Police respond over arrest of IEBC’s Smartmatic employee at JKIA
An employee of Smartmatic technology firm arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) airport in Nairobi has been released. The foreigner was arrested on Thursday, July 21 shortly after arriving in the country to help the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) deploy the election technology ahead of the August polls. Smartmatic won the […]
Mike Sonko sues IEBC
Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko has yet again moved to the high court seeking orders to quash the revocation of the Independent Electoral and boundaries Commission( IEBC) nomination to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial race. Sonko through his lawyer Winfred Nyamu filed the petition before Mombasa high court judge Olga Sewe. In the petition certified […]
Politicians are not as smart as you think – IEBC commissioner reveals
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Abdi Guliye has launched an attack on Kenyan politicians for what he described as low intelligence levels. Speaking during an IEBC press conference on Thursday, July 7, Guliye noted that some of those who seek elective office lacked intelligence. “We have glorified politicians to the extent that […]
Drama as man storms IEBC’s meeting with presidential candidates
There was drama at a meeting between the electoral body, IEBC, and presidential candidates on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, after a man attempted to disrupt it. The man identified as Julius Kamau, an activist, stormed the meeting as IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati was taking questions from Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition’s presidential running […]
‘Money changed hands’ Sonko cries foul after IEBC dismisses appeal
Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Mike Sonko now claims he was unfairly locked out of the August contest by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The former Nairobi governor was dealt a blow on Monday, June 20, 2022, after IEBC’s Disputes Tribunal upheld a decision by Mombasa County Returning Officer who had rejected his bid for […]
UoN students to Sakaja – Come, sit for your degree and run for governor next time
The University of Nairobi (UoN) students are now demanding that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should only allow people with genuine academic certification to vie for political seats. The students, led by former Student Organization of Nairobi University (SONU) legal affairs Secretary, Simon Mwangi yesterday said they will not allow any candidate with […]
Nairobi voter moves to tribunal seeking revocation of Sakaja’s IEBC clearance
A suit has been lodged at the electoral commission dispute tribunal seeking to revoke the clearance of UDA Nairobi governor candidate Johnson Sakaja to vie for the seat in the August polls. Documents filed at Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Dispute Resolution committee by one Evans Kaita wants Sakaja disqualified from the forthcoming elections […]