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CCM PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES 2007 ELECTIONS

LIST OF CCM PARLIAMENTARY CANDITATES IN 27TH DEC 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS THIS IS A LIST OF CCM PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES WHO TOOK PART IN NOMINATIONS ON 23RD AND 24TH NOVEMBER. FINAL LIST AWAITS ECK DECISIONS ON COMPLAINTS BY OUR CANDIDATES UNFAILURE TIME BARED. THE LIST INDICATES HOW POPULAR CCM HAS BECOME ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. NAMES … Continue reading

RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN THE OFFING

Raila’s secret MoU with Muslims revealed Published on November 28, 2007, 12:00 am By Ben Agina The lid has finally been lifted on the controversial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Muslim leaders and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) presidential candidate, Mr Raila Odinga. With its secrets unveiled at an international press conference in Nairobi on … Continue reading

List of Candidates sent to UK for Printing

Kenya: Electoral Commission Sends List of Candidates to UK for Printing Email This Page Print This Page Comment on this article The Monitor (Kampala) 27 November 2007 Posted to the web 27 November 2007 Nairobi The Electoral Commission of Kenya yesterday dispatched the full list of civic and parliamentary candidates to the printers in the … Continue reading

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY to probe deaths

Let foreigners probe killings, says Kiai Story by FRED MUKINDA Publication Date: 2007/11/06 The investigation into the suspected execution of 500 people by police should be conducted by an international panel, the government human rights body says. Blood-stained and tattered clothes that were discovered in the expansive Ngong forest where mysterious killings have been reported … Continue reading

CONSPIRACY OF BIG PARTIES

Parties unite to block defectors Published on November 6, 2007, 12:00 am By Standard Team In a bid to forestall cross-party defections, the three major political parties are now playing a cat and mouse game around the Electoral Commission of Kenya nomination deadline on November 16 for parliamentary candidates. The Party of National Unity (PNU), … Continue reading

500 KIKUYU YOUNG MEN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE

Police accused of executing suspects Published on November 6, 2007, 12:00 am By Cyrus Ombati The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has laid the blame on the execution of close to 500 young men between June and October on the doorstep of the police. The State human rights’ organisation, which described the 454 … Continue reading

Somalia: Peace Bid a ‘Nightmare’

Somalia: Peace Bid a ‘Nightmare’   Email This Page Print This Page Comment on this article Visit The Publisher’s Site Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) 31 October 2007 Posted to the web 31 October 2007 Mogadishu The path back to stability in Somalia is a “nightmare” the Kenyan foreign minister that helped install the country’s beleaguered government has told … Continue reading

STEALING POLITICIANS

COMMENTARY What makes African leaders thieves still a big mystery Story by CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO Publication Date: 2007/11/01 THE OTHER DAY, FORMER United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Mozambique’s ex-President Joachim Chissano winner of the inaugural Mo Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership.  Chissano was awarded $5m (Sh330 million) for a retiring African Head of State who … Continue reading

Kivuitu lashes at State over election observers

Kivuitu lashes at State over election observers Published on November 1, 2007, 12:00 am By Abiya Ochola Electoral Commission of Kenya chairman, Mr Samuel Kivuitu, has slammed the Government for not inviting a section of international observers to monitor the General Election. He also ruled out postponing elections in clash-torn regions. Kivuitu said the Carter … Continue reading

LUCY HECKLED

Crowd heckles First Lady at campaign rally Published on November 1, 2007, 12:00 am By Roselyne Obala First Lady Lucy Kibaki’s second day tour of Western Province was met with booing and heckling by hundreds of wananchi in Emuhaya constituency, one of ODM’s strongholds. Lucy received a rude shock as locals chanted ODM slogans immediately … Continue reading