Kenya's President-elect William Samoei Ruto spoke to the outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta on phone after more than a month of not getting in touch. "I had a telephone conversation with my boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta. We discussed the just concluded General Election and the transition as envisaged by our democratic tradition
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Duale wants 4 “errant” IEBC Commissioners punished
Garissa Township Legislator Aden Duale has criticised the four Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners who had caused a division in the polls body by disagreeing with their Chairman Wafula Chebukati. Duale who is one of the luminaries of President elect William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza alliance has promised to ensure
Supreme Court upholds William Ruto’s election
The Supreme Court of Kenya has thrown out the petition by Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga and said President Elect William Ruto was validly elected 5th President. The seven judges unanimously upheld the declaration made by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and dismissed the
The possible predictions of the Supreme Court petition
Kiraitu Mutungi joins the Kenya Kwanza Alliance
Immediate former Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi and his Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP today joined Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance. Kiraitu and his team was received by the Deputy President. "We welcome the Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP) to Kenya Kwanza. Their resolve to work with us is indication that leaders
Venezuelan Jose Carmago accused of meddling in Kenyan poll
Raila Odinga's lawyers Julie Soweto and Paul Mwangi made a live demonstration on the IEBC portal that showed Carmago's name on one of the Form 34 As in Muranga Lawyers Julie Soweto and Paul Mwangi tabled damning evidence at the Supreme Court of Kenya showing that a Venezuelan national uploaded Forms
Mahat Somane to Raila Odinga & petitioners: Get over it
Advocate Mahat Somane appearing for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has trashed the petitioners case on various issues and told them that the declaration of William Ruto as President Elect was properly done and asked them to get over it. Somane presented comparative data on the allegation of
Lawyer Steve Ogola joins IEBC panel at the Supreme Court
Top lawyer Steve Ogolla has joined the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission panel defending the 15th August declaration of William Ruto as President Elect. "Glad to make part of the IEBC Legal Counsel. The gravamen of our case is that polling station results in the physical Forms 34A are final and
Questions by judges that left petitioners’ lawyers panicking
Lawyer James Orengo and Julie Soweto. The Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya on Wednesday sent lawyers representing the Azimio One Kenya Coalition back to the drawing board after they asked some tough questions. The judges had sought clarification into some of the issues that the petitioners raised in their case
Ugenya voters protest MP David Ochieng’s move to Kenya Kwanza
Residents of Ugenya constituency in Siaya County have protested their MP David Ochieng's recent move to join the President Elect William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance saying they were hoodwinked. The move follows Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) and it's leader's decision to dump the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition