‘If NADCO report is implemented fully, it will solve the issues we are facing’ – Raila Odinga
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has disclosed that if the recommendations in the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report are fully implemented it will solve the issues the country is facing. Speaking during the signing of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC ) bill into law by President William Ruto on […]
‘Violence begets violence’ – Gachagua says over recent anti-govt protests
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on Kenyans to prioritize dialogue and avoid violence amid recent anti-government protests. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the IEBC (Amendment) Bill, 2024, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Gachagua noted the importance of peaceful consultation. “In the situation we are in, we want to call upon […]
IEBC addresses rumours on non-existent 2022 General Election polling stations
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has addressed the ongoing rumours asserting that there were non-existent polling stations during the 2022 General Election. For a better part of Friday and Saturday, a section of Kenyans online were quick to finger the electoral commission over remarks that non-existent polling stations were gazetted and listed for […]
Court declines to suspend ongoing recruitment of IEBC chair, commissioners
The High Court has declined to issue orders suspending the ongoing recruitment of a new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman and six commissioners to replace Wafula Chebukati and other commissioners pending the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah challenging the process. Justice Thande Murange on Thursday, April 6, 2023, […]
Okiya Omtatah in court to stop parliamentary committee from interrogating dissenting IEBC 4
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has petitioned the High Court seeking to stop the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs from conducting proceedings for the removal of four IEBC commissioners from office. In an application filed under a certificate of urgency, Omtatah wants the constitution and Human Rights High Court in Milimani to issue interim […]
List of 7 Supreme Court recommendations to IEBC amid boardroom wars
The Supreme Court on Monday, September 26, 2022, made a raft of recommendations to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) following the disputed August 9 presidential election. In a detailed judgment on the presidential petition lodged by Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga and six others, a seven-judge bench led […]
Azimio leaders demand IEBC’s deputy CEO Kulundu reinstated within 24 hours
Azimio la Umoja -One Kenya coalition leaders have served Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with an ultimatum to reinstate the commission’s Deputy CEO Ruth Kulundu. The outfit is demanding the commission to bring back Kulundu within 24 hours threatening to take stern action. “That IEBC immediately reinstates Ruth Kulundu to her rightful position of […]