There have been reports that Safaricom is the reason why transmission of election results from constituency level has been awful. It has been claimed that their servers or the VPN network they’re providing for IEBC have crashed. The mobile operator has now come out to clarify its role in the elections, through a press statement released on...
1. Emgwen constituency – Alex Kosgey, URP,2. Bomet West – Bernard Bett Kipkirui, URP, 32,6883. Rongo – Dalmas Otieno, ODM, 18,9944. Mwingi West – Benard Kitunge, Wiper-Democratic Party5. Mwingi North – John Munuve,Wiper, Wiper-Democratic Party6. Mwingi Central -John Mutambu,-Wiper-Democratic Party7. Kitui South...
Last week, CNN was under attack from Kenyans online for airing a report which showed ‘militias’ armed with handmade guns and machetes allegedly getting ready for violence. Kenyans believe that the report was stage managed, especially because the ‘actors’ wore the white face painting synonymous with Kikuyu comedy actors. The...
My name is Kenya. A nation from the far East of Africa. The home of great athletes who’ve blazed the world stage, the home of Nobel laurete Wangari Maathai, the ancenstral home of Barack Obama.I’m the home of heroes.I’m the hope of Africa.I’m the beauty of the Universe. I’ve got green Savannahs, a cool climate, a welcoming ‘Karibu’...
Yesterday, several people alleged witnessing TNA’s Nairobi Governor candidate Ferdinand Waititu beat up women rep candidate Rachael Shebesh. Some claimed it was a slap with others saying it was a punch. It was during the launch of Waititu’s manifesto at the Panafric Hotel in Nairobi. Shebesh and Sonko had made a surprise appearance, after...
Yesterday, KTN reminded Kenya that it’s signals were out there when they launched a brand new state of the art, temporary election studio. The station that has been struggling to regain its footing, got a big boost this week after Friday’s episode of it’s dating show Tujuane went viral, and they are now well on their way to taking...
This is probably the most misleading story you’ve ever seen. During the launch of CORD manifesto, a young high school boy was reciting a poem, when Bishop Margaret Wanjiru stretched her hand to extend him a tip. However, this camera angle brought out the picture quite differently. Now, this website in Ghana, ReportGhanaNews.com, has made up...
‘UON Students Against Rachael Shebesh’, is one of the many anti-Shebesh Facebook pages that have been created in the past few days. What has the Nairobi women representative candidate done this time? Well, she recently called University of Nairobi students ‘Koinange Street prostitutes’, and now the students are threatening...
Reports indicate that former ECK chairman Samuel Kivuitu has died. Kivuitu died last evening while undergoing treatment at the MP Shah hospital in Nairobi. Kivuitu has for the past few years been fighting esophagus cancer, but on a recent TV interview with Joe Ageyo, announced he had been cured. He was however in bad shape. The former chairman...
This powerful story / peace message is lifted from Bizokulu.co.ke.My missus is Kikuyu. She’s called Wambui – named after her paternal grandmother. Her shags is in Maragwa. Have you been to Maragwa? I have. If you come from a place like Kendu-Bay, just below the navel of South Nyanza, Maragwa comes as a little jolt.You get off the main road...
NOT TRIBALISM BUT GREED.The reason why Kenyans fought in 2008 is not tribalism. it was uncontrolled greed for power, land, money, and greed to be attached to government resources through favoritism. And tribalism was evidently the best tool to accomplish these. Again the real issue is not tribalism, it is greed. Tribalism was used as the battle...
On Wednesday, The Business Insider published a report by Arthur Orkum, titled ‘2013 Misery Index’. It is a crude economic measure that sums a country’s unemployment and inflation rates to assess conditions on the ground. It included a total of 197 countries, and Kenya emerged as the 13th most miserable country in the world. This...
The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, CORD has reacted to Uhuru Kenyatta’s withdrawal from the second Presidential Debate scheduled for Monday next week. In a statement released yesterday, CORD says that Uhuru is afraid of answering hard questions about land, since the issue was on the table for discussion. They say the DPM has persistently...
Given Mavulture and Waititu 4 Governor, which one would you pick? Well, you now have a choice of three.Another group having a similar agenda as Mavulture has taken over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. ‘Spray For Change’ is their name, and they will be taking over a wall near you, as they display their vision for Kenya. This is what...
There was drama yesterday at the COTU organized Presidential Debate held at the Laico Regency Hotel, after Narc Kenya presidential candidate Martha Karua protested the presence of Kalonzo Musyoka. Prime minister Raila Odinga sent Kalonzo to represent him at the debate, and the organizers allowed him to take a position at the podium alongside the...
TNA has sent a letter to the Presidential Debate Steering Committee explaining why Uhuru withdrew from the second debate. The party cites bias and failure of the moderators to ask other candidates other than Uhuru hard questions. They claim Linus Kaikai had a bone to chew with their candidate and that he had been coached on how to set the stage for...
The Jubilee Coalition has written to the Presidential Debate Steering Committee, stating that Uhuru Kenyatta will not participate in the 2nd presidential debate slated for Monday next week. In a letter dated 18th February, the coalition goes ahead to give reasons as to how they arrived at that decision. The party suggests that the moderators were...
Miguna is in the news again. This time, it’s a small household matter, that the media got wind of. Yesterday, his house help recorded a statement at Runda Police Station, claiming that Miguna had assaulted her and kicked her out of his house, without letting her take her belongings. The house help made those allegations on Monday morning. Soon...