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IEBC is running against the clock to meet set constitutional deadlines in readiness for the polls even as it works to clear an overflowing in-tray.
The Diaspora Bicameral Parliamentary Framework caucus is now pushing for the introduction of 15 diaspora constituencies through implementation of the boundaries review.
The setting up of new police units by President William Ruto with only a year left to the general election has come under sharp focus.
Preparations for a second-round duel between the broad-based government and the opposition have begun in earnest ahead of the February 26 by-elections.
The jury is still out on whether UDA will break the jinx and rewrite history or suffer the same fate as its predecessors. Time will tell.
Owino accused ODM’s old guard of engineering a plan to deny him the party ticket by simply “stringing him along”
The President is putting together a powerful campaign network across the country.
Uhuru restructures Jubilee Party leadership to give it a broader national outlook ahead of expected opposition alliance talks.
Mutoro, who successfully challenged the merger between the two parties at the High Court, has since installed himself as the interim party leader.
Ahead of Ruto’s recent visit to Nyeri, Gachagua had been traversing the region pushing his ‘one-term’ campaign, while positioning himself as the undisputed political kingpin of Mt Kenya.
The electoral commission may not undertake a full boundary delimitation exercise ahead of the 2027 General Election, it has emerged.
Winnie referred to Oburu as a transitional party leader pointing out that the substantive leadership of the party would be decided by the NDC.
The United opposition leaders want IEBC to sever ties with Smartmatic, citing concerns that the company has been the subject of investigations over systems allegedly prone to manipulation.
Whereas the constitution outlines need for public views to be factored in projects there is no law guiding it
IEBC seeks a review of seven laws, streamlining dispute resolution, ensuring party lists are provided on time, and extending timelines for disputes arising from candidate registration.
In the sun-scorched plains of 23 counties in the ASAL regions, the blackboard in classrooms is quickly becoming a relic.
A worsening drought has pushed the county into flashpoints of desperate survival as the communities grapple with human-wildlife conflict and inter-communal resource wars.
A journey from Nairobi to Isiolo, Marsabit and Samburu reveals the devastating toll of drought in Kenya’s ASAL region, where communities are struggling to survive amid an escalating climate crisis.
In a bid to secure re-election in 2027, William Ruto is intensifying efforts to court the family of Raila Odinga, hoping to inherit the latter’s political support base.
Johnson Sakaja formally ceded key county functions to William Ruto at State House under a cooperation deal that has sparked political debate.
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