The suspension of two gubernatorial elections has come to us as a shock. Mombasa County and Kakamega county are known to be Azimio strongholds. Suspension of the gubernatorial election is carefully mis engineered to lower voter turnout in these two counties and affect out imminent election victory. It is a
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DCI takes IEBC to task over arrested Venezuela nationals
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has issued a statement to explain the circumstances that led to arrest of the three Venezuela nationals at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. In his statement the DCI boss has taken issue with the statement issued by the Chairman of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission
IEBC & stakeholders in Greece to monitor ballot printing
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and a team of stakeholders team are in Greece to visit the Inform Lykos (Hellas) SA Company's factory premises in Athens and witness the printing, packaging, and delivery process of ballot papers for the August 9th general elections. Upon arrival, the monitoring team was
Court rules IEBC unfairly locked out Reuben Kagame
A High Court in Nairobi has ruled that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) treated Presidential aspirant Reuben Kigame unfairly by locking him out of the upcoming Presidential polls. Justice Anthony Mrima said IEBC violated Kigame's right and ordered the commission to consider his papers and the signatures
Supreme Court rules Sonko’s impeachment was valid
The Supreme Court has dismissed former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's appeal challenging his impeachment as Governor by the Nairobi County Assembly and the Senate. The judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome ruled that the impeachment of the Nairobi Governor was conducted in accordance with the constitution. The Supreme Court ruling comes
Court directs IEBC to clear Mike Sonko for Mombasa race
A court in Mombasa has directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to clear former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial race. The court also directed the IEBC to gazette Sonko, who is eying the Mombasa governor seat under the Wiper Democratic Movement. In their one-hour judgment,
Chebukati tells the media to relay election results
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati has said the media will be allowed to relay election results direct from polling stations. Speaking at KICC on Saturday 9th July during an event organized by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and Mkenya Daima Initiative, Chubakati said that the
IEBC receives first batch of the printed ballot papers
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission today received the first batch of the printed ballot papers for the August 9th general elections. Speaking at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when he received the consignment, the IEBC chair said all the printed ballot papers will be shipped into the country through
Chebukati: There are no extra ballot papers being printed
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Mr. Wafula Chebukati has dispelled allegations by a section of politicians that there was a conspiracy to print extra ballot papers. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement forum with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, the Chairman said
Audited IEBC register records 22.1 million voters
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) today revealed over 22 million voters for the upcoming elections. The polls body managed to register 22,120,458 voters which is a 12.79 increase from the year 2017 which registered 19,611,423 voters. The IEBC also reversed illegal transfer of voters which affected