Erick Owenga
134 Articles
One dead, scores injured after Uganda-bound bus overturns on Waiyaki Way
The 52 people on board the Uganda-bound PCEA Mathare church were seriously injured when the bus overturned.
Azimio affiliates demand release of political parties fund
Led by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna and his Jubilee counterpart Jeremiah Kioni, the parties are accusing the Executive of sitting on the funds despite a court directive to have the political parties paid.According to Sifuna, the Registrar of Political Parties has confirmed that the National Tr...
Gachagua: Police should go fight bandits and leave guarding offices to NYS
DP Gachagua said police officers need to be deployed across the country to fight banditry and crime.He said NYS officers are “disciplined” enough to man the various premises which have for long been under the watch of the Kenya Police.
New police boss Koome gives criminals one month to surrender guns
Koome on Monday urged the criminals who are now terrorising Kenyans from different parts of the country to hand over their weapons before they are dealt with.He said they have devised a robust mechanism on how to thwart the spike of crime in the city.
IEBC official arrested with several unmarked ballot papers in Starehe
The IEBC official was allegedly found with an unmarked booklet of election papers in his bag while gaining access to the centre.Central Police Station boss Fred Abuga said officers had to rescue the Presiding Officer from the wrath of supporters of one of the candidates.
Four detained in Kibra over alleged voter bribery
The first three were arrested at Toi primary polling station after they were cornered by local leaders while trying to influence the ongoing voting exercise.The fourth one was arrested at Kenyatta market station for committing the same offence.
'We cannot boycott the elections,' Raila says as he cautions IEBC
This comes after Odinga on Wednesday insinuated that he had received reliable information linking IEBC boss Wafula Chebukati and other officials to a plot seeking to influence the presidential election.
‘There will be no election without manual register’: Raila tells IEBC
Odinga cited alleged plans by the commission to interfere with the forthcoming election, hence insisting that both registers must be available.The Azimio chief, addressing a rally in Githunguri, said the manual register in all polling stations is an irreducible minimum for his camp.
Raila to Ruto: I don’t need Uhuru’s support to defeat you
Speaking Sunday while campaigning in Homa Bay County, Mr. Odinga said he will defeat Dr. Ruto on August 9 by a large margin, even without President Kenyatta's support.“I will give him a run for his money… I am beating him hands-down come next month,” said Odinga.
'Ruto has conned you!' Junet tells Mudavadi, Wetangula, Mutua, Kingi on power sharing deal
Junet pointed out that the conditions set by Ruto to his partners within Kenya Kwanza coalition including Mudavadi, Wetangula, Kingi and Mutua to deliver during the August polls are unrealistic.