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Naomi Shaban: 20-Year Taita Taveta MP Concedes Defeat

10Aug

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Naomi Shaban: 20-Year Taita Taveta MP Concedes Defeat

Veteran legislator Naomi Shaban has conceded defeat in the Taita Taveta MP race. Ms. Shaban, who has been at the helm of the coastal constituency for 20 years and was seeking to retain her seat on a Jubilee Party ticket, conceded to defeat from her main rival, Wiper Party’s John Bwire Okano. As of Wednesday morning, Okano was leading based on provisional results and Shaban sent an early congratulatory message to him. The 58-year-old long-running MP said in a social media message that she had come into terms with Taita Taveta people wanting a new leadership and commended Okano and his team. “Good people, there is time for everything. Well done team Bwire,” Shaban told her supporters in a message shared on a WhatsApp forum. The veteran politician added: “T...

Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

9Aug

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Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

Two police officers were on Monday evening arrested for allegedly ferrying marked election materials in Kilgoris, Narok county. The officers were in the company of another occupant ferrying the election materials to an unknown destination in a Toyota Sienta registration number KDG 910 B. The three are said to have been stopped by suspicious members of the public who quickly informed security team. Confirming the incident, Narok county police commander Kizito Mutoro said that at around 6.30pm police received a distress call from members of the public that they had intercepted marked ballot papers at Kilgoris Shell petrol station. "When police moved to the scene, they found Frederick Mwaniki Ng’ang’a, the driver of the vehicle, carrying election materials under the escort of...

Sauti Sol, Khaligraph address corruption, debt in new song

26Jul

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Sauti Sol, Khaligraph address corruption, debt in new song

With just 13 days to go until the start of the General Elections, Kenya's favourite band Sauti Sol have teamed up with critically acclaimed rapper Khaligraph Jones to release a politically-charged song. The track, launched on Monday, July 25 can be summarised as a cry for help, with the artists touching on major problems plaguing not only Kenya but Africa at large. From corruption, to high costs of living, increase in taxes and mounting debt. Bien-Aime Baraza kicks off 'In My Head' addressing Africans through a carefully worded love letter. "Now we know better, we gone do better, so you better be a go-getter," says Bien. As Bien continues to drop bar after bar, the visuals on the video highlight newspaper clips of previous scandals that have dogged the country. Some of the...

Moses Kuria Before IEBC Over 2017 Vote Rigging Claim

30Mar

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Moses Kuria Before IEBC Over 2017 Vote Rigging Claim

The Gatundu South Member of Parliament sensationally claimed that he and a host of other Jubilee legislature rigging the 2017 presidential election in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta He was summoned by the IEBC Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee for grilling and examination. On March 15, Kuria said he and other political leaders helped President Uhuru Kenyatta secure victory in both elections through dubious means.