Politics

Polls body calls for December vote date

Kenya appears to be headed for a December General Election after electoral commissioners said they would petition President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to dissolve the coalition government in October.

Youths stand next to a burning barricade  during the post-election violence in January 2008. A team of 17 has been formed to speed up investigations and prosecution of cases from the 2008 post-election violence. Photo/FILE

Hope for poll chaos victims as team formed

A team of 17 has been formed to speed up investigations and prosecution of cases from the 2008 post-election violence.

 Lands minister James Orengo. Photo/FILE

Cabinet approves key land ownership bills

The Cabinet has approved three Bills that drastically transform land ownership and management.

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo/FILE

Uhuru rejects victims’ bid to join in appeal

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected an attempt by election violence victims to make submissions on his appeal in The Hague.

Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Njiraini. Photo/FILE

Taxman not State official, court told

The newly appointed chief tax collector, Mr John Njiraini, was not subjected to public interview because the post of the commissioner general does not fall under a State office

Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Photo/FILE

We’re not for Raila, claims Central lobby

A lobby group has denied claims it is campaigning for Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Central Kenya.

Photo/FILE  Mr Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and Eldoret North MP William Ruto.

Group plans to block eight presidential candidates

A new political movement plans to seek court orders blocking eight presidential hopefuls from running for office.

Photo/FILE CIC chairman Charles Nyachae.

Devolution law ‘was changed by consensus’

Changes were made to the draft law on devolution after agreement by all the players in the review process.

FILE | NATION A Mombasa resident breaks into laughter during the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) hearings at the Bandari College recently.

Team raises red flag over ethnic push

The elections team on Thursday sounded the alarm over some people who were using the boundaries review exercise to create ethnic and political enclaves.

File | NATION Commission for Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) Chairman Charles Nyachae speaking to the press in Nairobi.

CIC backs devolution bills

The controversial changes made to the draft law on devolution were inserted after an agreement involving all the players in the review process, says the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution.