Friday, May 05, 2017

How The Presidential Vote Is Rigged In Kenya

How exactly are presidential polls rigged? What is done that leaves such little evidence that it cannot stand up in a court of law? Who is usually involved in executing this evil of frustrating the will of the people? Are claims by the opposition of rigging in 2013 genuine or exaggerated and being economical with the truth? A history of vote rigging in Kenya sheds light and answers these important questions as we prepare for the 2017 polls.

Jaguar After Crying Retires Maina Kamanda From Politics

Popular Kenyan musician Jaguar saw what he had never seen before in his life at the Jubilee nominations for MP Starehe. So much so that he could not take it and just broke down into tears. Fortunately Jaguar has friends in high places who were powerful enough to correct the great injustice. In the end he ended up retiring veteran politician Maina Kamanda from politics. Kamanda announced his retirement after losing to Jaguar in a repeat poll. But who is Maina Kamanda really? And what exactly did he do to Jaguar in round one of those nominations that caused the musician to break into tears in public?