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Presiding Officers. deputy presiding officers and clerks in Nyali costituency have not yet been deployed. No information has been given to the staff that have been waiting from Saturday afternoon. The officers were told to go to one of the polling station in Khadija Primary school. Read:105 IPOA Officers Deployed To 31 Counties Ahead Of August 8 Poll They are pleading with the IEBC officials to at the very least communicate to them  and tell them their deployment status. Currently they are still waiting for communication from the constituency returning officer. Do you have a story you want told? Do…

Nairobi woman representative ODM candidate Esther Passaris has taken to dry fasting head of the August 8th elections. Dry fasting entails abstinence from food and water for a defined timeline. She took to twitter to announce the same stating that she was dry fasting and focusing on prayer to allow Kenya to rise above the hate The tweet excited Kenyan on twitter and they reacted in different ways. https://twitter.com/EstherPassaris/status/893912016468967424 Read:Dennis Itumbi’s ‘Canaan’ Tweet That Had The Interwebs Buzzing (Photos) A myriad of tweeps however asked Esther Passaris to keep her fast between herself and God but she responded by saying…

Scores of Kenyans were stuck in bus terminals in different parts of the country due to lack of transport from different parts of the country. Various saccos were forced to ply alternative routes to at least try and make a killing out the  travelers desperation. KMO sacco matatus which are well known for plying the Kangemi route were spotted ferrying passengers to Kisumu. The travelers were forced to pay exorbitant prices to travel to their various destinations . Read:Uhuru, Ruto yet to condemn gruesome murder of IEBC official However the travelers said the shortage was artificial and that the bus…

James Orengo has unveiled Jubilee party’s alleged plot to rig the August 8 poll. He made the announcement during NASA’s final campaign rally at Uhuru Park. He said the ruling party intends to top up votes electronically using a communication channel designed by the IEBC IT experts . Mr. Orengo said that they have established a software to add one to two votes per hour. The results will be transmitted by Alex Kioni who replaced the late IEBC ICT manager, Chris Msando. Read:Sonko, Kidero Tie At 44 Per Cent In Race For Governor Seat, TIFA Poll Jubilee will also be…

Tanzanian singer Ali Kiba and Kenyan gospel sensation Willy Paul were introduced to Mombasa gubernatorial candidate, Ali Hassan Joho’s flamboyant lifestyle . It was a great honor to share a podium with my brothers and sisters in the music industry in Mombasa at Little Theatre in the company of Mombasa Governor HE Hassan Joho. My advice to them; God first,believe in yourself and lastly self discipline. You will reach far! @joho_001 #SupportedByKiba #kingkiba A post shared by alikiba (@officialalikiba) on Jul 27, 2017 at 2:17am PDT The two  singers were given first class treatment, from yacht rides to being booked…

Embakasi East Jubilee candidate Francis Mureithi was allegedly involved in an accident. He was coming from the Jubilee rally that was at the Uhuru park on Friday. He had earlier on held a a successful rally in Embakasi East. He was endorsed by the Jubilee Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta to vie for the seat. Read:7 Dead, 29 Injured In Horrid Eldoret-Nakuru Highway Accident His fate from the accident however remains unknown. He will be contesting for the seat against former SONU chairman Babu Owino and six other candidates. Photos Courtesy Do you have a story you want told? Do you…

Amani National Congress (ANC) Westlands aspirant, Amin Walji was on Thursday night attacked by unknown assailants in his Westlands home. He had just concluded his meeting with the ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi who was endorsing him as the only NASA candidate in the constituency. Read:Baghdad’s Second Terror Attack In 24 Hours Kills Seven He sustained serious injuries to his head and broke his hand during the attack. He however took to social media to announce the attack and called for peace during this election period. Mr, Walji will be vying for the parliamentary seat but is facing stiff competition from…

Huduma centres ID desks all over the country will remain open  on the 5th and 6th to allow people to collect their Identification cards. Through their twitter page @hudumakenya announced that: Read:Designer Creates Digital Revolution With a Laptop Made From Paper This will allow Kenyans who have not collected their IDs to be able to do so before the election date. The ID will serve as an important identification tool  during the August 8th elections. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us to get our hands on? Email…

The family of the late IEBC ICT director, Chris Msando has appealed to well wishers for financial support to offset the burial expenses. “The money will help in offsetting the funeral expenses,” the family said. The ICT manager was found dead at Muguga forest in Kikuyu last week. The Autopsy report that was conducted by the government and family pathologist revealed that he died from strangulation. Read:Kajiado ODM Politicians Claim Lives In Danger, Threats From Government Official Through the family spokesperson, the family said the first fund drive would take place on the 4th of August at the United Kenya…

Kenyan socialite Risper Faith had a liposuction surgery in readiness for her wedding to Businessman, Brian. The socialite is well known for her curvaceous body and stint in K24’s Nairobi Diaries. Risper had her surgery because she ‘wanted to look good for Brian.’ Read: Read:Man Arrested by Nairobi’s Traffic Police for Filming Them About to Take Bribes Her fiance Brian however insists that he loves her just the way she is. Brian did however pay for the surgery despite his ‘loving her the way she is’ story. He was skeptical about the procedure because he wanted to have kids first.…

It was all pomp and color at the the the Kenya ferry services (KFS) docks with the arrival of the new and revamped MV Jambo ferry. The  vessel was received on Thursday afternoon by the Transport and Infrastructure CS Julius Machariah alongside his tourism counterpart Najib Balala. The blue vessel which signifies the oceanic color of the Indian ocean is set to be launched by the Head of State, Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday. https://twitter.com/FerryKenya/status/893078475984297984 Unlike the old vessels in the Likoni Chanel where the passengers and vehicles share spaces the new vessel is divided  into compartments to accommodate passengers and…

Standard gauge railway (SGR) workers have threatened to down their tools due to delayed July salaries and lack of legal contracts. While protesting at the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) offices in Syokimau, the workers said that they will down their tool next week if no action is taken. Read:This hotel has given Kenyan workers only 3hrs to ‘go vote and return to work’ In their defense the CRBC said the delay was due to the refurbishment of their salary payment system and reviewing of the employees’ account details for recently hired staff. They are apparently debugging the information…

Men in Nairobi are more often than not seen as color blind .They often lean toward the darker colors and most of them cannot tell the difference between some colors. James Mwangi  has defied these odds by being Nairobi’s most colorfully dressed man.He is not shy of color and matches  all manner of colors. On a regular day you will find him hanging around City Hall and Mfangano street taking selfies as his suits have grabbed him a lot of attention especially from the ladies. James says that most of his suits are imported from abroad and the price…

The 2013 general elections were marred with extensively long queues that stretched long meters outside the polling stations. IEBC has rolled out a few strategies to curb this queue menace for this year’s general elections. The commission has increased the number of polling stations to 40,833. This means that each polling station will only have 700 voters therefore reducing the long queues. Read:Trouble at IPSOS Synnovate as the CFO is SACKED and Escorted Out of Office The use of alphabetic queue system will also be used to curb the menace.Voters will be directed by the clerks to queue according to…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament aspirant Babu Owino has pledged his salary to the underprivileged people in the constituency should he bag the parliamentary seat in the August 8 election. Speaking to Kiss FM, the young lad said he knows what it means to be subjected to poverty and will therefore give all his monthly earnings as a member of parliament to the poor constituents. Read:Free Matatu Rides For The Aged, Disabled To Polling Stations He also stated that people in the slum areas lack basic amenities and has a strategy to engage the youth in a monthly clean up…