Author: Eva Nyambura

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has began private prosecutions against six Safaricom staffers they believe colluded with the IEBC and the French IT Firm, OT Morpho to bungle the August 8 presidential election. Led by Raila Odinga, the opposition claimed that the telco firm routed results from the polling stations to a server in France and terminated them there instead of transmitting to the electoral commission’s server at the BOMAS of Kenya. The six, he said were aware of the manipulation of the results but kept mum. They are: Anthony Gachanja, Robert Mutai, Thibaud Rerolle, Shaka Kwach, Farouk Gaffour and Andrew…

Presidential candidates taking part in the October 26 fresh presidential elections will on Tuesday meet with the IEBC in order to ‘create a common understanding.’ The meeting will be held at the BOMAS of Kenya starting at 11 am. The electoral body on Thursday held joint meetings with both Jubilee and NASA but were unsuccessful as opposition leaders stormed out. Led by Siaya Senator James Orengo, the leaders said that the Jubilee MPs were acting in bad faith by trying to pass the Elections Amendment Bill at ‘supersonic speeds.’ Read: AG, Githu Muigai Trolled On Twitter Over Directive On the…

University of Nairobi (UoN) students on Tuesday morning staged demonstrations along Lower Kabete road right outside the Lower Kabete Campus. The students are protesting against the recent police brutality against some of them on Thursday as they were protesting for the release of their former student leader and now Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino. The students are also calling for the resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Mbithi. Read: IPOA Launches Investigations Into Alleged Police Assault Against University Of Nairobi Students The institution’s management is said to have expelled 35 students believed to have been behind the Thursday demonstrations. According…

Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has said that some of the videos doing rounds online showing police frog marching and assaulting University of Nairobi students are fake. The police are said to have beaten, raped some in their halls of residence on Thursday while protesting for the release of former student leader, Babu Owino. ”The analysis by IPOA’s investigations team has confirmed a significant number of video clips and photographs being circulated on social media purportedly relating to the alleged brutality meted on students are fake,” IPOA chairman Macharia Njeru said. Mr Njeru has also said that the they have…

There was chaos in Embu after NASA supporters protested against the IEBC in the Jubilee stronghold. The rather peaceful demonstrations turned ugly after Jubilee supporters attacked the protesters, tearing up their placards. Kirimari MCA Morris Nyaga and his colleague from Ruguru Ngandori Sammy Muturi are said to have interrupted the demos and instead asked the opposition leadership to face President Uhuru Kenyatta in the repeat election. Read: One Person Injured After Being Attacked By Bees Outside The Supreme Court (Photos) The opposition supporters led by Moses Wamuru maintained that they would relent in their fight for justice. There were protests…

NASA supporters on Monday held demonstrations in some parts of the country in a bid to force IEBC officials behind the nullified presidential election leave office. The protests will be taking place twice a week; on Monday and Friday as directed by presidential flag bearer, Raila Odinga. In Nairobi, the protesters showed up with miniature People’s Republic of Kenya flags. NASA strategist, David Ndii had in August called for secession, a move that did not sit well with Jubilee leaders. Read: Parliament Reduces The Publication Period Of The Election Laws Amendment Bill From 14 Days To One Day The anti-IEBC…

National Super Alliance (NASA) has asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko to prosecute Jubilee party’s Chief Agent, Davis Chirchir. The opposition has accused Chrichir of illegally accessing the IEBC servers during the August 8 elections. NASA has threatened to institute private prosecutions should the DPP not take action within 72 hours. Chirchir was once an ICT Director at the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) before becoming a Cabinet Secretary in Uhuru Kenyatta’s government. Read: Raila Odinga Forced To Hire Private Security Guards Also accused of illegally accessing the IEBC servers are Musalia Mudavadi and Siaya Senator James…

The High Court on Monday stopped the Jubilee Government from publishing its achievements on print and electronic media pending hearing of a case filed by a lobby group. The Presidential Delivery Unit, according to the case filed by the Katiba Institute been using public resources to publicize its achievements during the electioneering period. The unit is said to have refused to respond to queries on how much it cost to run the #JubileeDelivers campaign. ”The Presidential Delivery Unit has been sued because it failed to provide information sought by the petitioner through a letter dated August 17, 2017,” the petition…

