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Drama as police rescue Mike Sonko from near fist fight with Governor Joho
Former Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was on Tuesday evening, August 9, whisked away by police officers after he was involved in a near fist fight with outgoing Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho.
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Wajackoyah’s wife in utter dismay after husband fails to vote
Meller Luchiri, the wife of Roots Presidential Candidate George Luchiri Wajackoyah, expressed frustrations after her husband failed to cast his vote after the elections technology kits deployed to his polling station failed to work.
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Ikolomani MP aspirant arrested in possession of crude weapons at polling station
Police arrested a parliamentary seat candidate for Ikolomani constituency on Tuesday morning, August 9, after he was nabbed with crude weapons.
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Gubernatorial elections suspended in Kakamega and Mombasa Counties
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has suspended elections for gubernatorial positions in Mombasa and Kakamega Counties after errors were found on the ballot papers for the respective positions.
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Missing West Pokot Deputy Governor resurfaces hours to Elections
Pokot gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Nicholas Owon Atudonyang, returned to Kenya days to the August 9 General Election after missing in action for two months.
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JUST IN: UDA Party sues IEBC in new altercation
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, led by Deputy President William Ruto, on Monday, August 8, filed a petition in court contesting the use of manual voter register by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as ordered by the High Court.
The UDA party claimed that the integrity of the polls was at risk of being compromised if the electoral body relied on a manual register.
The commission had previously maintained that it would only use the electronic KIEMS kits on Tuesday, August 9 poll. However, the High Court on Friday, August 5, ordered IEBC to incorporate the manual registers – a directive that they have since complied with.
The move to use manual registers as a backup was supported by proponents of the Azimio la Umoja coalition. On the other hand, the UDA party advocated for a pure electronic register.
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Details emerge on Millions Diamond Platnumz pocketed at Azimio Rally in Kasarani
Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz was the talk of town after he performed during Azimio La Umoja’s last rally in Kasarani on Saturday.
This outraged a section of Kenyan artists, as the bongo musician walked out with a staggering amount of money.
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Although it is not yet known how much the highest-paid musician in Kenya earns every performance, Diamond’s 10-minute performance was worth many times what most Kenyan artists would earn per performance.
According to a report by Nation, Diamond earned a staggering Sh12 million for the 10-minute performance. He made literally 1 million each minute.
The figure may go down in East African history as the most ever paid per minute to an artist for a performance.
Well, despite the diverse opinions to his performance, it has also come to light that the amount was not paid by the Azimio but by a Tanzanian business magnate.
“The performance was actually sponsored by a tycoon in Tanzania, I am not sure if the tycoon is a businessman or a politician but clearly it seems it’s someone well known to Azimio’s principals. However, what I’m sure of is that Diamond was paid $100,000 (Sh11.9m) for the Kasarani performance,”
a source told the Nation newspaperAccording to reports, Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho participated in talks that began three weeks ago to have diamond perform at the Azimio rally.
Although the agreement was finalized, Diamond did not announce his performance at the Azimio rally until the actual day.
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Diamond Platnumz energized the crowd in Karasani with two sets, one before and one after Raila’s address.
Diamond returned after the end of Mr Odinga’s speech, where he was joined on stage by other Azimio leaders and Mama Ida Odinga for a brief performance before departing for South Africa.
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MUST READ: Uhuru Kenyatta reveals his biggest regret serving as Kenya’s President
President Uhuru Kenyatta revealed his biggest regret as head of state was the failure of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which dominated the first three years of his second term.
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Uhuru Kenyatta’s interview with Kikuyu vernacular station stirs public uproar
A number of radio and TV stations announced that Uhuru would be addressing the Mount Kenya region in a special joint interview starting at 6 p.m on Sunday evening.
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Meet the tailor behind Esther Passaris’ elegant outfit at Azimio Rally
The lawmaker lauded Dominic Owino, a Nairobi-based tailor, for always cementing her sense of style while attending political and personal events.
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