IEBC ready for referendum, set to cost Ksh.12B – says Chebukati

By Tonny Ndungu,

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati says the electoral body is ready to conduct a third referendum. Sp...

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Omtata wants formal resignation of IEBC officials who quit

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtata has filed a case seeking to have the three IEBC commissioners who stepped down to formally resign from office and hand over publ...

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Akombe reveals her fear of being poisoned at IEBC

By Citizen Reporter,

Former IEBC Commissioner Roselyn Akombe has lifted the lid on the infighting that nearly crippled the electoral commission during last year’s Genera...

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Chebukati hints possible crisis after commissioners resign

By Jacque Maribe,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chair Wafula Chebukati has accused the three commissioners of failing the test of leadershi...

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IEBC commissioners resign, cite lack of faith in Chebukati

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Three of the six commissioners at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have resigned citing lack of confidence in the commission...

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Roselyne Akombe lands job promotion at the UN

By Sally Boyani,

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission commissioner, Roselyne Akombe, has been promoted to a more senior position in the United Nation...

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Chiloba back at IEBC after 45 days leave

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The electoral commission Chief Executive Officer, Ezra Chiloba has returned to work after taking a break of 45 working days. The Independent Electo...

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Maraga, Wanjigi, Akombe and personalities who defined 2017

By Wahome Gitonga,

2017 will go down as one of the years that defined Kenya’s political and social landscapes. It was during this period that a presidential electio...

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Why printing the IEBC voter register costs Ksh.80M

By Benjamin Muriuki,

There was shock and disbelief on Wednesday after the electoral commission said that printing a copy of the voters register would cost a whopping Ksh....

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Miguna’s ‘demagogue’ the most searched word in Kenya

By Sally Boyani,

Search engine giant Google has revealed top trending searches that have been keeping Kenyans busy on the internet in the month of October. Miguna M...

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Raila: Here’s my one condition for dialogue with Uhuru

By Benjamin Muriuki,

National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has said the opposition is willing to dialogue with the Jubilee administration to end the current p...

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Chebukati’s new position on credibility of October 26 poll

By Benjamin Muriuki,

On October 18, 2017 – two weeks to the fresh presidential election held last week – the electoral commission Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said he c...

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Chebukati: Election to go on as planned

By Wahome Gitonga,

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Wafula Chebukati has announced that the repeat presidential election will be held t...

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We’re still out of the election, NASA tells foreign envoys

By Brian Maritim,

National Super Alliance have maintained their stand that they do not recognise the October 26 election and will not be part of it. This was after t...

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IEBC ready for October 26 poll, says African election observers

By Mike Njoroge,

The electoral commission is well-prepared to hold the repeat election on October 26, the African Electoral Observation Group has said in a report rel...

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IEBC CEO Chiloba takes leave ahead of poll

By Wangui Ngechu,

Embattled Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chief executive officer, Ezra Chiloba, has now taken a three-week leave ahead of the ...

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Octopizzo applauds Akombe for resigning from the IEBC

By Fridah Wangeci,

Kenyan rapper Octopizzo applauded Dr Roselyn Akombe on her resignation from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Wednesday, in a...

Postpone the elections, Raila asks Chebukati

By Wangui Ngechu,

The National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has asked IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati to postpone next Thursday's repeat presidential poll c...

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IEBC postpones meeting with presidential candidates

By Wahome Gitonga,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s consultative meeting with presidential candidates scheduled for Thursday at 2.30 pm has been r...

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My way or the highway, Chebukati orders

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, has now set a raft of conditions for the repeat presidential el...

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