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has rubbished claims by now Governor, Mike Sonko of rescuing Hawa Mohedina’s land from supposed land grabbers along Ngong Road on Friday. Ms Mohedina, a widower was going to lose Sh. 1 billion worth of property, said Sonko. But according to Kidero, the county only sold her property through a public auction to recover land rate arrears amounting to Sh. 3.96 million. Read: The Children of ‘Mau Mau Field Niggers’ Ganged Up with NASA to Defeat Jubilee The County boss also added that county officers doctored records to show the owner had not paid rates.…

Kisumu residents supporting National Super Alliance (NASA) have staged protests in the city and are calling for the removal from office of IEBC officials believed to have cost Raila Odinga the presidency. Odinga called for demonstrations countrywide on Mondays and Fridays up until the officials resign. In Kondele, protesters are said to have thrown stones at the police who have dispersed the growing crowd with teargas. The officers are said to have at some point run out of teargas and were forced to retreat. There will be demos in Nairobi, led by Odinga and his co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka. Security is tight…

Leader of Majority in the Senate and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen on Sunday took a swipe at NTV boss, Linus Kaikai who he said was a partisan journalist. Kaikai was interviewing Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet on matters police brutality. According to the Senator, Linus’ line of questioning was biased and came across as if he was a NASA supporter. In a tweet, the newly elected Leader of Majority in the Senate said: ”My friend Linus Kaikai, when you are done with the interview, don’t forget to close with the words TIBIM and TIALALA!” https://twitter.com/kipmurkomen/status/914560071052529664 Some Kenyans were…

The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) will launch investigations into why the number of police officers committing suicide is on an all time high. Speaking on Sunday, Police Commissioner Rosemary Kuraru said that the officers could be taking their lives due to work or personal related issues. “It does not matter what you are going through but do not take your lives using the guns entrusted in your hands”, said Kuraru. Ms Kuraru added that the officers have various channels that they could use instead of committing suicide. She, during the thanksgiving service for the uniformed forces in Eldoret maintained…

The Nairobi Business Community has said that they will not sit around as NASA supporters disrupt businesses in the city on Monday. NASA will hold demonstrations on Monday and Friday, as directed by their Presidential flag-bearer, Raila Odinga. Wilfred Kamau, the group’s chairman said that they will not allow the opposition supporters loot their businesses in an attempt to dethrone President Uhuru Kenyatta. He urged members of the GEMA community and their supporters to turn up tomorrow (Monday), to help safe guard Kenyatta’s votes. “We call upon all our supporters and members of GEMA to come out in large numbers…

Miguna Miguna set Twitter ablaze on Saturday after accusing President Uhuru Kenyatta of having already rigged the fresh polls slated for October 26. The International lawyer also pointed out that the IEBC officials believed to have been behind the nullified election were yet to be ‘banished.’ https://twitter.com/MigunaMiguna/status/914170687115448321 Kenyans of a contrary opinion said: https://twitter.com/kimondo_jackson/status/914185578932879360 https://twitter.com/paulmutugi95/status/914171540513619969 Read: Lawyer PLO Lumumba Resigns From The Kenya School Of Law The vocal lawyer has also referred to the head of state as a ‘dictator’ who intends to turn Kenya into an AUTHORITARIAN state. He was referring to the Election amendments presented to Parliament by…

Kenyans residing in the United States of America on Saturday protested against bad governance by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The protests staged outside the UN headquarters come only 24 days before the repeat presidential elections. The demonstrators among other things called for IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba to resign, reinstatement of Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka’s security detail, Supreme Court judges to be respected, IEBC servers be opened and Jubilee government to stop ‘mutilating’ the constitution. Read: Pakistan Blocks Cell Phone Services as Anti-US Protests Erupt NASA will starting 2 October hold protests twice a week. The coalition, led by Odinga said…