Category Archives: Elections

KIBRA: Women voters miss in IEBC’s manual register

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Douglas Namale

Women voters were turned away this morning without voting in Langatta and Kibra constituencies because their names are missing in the IEBC’s manual register. Between 6:00am and 8:00am, more than twenty women had already been turned away without   voting at … Continue reading →

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Everything didn’t work as expected in Kibera

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Sande Wycliffe

To ensure the security at polling stations, the IECB staff at Holy Trinity worked extra hard this morning to organize the larger number of voters into their respective streams in order to ease the voting process. At Mashimoni primary polling … Continue reading →

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Fire disrupts voting at Nyayo High-rise, Langatta

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Douglas Namale

This morning fire disrupted voting exercise at Soweto Resource Centre and Undugu Society polling stations in Nyayo High-rise ward, Langatta constituency. The fire which started at around 9.30am has gutted about 30 houses at the border between Soweto east and … Continue reading →

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Polling stations in Kibera: the arrival of Raila Odinga

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Sande Wycliffe

Large group of people are singing and chanting at kamkunji ground Gatwekera this morning at 6am, waiting to vote and go home. “Some of them are running around making noise to wake up other people to join them”, a MapKibera … Continue reading →

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The Third Runner In The Election 2013

Posted on March 3, 2013 by George Waweru

If Kenya election were to be held today neither Raila nor Uhuru would win; that is if Kenya democracy is really of age. Over the past years politics has been associated with a lot of negative energy and ethnicity mainly … Continue reading →

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Security Measures Surprise Many in Kibera

Posted on March 1, 2013 by George Waweru

It is correct to regard Kibera as one of the safest places on earth, with the number of police officers seen patrolling the streets, you could have thought there was a riot or the president was visiting. There was a … Continue reading →

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IS KENYA READY FOR A RUN OFF?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by George Waweru

One may argue that Kenya is prepared for a run off in the election. Financially? Yes, I think the IEBC may or can handle the do over of the election, but this is the question is Kenya as a nation … Continue reading →

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Map Kibera Trust awareness creation in readiness to the Election Monitoring in March.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Lee Ibrahim

Map Kibera Trust is an organization started in Kibera way back in 2009. It comprises with 3 Kibera programs which are the Mapping Team, Kibera News Network and the Voice of Kibera as well as programs in Mathare and Mukuru. … Continue reading →

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Rumours That Shape Kibera Politics: Party Nominations Dispute

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Steve Banner

Kibera street political analysts, as I may call them, and rumour mongers, have a very thin line separating them if the happenings of the past few days is anything to go by. After fierce campaigns on 6th and 7th January, … Continue reading →

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Party Primary results in Kibera

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Douglas Namale

Lack of ballot boxes and papers, rowdy youth, tear gas, demonstrations, burning tyres and fights characterize party nominations in Kibra and Langatta constituencies. After the two day nomination melee in Kibra constituency, the  political parties have declared their  parliamentary and … Continue reading →

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