Kenyan voters will be able to monitor election results and reports of election irregularities in their constituencies on Monday, thanks to added functionality on the popular GotToVote.co.ke election portal. GotToVote will now allow ordinary citizens to cut through all the ‘noise’ and hype generated during elections to get easy access to the official election results for their counties, or local constituencies, when they become available from Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IBEC). “The media and political parties are all focused on the national results and on results affecting two or three of the higher profile presidential contenders. The ordinary citizen and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 6th 2013 |
KAMPALA- Kenyan presidential elections have kicked off this morning amidst fear of violence. The elections started at 6:46 am African time and 47 counties are taking party in the elections which is being conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya and is the first elections to be held under its body. The chairman of IEBC, Issack Hassan, has promised that the General Election will be peaceful, free and fair and the provisional presidential results will be released within 48 hours after poll centers close. Some 23,000 observers, including 2,600 International monitors, have been deployed, according to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 4th 2013 |
New apps make it easier to track elections, monitor crime and identify best schools and health centers NAIROBI, January 30, 2013—New digital applications developed by the media and the civil society are making it easier for Kenya citizens to find the best schools and health centers, as well as monitor crime trends and election issues. The innovative internet-based applications were developed and hosted by three media houses and a non-governmental organization under the Code4Kenya. Code4Kenya is an initiative which is supported by the World Bank’s Innovation Fund in partnership with the African Media Initiative and the Open Institute. “These new... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, February 3rd 2013 |
By Mark Oloo in East Africa – A new directive in Kenya requiring all mobile phone users to register their simcards with the government has taken effect, promising a three-year jail term for those who will fail to comply. The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) says mobile phone users have a 90-day window period within which to register their lines failure to which they would be permanently be deactivated. There are 30.8 million active sim cards in the Kenyan market. Last evening, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo said the directive would not be reversed. The official, at the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, January 3rd 2013 |
By Mark Oloo in East Africa – Uneasy calm has returned to Kenya’s coastal district of Tana Delta after tribal skirmishes left 41 people dead at the weekend. Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo visited the troubled district together with the country’s security top brass and spoke tough, warning that merchants of impunity would be subjected to the full force of the law. The area has been tense as fighting between the Pokomo and Orma tribes continue over what many have attributed to conflicts over scarce resources. On Saturday, 41 people, including children, were hacked to death as the rivals... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, December 27th 2012 |
