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As Kenyans go to the polls on Tuesday, online posts claim that nationals living in Australia have already finished voting, with some putting presidential candidate William Ruto in the lead while others purport his rival Raila Odinga is leading. But the claim, which has circulated on Twitter and Facebook, is false: according to Kenya’s electoral body, Australia is not among the
Six Kenyan journalists and press freedom advocates speak on their fears ahead of the general elections.
THE STANDARD KENYA Salaries and Remuneration Commission chairperson Lynn Mengich with vice-chairman Dalmas Otieno briefing on house allowance for members of parliament and senate on May 15, 2019. [David Gichuru] The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) is reluctant to make any commitment in the raging debate over the Sh4.5 billion car grants for MCAs. On Friday last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta yielded to pressure from MCAs from the Mt Kenya region and promised them a Sh2 million car grant each after they made it a condition for passing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill. Uh...