2022 General Election Stories
The Supreme Court said the honour reflected both the resilience of the Kenyan people and the dedication of judicial officers and staff to safeguarding...
A total of 23 by-elections will be held, six for the National Assembly, one for the Senate, and 16 for Members of the County Assembly (MCA).
The Commission also reminded candidates that they must meet ethical and legal thresholds as set out in the Leadership and Integrity Act.
If Biya wins, by the end of the new term in 2032, he will have been in power for half a century. It will be a feat no other executive head of state ha...
Yiwu, a county-level city in east China's Zhejiang Province, is a global hub for consumer goods manufacturing, known for offering products that combin...
Male aspirants for parliamentary seats are required to pay Sh250,000, while female candidates, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will pay Sh...
Eligible Kenyans will be able to register at any IEBC Constituency Office, except in areas with ongoing by-elections.
The agreement, signed on August 25, 2025, brings together Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and a faction of the main opposition alliance, the S...
Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo was barred from contesting on grounds of failing to meet legal requirements, charges his party rejects as politically mo...
Mwangi stressed the urgent need for leadership that puts the welfare of ordinary Kenyans first and transforms their aspirations into practical policie...
The scrutiny comes as the commission prepares to spend nearly Sh1 billion on 23 pending by-elections, covering six National Assembly seats, one Senate...
MSS spokesman Jack Ombaka said that specialized units, working with the Haitian National Police (PNH), carried out a night raid and seized the Télcos...
While the two parties also agreed to safeguard Somalia's sovereignty, fight terrorism, and ensure peaceful elections, doubts remain about how the agre...
Its first national delegates congress on Saturday brought together activists and representatives of affiliate groups, including Kongamano La Mapinduzi...
Gathoni Wamuchomba has positioned herself as a vocal critic of President Ruto’s administration, focusing on what she describes as unchecked excesses....
The judge emphasised that disputes relating to elections, whether through universal suffrage or party list nomination, must be determined by an Electi...
Polepole, who relinquished his Havana posting that also covered Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Central America, says he has gone into hiding, citing...
The caucus also includes leaders such as Caleb Hamisi (Saboti), Jack Wamboka (Bumula), Oscar Nabulindo (Matungu) and Babu Owino (Embakasi East), who h...
Maraga cited Article 88(4)(a) of the Constitution, which obliges the IEBC to conduct continuous voter registration. He criticised the commission for s...
The aspirants are required to collect signatures from at least 100 registered voters in two-thirds of the country’s districts (98 districts), with the...
Introduced in February and sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill sought to enforce stricter financial and administrative restrictio...
ODM stressed that membership verification is already underway and urged members in these areas to check and confirm their status ahead of the by-elect...
This marks the second time in Zanzibar's history that early voting will be held one day before the general elections, the first instance occurring in...
During their induction in Mombasa last month, IEBC acknowledged the delays. Chairperson Erastus Ethekon said the commission has sought an advisory opi...
Kalonzo, who met Sifuna on August 14 on the sidelines of the Law Society of Kenya’s annual conference in Kwale County, hinted at a potential political...
The petition, filed by lawyer Dr Owiso Owiso, human rights activist Khelef Khalifa, and Ashioya Biko, sought leave to have the court hear the matter,...
Dr Andanje, remembered fondly as the immediate former Principal of Bungoma High School, took early retirement earlier this year to vie for the Malava...
The proposed law amends Section 6 of the Election Offences Act, 2016, making it a criminal offence for members or staff of the IEBC to conduct or over...
