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Kenya: Jubilee Has Not Disqualified Candidate - Tuju
Nation, 24 April 2017
Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has disowned a statement doing rounds on social media that the party has disqualified a candidate in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County. Read more »
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Kenya: Jubilee Party Reschedules Nominations in 15 Counties
Nation, 24 April 2017
The Jubilee Party has rescheduled nominations in 15 counties following a consultative meeting of the party's secretariat on Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya: Primaries Interruption Costly, Nairobi Jubilee Aspirants Say
Nation, 24 April 2017
A Jubilee aspirants in Nairobi is seeking assurance that the party nominations will be free and fair after it was moved from Monday to Wednesday. Read more »
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Kenya: Electoral Commission Won't Extend Nomination Deadline
Nation, 23 April 2017
Political parties pushing for an extension of party nomination deadlines have suffered a major blow after the electoral commission declined their request. Read more »
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Kenya: Jubilee Adopts Measures to Ensure Smooth, Credible Polls
Nation, 24 April 2017
Jubilee Party has announced a raft of measures to be adopted during its primaries which begins on Monday in an effort to avoid a repeat of the shambolic exercise witnessed last… Read more »
Kenya's Ruling Party Resumes Voting in Primaries
Jubilee Party primary nominations have kicked off in five counties after the process was suspended over the weekend.
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Kenya: Aspirants Call for Free and Fair Jubilee Primaries in Machakos
Nation, 24 April 2017
A section of Jubilee Party aspirants from Machakos have accused the county's secretariat of favouring certain candidates ahead of the nominations set for Tuesday. Read more »
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Kenya: Polling in Ruling Party Nominations Starts in Five Counties
Nation, 24 April 2017
Jubilee Party nominations have kicked off in Kirinyaga, Bomet, Baringo, Nandi and Elegeyo-Marakwet counties with most polling stations being open by 6am. Read more »
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Kenya: Jubilee to Hold Fresh Party Nominations On Monday, Tuesday
Capital FM, 22 April 2017
Jubilee Party will hold fresh nominations on Monday and Tuesday across the country, after the exercise aborted in 21 counties on Friday. Read more »
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Kenya: Nominations Were a Waste of Time and Money, Jubilee Aspirants Say
Nation, 23 April 2017
Wasted money, wasted energy, wasted time. Those are the feelings harboured by many of the aspirants who gave their all to ensure they carried the day during Jubilee Party… Read more »
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Kenya: President Blames Turnout for Shambolic Jubilee Primaries
Nation, 22 April 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said under-preparedness caused the chaos and confusion in Friday's Jubilee primaries. Read more »
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Kenya: Primaries Cancelled After Too Many Voters Turn Up
DW, 22 April 2017
Too many Kenyans, keen to have their voices heard, have plunged the electoral system into chaos. The president says he pulled the plug as it could have subverted the democratic… Read more »
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Police have fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse rowdy crowds angered by delays in the start of Jubilee nominations in several towns. Read more »
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Kenya: Election Violence Threatens Nation Again
The Conversation Africa, 23 April 2017
In the last few weeks Kenya has seen an increase in intra-party political violence following the start of its political party primaries that began on April 13th and are scheduled… Read more »
