The Body choosing Kenya’s Election Commission is being Overhauled – How this could Strengthen Democracy
Kenya has new rules for choosing the people who run its elections. President William Ruto has signed into law the ...
Tag: Elections
Why IEBC Wants Headquarters Moved Out of Nairobi CBD
A report by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says the location of its headquarters within Nairobi Central Business ...
IEBC: All Set For Tuesday’s Poll
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is this morning distributing polling material in readiness for Tuesday's poll. The exercise ...
Martha Karua is Taking Centre Stage in Kenya’s Elections: What it Means For Women in Politics
For the first time in Kenya’s history, a female candidate joins the centre stage in one of the main political ...
Kenya’s Young Voters Have a Dilemma: They Dislike Ethnic Politics but Feel Trapped in It
In elections and beyond, young Kenyans are an important political cohort. People between the ages of 18 and 35 make ...
Senator Irungu Kang’ata Cleared by IEBC To Vie For Murang’a Gubernatorial Seat
Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata has been given the green light by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to vie ...
APC Convention Begins To Choose Nigeria Presidential Candidate
Whoever emerges from 23 aspirants will lead the party into next February's election against Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition ...
Catholic Bishops Call on Politicians To Accept August Poll Outcome
Catholic Bishops in the country have called on politicians to accept results of the August polls. Through the Kenya Conference ...
Somalia delays election process again as deadline lapses
Somalia has again pushed back the deadline for completing lower house elections, delaying until March 31 a process that is ...
Troubled Somalia elections hit new snag
Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in ...
Kenya’s ruling party joins hands with opposition ahead of polls
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said his party had joined an opposition coalition ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections ...
Senegal local elections key test for President Sall
Senegal will vote for mayors and local representatives on Sunday in the first election since last year's riots, in a ...
UDA denounces arrest of its agents in Nyandarua’s Rurii Ward by-election
The United Democratic Party has claimed that some of its agents in the ongoing by-election of Rurii Ward in Nyandarua ...
No Extension of Term for 2022 Election, Says John Mbadi
Suba South MP John Mbadi has said the next 2022 General Election would take place as stipulated in the constitution ...