Kenya now recalls 52 envoys from abroad

Raila against AG in petition amid Nazlin’s drama

Mar 25 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 24 - A status conference to discuss three petitions filed following the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect after the March 4 General Election got underway on Monday at the Supreme Court. During the pre-trial conference, the Attorney General and the Law Society of Kenya lodged an application to be enjoined in the cases...

Optimism as Kenyans go to the ballot

Mar 4 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 4 - Long queues were witnessed across Kenya on Monday morning as voters lined up to cast ballots in historic polls under a new Constitution. In Nairobi, voters had formed winding queues as early as 4am, two hours before the official time for opening polling stations. In Kisumu, the town woke up to sounds of people blowing vuvuzelas...

Abstracts, ID copies not accepted in voting

Mar 3 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 3 - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cautioned voters that police abstracts and photo copies of identification documents will not be accepted during Monday's voting exercise. A notice published by the IEBC in the national dailies says voters should carry their original Identification cards (IDs) or...

Lawyer takes on CJ over threat claims

Feb 22 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 22 - A city lawyer has written to the Attorney General seeking to know whether Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has recorded a statement with the police over the alleged death threats he received from the outlawed Mungiki sect. Harrison Kinyanjui who has already challenged the appointment of Mutunga says if the AG confirms that Mutunga...

ODM convoy attacked in Kiambu

Feb 21 | KIAMBU, Kenya, Feb 21 - An Orange Democratic Movement campaign team was attacked in Kiambu on Wednesday night. A vehicle belonging to businessman Peter Kuguru had its windscreen smashed as party supporters traversed the county, to popularise a planned visit by CORD presidential contender Raila Odinga. The attack occurred at Ndumberi trading centre....

Uhuru may baulk from presidential debate

Feb 20 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 - Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed his unwillingness to take part in the second presidential debate planned for Monday, February 25. The Jubilee presidential campaign team has written a letter to the secretariat organising the debates, seeking an urgent meeting to discuss concerns emanating from the...

19 poll chaos victims sue State for violations

Feb 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 - Nineteen victims of alleged police brutality during the Post Election Violence (PEV) of 2008 now want senior government officials charged with murder, crimes against humanity and mass displacement. In the application in which they also seek compensation, the victims say that Attorney- General Githu Muigai, DPP Keriako Tobiko...

Waititu, jazz presenter cleared for March polls

Jan 31 | NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 31 - Former Embakasi Member of Parliament Ferdinand Waititu on Thursday went down on his knees with his eyes trained on the heavens moments after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission cleared him to contest the Nairobi governor's seat. Waititu spent longer than usual with the IEBC officials who took time to verify his...

Mudavadi rejects UDF nomination if he loses

Jan 28 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 - The Amani Coalition presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi has instructed his party to remove his name from the party's nomination list, saying he is going for nothing short of the presidency. In a statement, Mudavadi said he has instructed UDF party organs that the final list of nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries...