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Police boss warns against protests
Daily Nation pg 9Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013
Police have warned against holding celebrations or protests when election results are officially released, saying some people with criminal intent might take advantage to commit crimes. Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo sa
Full StoryMany rejected votes might cause run-off
Daily Nation pg 6Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013
The high number of spoilt votes could determine whether the presidential election would head to a run-off. The number of spoilt votes would be factored in when determining if a candidate had met the requisite half of the number of
Full StoryYes, we have problems with vote tallying, says IEBC boss
Daily Nation pg 6Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013
The electoral team on Tuesday admitted experiencing challenges with its electronic system for transmitting and releasing presidential results. The commission said it will start releasing official results using the manual forms sub
Full StoryHospital’s act of kindness allows patients to cast votes
Standard Pg 36Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Forty-one patients of Nanyuki District Hospital were relieved after the hospital ferried them to various polling stations within Laikipia East, Imenti North and Kieni constituencies. Nanyuki District Hospital Chief Nursing Officer
Full StoryVoting marred by chaos after machines hitch
Standard Pg 19Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
There were chaotic scenes in most polling stations in Isiolo County as biometric machines meant to identify eligible voters mal-functioned. In the urban polling stations in Central Isiolo, more than 75 per cent of the machines fai
Full StoryIEBC admits challenges as clerk arrested
Standard Pg 10Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
The Electoral Commission has admitted several challenges during voting. At the same time, a polling clerk was arrested for issuing more than one ballot paper to a voter. “The polling clerk has been arrested and investigation
Full StoryHuman rights body alleges anomalies, calls for repeat polls
Standard Pg 9Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights wants repeat elections in three constituencies, Kilifi North, Kesses, and Changamwe saying polling was chaotic in those areas. Speaking yesterday evening as voting closed, the commissi
Full StoryVoter verification slows elections
Standard Pg 7Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Residents of Embakasi in Nairobi turned out to assert the power of their numbers in one of the most heavily contested elections in the area’s history. The electorate in the five constituencies curved out of the former Embaka
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