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Collage photo of President elect and Alinur Mohamed and KBC   "President William Ruto's communication team has hired DSTV a private media outlet to cover his inauguration. Local media which would have done a joint production at no charge will receive signal live from Kasarani Stadium from MultiChoice's live feed," businessman and politician Alinur Mohamed has said. In his social media post, Alinur said the restriction for the local media houses to cover the event free of charge is revenge for what the William Ruto-led team claimed as unfair coverage during the presidential campaigns. "This looks like a revenge by William Ruto on Citizen TV and NTV which Kenya Kwanza is saying were not fair while covering his campaigns! Those surrounding William Ruto should not mislead him the way those who surrounded President Uhuru Kenyatta did," he added.

Today, Monday, August 29, voters from Kakamega and Mombasa counties are electing their governors. The exercise had been postponed twice by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over errors on the ballot papers.  Other areas where elections are ongoing include Kitui Rural, Kacheliba, Pokot South and Rongai constituencies where voters are electing their members of parliament. In Nyaki West and Kwa Njenga devolved units, the electorates are electing their ward representatives.   Hassan Omar Accuses Azimio Agents of Voter Bribery Mombasa gubernatorial seat United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate Hassan Omar has alleged voter bribery by Azimio leaders in the ongoing mini-poll. Speaking after casting his vote on Monday, August 29, at Makadara grounds in Mvita the politician called the police officer to act with immediate effect.  “It is time to live by the rules of democracy if police officers are not ready to impose it then we will do it on our own...

Raymond Moi addresses the media at Mercy Njeri Primary school in Rongai Constituency on August 9, 2022. Photo filed:  Mteuleonline24  If the number of votes that President-elect William Ruto got in the Rongai constituency against his rival Raila Odinga is any barometer to predict the outcome of Monday’s repeat parliamentary elections, then Raymond Moi's political goose is cooked. With 84,625 registered voters, Dr Ruto proved his popularity in the cosmopolitan constituency when he got 42,530 votes while Mr Odinga trailed with 13,799 votes followed by Mr George Wajackoyah with 134 votes with Mr David Waihiga getting 96 votes in the presidential race. To ensure that Mr Raymond loses the seat he has fiercely defended for two terms, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) army led by Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua camped in the constituency to drum up support for Paul "Mamba" Chebor.

Lady Justice Martha Koome (center) and the other members of the Supreme Court bench. As former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his Azimio team prepare to file a petition at the Supreme Court by close of business on Monday, August 22, the plate of the highest court on the land is about to get really busy. Azimio maintains that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) manipulated presidential results that saw Odinga's main competitor, William Ruto, declared President elect. Ruto's camp, on the other hand, maintains that the process was fair and results were uploaded onto the portal for everyone to tally. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati also insists that the August 9 general election, and the subsequent results announced on August 15, was a free and fair exercise despite the messy split. Supreme Court Judge Smokin Wanjala during a past case hearing. THE STANDARD After all the evidence has been adduced, the verdict will be down to  the 7-judge bench  headed by ...

Courtesy photo: Kenneth Bii  Facebook Herod arrested James, one of the 12, the brother of John and killed him. The church was stunned and horrified. They were caught off guard. Then, because the devil is a manner less repeat performer (as long as the door is open and watchmen are asleep), Herod arrested Peter. He had every intention of killing him too because politically, he saw that it made the Jews happy. This time though, the church prayed! They seriously petitioned God UNTIL the day Peter walked out of prison. Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying ... Kenya has had violent and fatal post election chaos before that stunned the nation. As a result Kenyans have walked in serious, deep FEAR & DREAD concerning the election and post election period, because of how it destroys lives, businesses, infrastructure and the economy. After repeat performances though, prudence made the church wake up and begin to pray. People, out of the l...

  Roots Party Presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah. | FILE Roots Party says its candidate will be a no-show in the debate that is set to take place at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from 4.00 PM – 10.00 PM. Wajackoyah further said that the Presidential Debates team had not addressed concerns that he had brought to their attention in a letter dated July 21. Roots Party Presidential candidate Professor George Wajackoyah has pulled out of the 2022 Presidential Debate. In a press statement on Tuesday, Roots Party says its candidate will be a no-show in the debate that is set to take place at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from 4.00 PM – 10.00 PM. The party said they “will not attend the presidential debate because we will not subject the incoming President to the Joke of an already predetermined debate.” Roots party further added that the “media cannot decide the outcome of an election before the poll day.” “The notion that some candidates ...

Let all attend and build this democratic tradition together. In Summary •All presidential candidates are applying for this position know sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya either directly through their own thoughts and actions or through those of their democratically elected representatives. •As citizens, we need to know that we are constitutionally bound to respect, uphold, and defend the constitution with our leaders. by  IRUNGU HOUGHTON Opinion All four presidential candidates. Image:   COURTESY It has been over a century since the first elections were held under British colonial rule. Seven decades later in July 1990, George Anyona stood in a Nairobi High Court and denied the treason charges against him and three others. With the uncertainty surrounding the 2022 Presidential Debate, we must place what is at stake in both a historical and future context.Only settlers of European, Indian, and Arab descent voted in that first colonial election in 1920. It took fou...

Kenya Kwanza Presidential Candidate William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua at Karen, Nairobi.  It remains unclear whether Deputy President William Ruto and his running mate in the August 9 General Election, Rigathi Gachagua, will attend their respective debates. The DP Ruto presidential campaign Communications Director Hussein Mohamed in a statement on Friday said that he and the team had offered their advice to the duo, and the ball is now in the court. “Whether or not the UDA presidential candidate and deputy will appear for debates is a matter that firmly rests with them. I and the team have advised them given the current media environment. That advice was legitimised by a monitoring report in June conducted by MCK,” Mohamed said. The deputy presidential debate is set for Tuesday, July 19, while that of presidential candidates will take place on July 26 at the Catholic University for Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Karen, Nairobi. Ruto has in the past weeks, warned that he’...

Kazi Mtaani Youth involved in unblocking of a drainage under the Kazi Mtaani program. FILE The government has released Ksh554 million to be used in settling payments owed to youths who worked in the Kazi Mtaani programme. Housingand Urban Development Principal Secretary, Charles Hinga Mwaura, announced the release of funds on Friday, July 15, stating that all those youths who took part in Kazi Mtaani phase three cohort one in June will be paid immediately. Hinga announced that the beneficiaries would receive their money after the National Treasury okayed the release of the funds. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, a total of 164,372 youths who took part in the programme will receive their payment. Kazi Mtaani Initiative set to resume in March 2022 CAPITAL GROUP "To all the Kazi Mtaani youths that worked in Cohort 1, money is on the way. 164,372 youths will receive a total of Ksh554 million," Hinga announced. He expressed his regrets that t...