Governor Kingi says campaigns done before August 8 were enough to ensure Raila wins repeat poll

The militants faction, ‘Jeysh Ayman,’ is composed of Kenyans who launch attacks in the country as they understand the terrain.

The SGR, port expansion, Lapsset and coal plant have shaken the coastal strip’s economy, but with them, the fortunes of a number of influential tycoons have dwindled.

Trends from past elections since independence show a clear relation between perceived regime repressiveness and voter turn-out.

ODM’s dominance may be under threat from old and new factors the party is happy to wish away

ODM leader should focus attention on every single detail of the electoral machinery to ensure the elections are credible.

The leaders bring with them the wealth and extensive mobilisation capacities needed by most political parties

The latest salvo in the on-going tiff between Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and the Jubilee administration was a written request by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) asking Diamond Trust Bank to furnish them with Joho’s bank statements since 2011.

Last week, the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) arrested eight people in Mombasa and Mtwapa for suspicion of engaging in terrorist activities

At the centre of debate before ODM’s internal polls is the matter of the party’s performance in the last General Election. While Raila’s fears might spring from his loss of support in the Rift, and parts of Western and Northern Kenya, the so-called ‘Obura group’ (named after Ken Obura) blames an Orengo-Nyong’o axis for the party’s misfortunes.