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NAIROBI, Kenya, July 3 – UDA Secretary General, Sen. Hassan Omar has accused sections of Kenya’s mainstream media of abandoning the principles of professional journalism and transforming newsrooms into platforms for partisan political activism aimed at undermining current regime. Addressing the media at Party’s headquarters in Nairobi, Sen. Omar said the ruling party remains committed…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 29 – The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) Kenya In a significant move toward enhancing democratic governance across the continent spearheaded a landmark collaboration in Nairobi, hosting counterparts from Malawi and Sierra Leone to officially sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing the African Association of Political Party Regulatory…
KISII, Kenya, Mar 17 – Kisii County has solidified its position as a major electoral battleground with a total of 637,010 registered voters officially listed on the IEBC roll this voting bloc is spread across nine key constituencies, with Bobasi leading the pack at 106,060 voters, followed closely by Nyaribari Chache with 88,553. The demographic…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 21 – The United Opposition led by Co-Principal Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has raised concerns over integrity of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) arguing that for many years the Commission has struggled to earn trust of Kenyans citing a persistent lack of transparency in its operations particularly concerning the deployment of…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 15…Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Youssouf has been declared winner after a highly contested election in Ethiopia, Youssouf takes over from Moussa Faki who has held the position for 8 years. Mahmoud Youssouf gained 33 votes in the seventh round, defeating Kenya’s Raila Odinga after at least 4 rounds. On the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 31…The members of uchaguzi platform led by Election observation Group (ELOG), Electoral Law and Governance Institute for Africa (ELGIA), Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-K), Constitution and Reform Education Consortium (CRECO), Mzalendo Trust and Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya) have called for urgent reconstitution of Independence Electrol and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Country’s Electoral body…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30…The Kenya Devolution Civil Society Organizations Working Group (KDCWG) while addressing the media said that failure of National government to transfer functions to County governments and the unwillingness of the National Treasury to fund them are killing the essence of devolution. While reflecting on President Ruto’s swearing-in in September 2022 and devolution…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 16…The Civil society Organizations under Uchaguzi platform in a joint press conference have called on urgent Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) reconstitution as the world mark International day for democracy. They said that the delay in recruiting IEBC commissioners has continue to undermine the constitutional functions of the commission and fundamentally impacts…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 19…Ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent. The Greenpeace Africa and climate justice movements have presented a document to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) demanding a push for an ambitious, needs-based climate finance framework. Among the…
