update, the confirmed toll from the fire was one person dead, with…
- Beijing (AFP), Aug 8 – China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected US…
- Eldoret (Kenya) (AFP), Aug 8 – On the eve of Kenya’s election, yellow banners drape William Ruto’s bastion of Eldoret, where voters are quietly optimistic their hometown hero will emerge the next president after a bruising contest. Some 90 kilometres away (55 miles), not a single Ruto banner flies…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 8 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it will comply with the Court of Appeal ruling on the use of the physical voters register only if the KIEMS kits fail. Speaking during a press conference on Monday, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati stated that “…
- A three-judge bench of the court gave the directive on Monday suspending an earlier High Court decision that allowed what appeared to be an unchecked use of the printed/manual register.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 8 – The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has suspended gubernatorial elections in Kakamega and Mombasa over ballot paper mix-up. Speaking during a press conference on Monday, the electoral body’s chairman Wafula Chebukati stated that poll dates will be…
