Opposition Leader Odinga Ahead in Kenya’s Presidential Race, Results Show

NAIROBI — Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya’s presidential race, official election results showed Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place. With just over 26% of votes…

Why youth apathy in elections bodes ill for Kenya

Kenya saw a decline in the number of young people who registered to vote in the August 2022 elections. This group’s share of the 12.1 million registered voters dropped by…

President Kenyatta Meets Election Observers

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday met a team of AU/ COMESA election observers at State House, Nairobi, who briefed him on their observations about the election process. The team led…

Sinendet: Ornamental Plant Kalenjins Use For Celebrations

As Kenyans celebrate candidates who have clinched various political positions through dances, songs and lifting them high, the Kalenjin community has its own way of conducting their celebrations. Winners are…

ODM Dominates Mombasa Parliamentary Seats

The Orange Democratic Party (ODM) has maintained its dominance in Mombasa County after winning five out of six parliamentary seats in the August 9 general election. The party also won…

Gov’t Pushes Schools Re-Opening To Thursday

The Government has issued a directive that all Basic Education institutions re-open on Thursday 18th August, 2022 and not on Monday, 15th August, 2022 as communicated earlier. In a press…

Wambora Loses Senate Seat

Outgoing Embu Governor and Council of Governors (CoG) chair Martin Wambora has lost his senatorial bid after emerging fifth with 13, 523 votes. The contest was won by little known…

IEBC Wants Police To Trace Missing Returning Officer

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has called on the security agencies to speedily investigate the disappearance of a Returning Officer for Embakasi East who went missing on Thursday…