Kenya:   IEBC Commissioners Ready to Quit If Raila Proves His Claims - Hassan

Capital FM, 5 May 2016

Commissioners at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) are ready to resign if CORD leader Raila Odinga proves they have been compromised by the Jubilee… Read more »

Kenya:   IEBC, Supreme Court Need Urgent Reforms for Peaceful Elections, Say Leaders

Nation, 4 May 2016

Church leaders and elders from various ethnic communities countrywide have called for urgent strengthening of the electoral commission and other key government agencies before the… Read more »

Kenya:   Wiper Officials Say Cord's MOU Still Relevant

Nation, 4 May 2016

Former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka's party wants the agreement between it and its main opposition coalition partner ODM on presidential terms reviewed ahead of the elections… Read more »

Kenya:   Diplomats Criticise Cord's IEBC Protest

Nation, 4 May 2016

Eleven foreign diplomats on Wednesday criticised calls by the opposition to occupy electoral commission offices countrywide and force its top officials to resign. Read more »

Kenya:   Cord, Jubilee MPs Differ On How to Reconstitute IEBC

Nation, 4 May 2016

Members of a parliamentary caucus on human rights on Wednesday publicly disagreed on the formula needed to reconstitute the electoral commission, shortly after issuing a… Read more »

Kenya:   Raila - We'll Stop IEBC From Conducting Poll

Nation, 2 May 2016

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga has reiterated his claim that there was a secret deal between Jubilee and the electoral commission to rig the 2017 election. Read more »

Kenya:   Ruto Warns Cord Over Calls for Mass Action

Nation, 1 May 2016

Deputy President William Ruto has warned proponents of mass action to do so without storming offices. Read more »

Kenya:   Kenya's Electoral Body On Trial in the Run-Up to 2017 Elections

East African, 30 April 2016

Kenya's electoral commission has come under pressure from the main opposition coalition, the clergy and the lawyers' association, to step down over allegations of impartiality and… Read more »

Kenya:   IEBC - Our Ratings Are Low, but We Can Prevail

Nation, 30 April 2016

The electoral commission now fears that some of its work that require consultations with political parties and civil society groups may stall as the call for their exit… Read more »

Kenya:   Cord Calls Off Demo in Lucy's Honour

Nation, 29 April 2016

Cord has called off its protest against the electoral team in order to mourn former First Lady Lucy Kibaki. Read more »

Kenya:   Jubilee, Cord Step Up Hunt for Votes As 2017 Elections Beckon

Nation, 29 April 2016

The ruling Jubilee coalition and the opposition Cord have hit the campaign trail ahead of next year's General Election. Read more »

Kenya:   Court Stops Cord Protest Against IEBC

Nation, 29 April 2016

The High Court has stopped Cord leaders from storming into the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices. Read more »

Kenya:   Jubilee Case Against Cord Protests to Be Heard

Capital FM, 29 April 2016

The petition in which five jubilee MPs have sued CORD leaders for threatening to storm the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices and force the embattled… Read more »

Kenya:   Four Jubilee MPs Sue Cord Over Protest, Want Restraining Orders

Capital FM, 28 April 2016

The High Court has certified as urgent a case in which five Jubilee MPs have sued Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leaders for threatening to again storm the Independent… Read more »

Kenya:   MPs Sue Cord Leaders Over Protest

Nation, 28 April 2016

Four Jubilee MPs have moved to court to stop opposition alliance Cord's planned protest outside Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices every Monday. Read more »

Kenya:   Cord to Proceed With Protests to Oust IEBC

Nation, 28 April 2016

Cord leader Raila Odinga has said the planned countrywide protests and occupation of electoral commission offices set to start from Tuesday next week will continue as planned. Read more »

Kenya:   No Guards for Cord Leaders At Protests

Nation, 28 April 2016

Cord leaders Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang'ula will be without their police bodyguards during protests they have called to oust electoral commission officials. Read more »

Kenya:   Uhuru - I Have No Power Over IEBC

Nation, 28 April 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said he has no powers to sack electoral commissioners as pressure mounted on Cord leaders to go slow on their campaign to kick out the team. Read more »

Kenya:   Uhuru Warns Raila on Old Style Politics

Nation, 27 April 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday criticised Cord leader Raila Odinga, accusing him of inciting his supporters to take to the street to push for the removal of electoral… Read more »

