Parliament resumes sittings next week after two-month Christmas break

By Francis Gachuri,

Members of the National Assembly and Senate resume their sittings on Tuesday, February 12 after a two-month Christmas recess. Other than the rigoro...

Aden Duale , parliament

IEBC leadership puzzle; why the Commission is in limbo

By Francis Gachuri,

The standoff pitting IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati and sacked Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba underscores the leadership crises that have perenn...

Chebukati , Ezra Chiloba , IEBC

Defiant Chebukati says IEBC ‘has no offices for former commissioners’

By Ian Omondi,

An attempt by three former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission commissioners who resigned in April to return to their offices on Monday w...

consolata maina , IEBC , Margaret Mwachanya , Paul Kurgat , Wafula Chebukati

Duale blames religious leaders for IEBC woes

By Citizen Reporter,

Aden Duale has now heaped blame on religious leaders whom he says were responsible for selecting IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati and his six commission...

Aden Duale , IEBC , parliament , religious leaders , Wafula Chebukati

Search for new DPP kicks off

By Dzuya Walter,

The search for the next Director of Public Prosecution has kicked off with ten candidates seeking to replace Keriako Tobiko who now serves as the Envi...

former IEBC commissioner Thomas Letangule , Keriako Tobiko , lawyer Lucy Kambuni , Machakos Chief Magistrate Abdulkadir Ramadhan. , NIS Senior Director Noordin Haji , Patrick Gumo , Supreme Court Deputy Registrar Daniel ole Keiwua

Court declines to stop vetting of IEBC commissioners

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined to stop the ongoing vetting of chairperson and members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). J...

Ballot 2017

Ex-LSK boss Apollo Mboya in court to block vetting of IEBC nominees

By Dzuya Walter,

Former Law Society of Kenya (LSk) Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Mboya, has moved to court seeking to stop the vetting and appointment of Independent...

Ballot 2017

Uhuru nominates Chebukati as IEBC Chair

By Joy Chelagat,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Wafula Chebukati as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chair, just a week after the Bernade...

Chebukati , IEBC , IEBC Chair

Two named to succeed Issack Hassan as IEBC boss

By Koome Kimonye,

The Selection Committee on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has nominated lawyers Tunai ole Kina and Wanyonyi Wafula Chebuka...

SHOWDOWN looms as MPs meet to review electoral laws

By Moses Ngugi,

A political showdown is expected in the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 20 when Members of Parliament convene for a special session to review t...

elections amendment law , electronic voting system , manual voting system , parliament special sitting

I will be taking a severe pay cut if named IEBC chair – ex-Mombasa Mayor

By Moses Ngugi,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel has commenced the process of recruiting a chairperson of the electoral body...

IEBC chair job , IEBC selection panel , Taib Ali Taib , Voters register audit

Search for next IEBC boss kicks off

By Koome Kimonye,

The search for the next Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) boss has officially kicked off. The IEBC Selection Committee started...

Ahmed Issack Hassan , David Mukii Mereka and Dr John Kangu Mutakha. , Florence Muoti Mwangangi , IEBC , Kipropo David Malakwen , Lucas Leperes Naikuni , Margaret Wambui Ngugi Shava , Roseline Odhiambo Odede , Search for next IEBC boss kicks off , Taib Ali Taib , Tukero ole Kina , Wanyonyi Wafula Chebukati

Opposition raises RED ALERT, says Jubilee, IEBC colluding to rig polls

By Koome Kimonye,

Opposition leaders Raila Odinga of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) and Musalia Mudavadi of the Amani National Congress (ANC) now say th...

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy , CORD , IEBC colluding to rig polls , kalonzo musyoka , Moses Wetangula , Musalia Mudavadi , NASA , National super alliance , Opposition raises RED ALERT , raila odinga , Raila-Mudavadi Coalition , says Jubilee

House to hold special sitting to approve IEBC commissioners

By Wangui Ngechu,

National Assembly Majority Leader, Aden Duale, now says that Parliament will be recalled for a special sitting on December 20, 2016 to approve names o...

CRA , CRA commissioners , IEBC , IEBC new commissioners , Majority Leader Aden Duale , parliament , special session

Ex-Mayor, lawyer Mwangangi shortlisted candidates for IEBC boss post

By Koome Kimonye,

Former Mombasa Mayor, Taib Ali Taib, and former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Florence Muoti Mwa...

Ex-Mayor , IEBC selection panel , lawyer Mwangangi shortlisted candidates for IEBC boss post , Taib Ali Taib

Polls date will not be pushed ahead – DP Ruto

By Moses Ngugi,

Deputy President William Ruto has moved to assure the country that next year’s General Election date will not be interfered with. Ruto told the c...

2017 elections , Deputy President William Ruto , Nakuru County

Mudavadi: Gov’t is plotting to postpone polls

By Moses Ngugi,

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has alleged a deliberate plot by the government to push next year’s polls ahead. Mudavadi p...

2017 elections , Mumias , Musalia Mudavadi , police brutality

IEBC boss to stay longer in office

By Ruth Njuguna,

The outgoing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson, Ahmed Issack Hassan, will stay longer in office after the select comm...

31 applicants shortlisted for IEBC commissioners’ positions

By Francis Gachuri,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel has shortlisted 31 applicants to fill the six commissioners’ positions th...

IEBC , IEBC Commissioners.

Five shortlisted for IEBC chairperson position

By Joel Muinde,

The Selection Panel for the  appointment of commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has on Wednesday shortlisted ...