MPs to determine next elections date Daily Nation A voter casts her ballot. PM Raila Odinga elections are too important to be left to the two principals to decide. Photo/FILE The date for the next General Election will be determined by MPs on the floor of Parliament. This means that President Kibaki ... Raila, Ruto face off in [...]

Ford-K to mull over alliance with ODM Daily Nation Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula, addresses members of the public at a past Ford Kenya rally. PHOTO/ FILE By ERICK NGOBILO engobilo@ke.nationmedia.com Ford Kenya party leaders over the weekend announced their intent to withdraw from the PNU ... The awakening of Mudavadi Business Daily Africa Raila: No ill feelings over Mudavadi [...]

Cop shoots himself dead after night patrol Capital FM Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – A police officer killed himself at the Ngong Police Station early on Monday after returning from night duty. Constable Stanley Narangwi shot himself in the head at about 6am using an AK-47 rifle that was assigned to him on ... Police officer [...]

How Ethiopian militia turned Moyale into battleground SomalilandPressNAIROBI — The battle started at a peace meeting convened to end the deadly feud between members of two communities divided by little else than the fact that they share the same district and their leaders have a poisonous hatred for one another. Ethnic fighting displaces 40 000 in [...]

Elderly Kenyans threaten UK colonial abuse lawsuitCBS News(AP) NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of elderly Kenyans are preparing to sue the British government over abuses — including torture, illegal detentions and rape — its forces allegedly committed during its suppression of a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion, ...and more��

How electoral team crafted 80 extra constituencies The Standard By ATHMAN AMRAN When delimiting boundaries, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had to get a detailed analysis of population, geographical features and urban centres. It had also to get details of the communities' interests, ... Heed advice on General Election date Daily Nation IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals Capital [...]

Raila seeks to mend ODM rifts Daily Nation Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday sought to calm the rising tensions within ODM, stating his deputy Musalia Mudavadi was free to seek the party's presidential ticket. (Read: ODM legislators downplay Raila, Musalia rivalry) As Mr Odinga sought to ... Kibaki, Raila to reshuffle PSs ahead of transition to devolution The [...]

Census results for eight districts allowed to stand The Standard By Judy Ogutu A Government decision to cancel the last census results for eight districts has been quashed. High Court Judge, Justice Mohamed Warsame, ruled on Tuesday that to allow Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya to cancel the results would be ... No repeat census in NEP, court [...]

State officers to hold overseas accounts after vettingCapital FM KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 – State Officers will be allowed to continue operating overseas bank accounts but only after they get clearance from relevant commissions, under proposals contained in the draft Leadership and Integrity Bill, 2012.and more��

Obama's grandma injured after car accident 3News NZ By Tom Odula President Barack Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was travelling in rolled over. The relative said Sarah Obama was travelling to her home in the village of Kogelo, in western Kenya, ... Obama's Grandmother in Car Accident ABC News Obama's Grandmother OK After Car [...]

An independent Judiciary is not always convinient The Star Over the past few months, Kenyans have learned to value the benefits of an independent judiciary. And it has been a source of some satisfaction that the decisions made by the judges have often been very inconvenient for the political class. Beyond ICC And Kenya's Divisive Politics – OpEd Eurasia Review For [...]

'al-Shabaab insurgentsCoastweekNAIROBI (Xinhua) — Kenya's authorities said on Saturday its amnesty to local Al-Shabaab sympathizers to defect to from the Somali militant group still stands. Kenya Defense Force (KDF) Director of Military Operations Information Colonel Cyrus Oguna ...and more��

Councils of elders pose a threat to democracy Daily Nation By LUKOYE ATWOLI Amorphous groups calling themselves “councils of elders” habitually gain prominence in election years in Kenya. They purport to represent tribes in diverse areas of national life, and issue press statements in support of one thing or ... Investigating Kenya: What's in a Name? Huffington Post (blog) ICC [...]

KDF attacks Al Shabaab strongholds The Standard By CYRUS OMBATI Kenyan gunships have attacked Al Shabaab strongholds in a renewed attacks in Somalia as troops advanced towards Afmadhow. Military spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir said Dalayat, a small town North East of Badhade that the troops captured ... Kenya's Airstrike Kills at least 100 Al-Shabaab Fighters CRIENGLISH.com all 3 news articles�� [...]

Pollsters differs with firms over regulations Capital FM Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 3 – Opinion poll firm Smart Octopus Research Company on Friday sharply differed with fellow pollsters on giving a members' association powers to set self-regulation standards. Managing Director Samuel Thiari dismissed the Marketing ... Surveys shows 78 percent of Kenyans prefer December polls The Standard Allow opinion [...]

School heads set to sign contractsDaily NationFILE | NATION Knut secretary-general David Okuta (right) and chairman Wilson Sossion during a past press conference. The union has in the past opposed performance contracts for teachers. By JOHN NGIRACHU jngirachu@ke.nationmedia.com Head teachers ...and more��

Probe starts on Kenyans spying for Al-Shabaab Daily Nation Major Solomon Wandege (left), the officer commanding Kenya Defence Forces in Burgabo, Somalia, and his team during patrol on November 20, 2011. Photo/JARED NYATAYA By NATION REPORTER newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com Security agencies have launched ... The Splintering of Al Shabaab Foreign Affairs UN mulls deploying more peacekeepers to Somalia (correction) Monsters and Critics.com KDF troops [...]

ICC names bench to hear Ocampo Four appeals The Standard DPM Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto during prayers for the Ocampo Four at the Ruiru stadium on Sunday. By Beatrice Obwocha The International Criminal Court has appointed a five-judge bench to hear appeals filed by four Kenyans whose ... Ruto, Sang fight to have cases [...]

Race gets hotter The Standard Prime Minister Raila Odinga. While he was away, Uhuru and Ruto, fought him hard. Now he is back and has scheduled rallie By Peter Opiyo International Criminal Court decision to commit four Kenyans, among them two presidential aspirants, to full trial ... ICC judges erred in law, say Uhuru and Muthaura Daily Nation Mutula to [...]

Kenya charges Muslim cleric with arms possession Reuters Africa MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Monday charged a former Muslim preacher, Aboud Rogo Mohammed, with possessing guns and hand grenades and preparing to commit a felony, his lawyers said. The east African nation has been in a heightened state ... Preacher in court over illegal [...]