Kenya:   Uhuru Warns Cord Against Street Protests

Nation, 27 April 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned the opposition alliance Cord against holding protests to demand the removal of top officials of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries… Read more »

Kenya:   Isiolo Residents React to Cord Push to Disband IEBC

Nation, 27 April 2016

The aborted move by the opposition Cord to forcibly evict the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials from office has received mixed reactions from… Read more »

Kenya:   Cord Calls Countrywide Protests Over IEBC

Nation, 26 April 2016

The Opposition Cord on Tuesday called for countrywide protests from next week in its bid to eject electoral agency commissioners from office. Read more »

Kenya:   Kisumu Demonstrators Against IEBC Also Tear-Gassed

Capital FM, 26 April 2016

Police on Tuesday morning lobbed teargas to disperse a group of ODM party members in Kisumu who were demonstrating against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission… Read more »

Kenya:   More Cops Deployed At IEBC Offices Amid Fears of Another Cord Demo

Capital FM, 26 April 2016

More police officers have been deployed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices amid fears of another planned protest by Coalition for Reforms and… Read more »

Kenya:   Cord Protest Against IEBC Could Spark Unrest, Senator Lenny Kivuti Warns

Nation, 26 April 2016

Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti has criticised Cord's protest against Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission top officials saying the move could spark unrest countrywide. Read more »

Kenya:   Cord Leaders Tear-Gassed As They Stormed IEBC Offices

Capital FM, 25 April 2016

Police Monday lobbed teargas to disperse CORD leaders and supporters - including Raila Odinga - who attempted to enter the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices… Read more »

Kenya:   Cord's Attempt to Force Out IEBC Fails

Nation, 25 April 2016

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leaders and supporters failed to stage a sit-in at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices in Anniversary Towers after being… Read more »

Kenya:   Only Cord Leaders Will Access IEBC Offices, Not Supporters - Police

Capital FM, 25 April 2016

Police will only allow a few CORD leaders to present their grievances to the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission offices in order to allow other Kenyans seeking services to… Read more »

Kenya:   Anti-Riot Police Seal Off IEBC Offices Ahead of Cord Protest

Nation, 25 April 2016

Anti-riot police were deployed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices on Monday following a threat by Cord leaders that they will a stage sit-in to pile… Read more »

Kenya:   Jubilee and Cord Should Give Us a Credible Replacement for IEBC

Nation, 25 April 2016

Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards is one domestic soccer encounter where extra care must be taken to ensure that the referee is competent and also strictly neutral and acceptable to… Read more »

Kenya:   Heavy Security at IEBC Offices Ahead of Cord Planned Protest

Capital FM, 25 April 2016

Police officers were deployed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headquarters at Anniversary Towers in Nairobi following plans by CORD leaders and… Read more »

Kenya:   Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue in Cord-IEBC Standoff

Nation, 25 April 2016

Religious leaders in Isiolo have called for dialogue between the government and the opposition to end the raging debate on the disbandment of Independent Electoral and Boundaries… Read more »

Kenya:   Pursue Dialogue, Not Militancy - IEBC Tells Raila

Capital FM, 24 April 2016

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Sunday told the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) that it will not take orders from anybody. Read more »

Kenya:   Cord Threatens 'Occupy IEBC' to Force Out Team

Nation, 23 April 2016

The opposition has renewed its ultimatum to have the polls team resign or face ejection. Read more »

Kenya:   Churches Want IEBC Sent Home

Nation, 22 April 2016

Protestant churches on Friday called for the disbandment of the electoral commission and the cleaning up of the Supreme Court to ensure free, fair and peaceful 2017 elections. Read more »

Kenya:   I Am Not Scared of Ford-Kenya, Declares ODM's Ababu Namwamba, Bungoma Senator, Moses Wetang'ula,

Nation, 19 April 2016

ODM Secretary-General Ababu Namwamba has insisted that Ford-Kenya party does not scare him an inch. Read more »

Kenya:   We'll Storm IEBC Offices Over Vote, Say Cord Leaders

Nation, 19 April 2016

Opposition leaders on Tuesday vowed to camp outside the electoral commission offices in Nairobi until their list of one million signatures is approved to pave the way for a… Read more »