Nairobi: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has published in the newspapers, the initial lists of persons submitted by political parties for nomination to the various County Assemblies.

The lists are those submitted by the qualifying political parties before elections for purposes of the allocation of the County Assembly special seats (Marginalized or Gender Top-Up special seats). There are 44 political parties that are qualified to at least one of these special seats.

The publication follows a court order which directed that the list be published in one newspaper of nationwide circulation. The Commission will subsequently publish the resubmitted lists by the parties, which were intended to address inadequacies or gaps in the original lists.

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A political party lawyer makes his submissions before the IEBC County Assemblies Nominations Disputes Resolution Committee at the KICC, Nairobi.

Nairobi: Saturday May 4, 2013
The List of Nominees to County Assembly Special Seats has been revised following the hearing and determination of over 600 complaints by the IEBC Disputes Resolution Committee.

The Committee delivered its ruling on Saturday after a two-week public hearings forum at the KICC, Nairobi. The Committee also released the formula that was used to calculate the number of special seats each party is entitled to in every County Assembly. The full judgment will be ready by Friday 10th May 2013.

The delay in gazetting the list of persons nominated to the county assemblies was occasioned by a High Court order in which IEBC was directed to form a dispute resolution mechanism to handle the concerns raised before publishing the final list. Complainants had demanded that amendments be made to the list before it is gazzetted.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses a regional journalist convention at the KICC, Nairobi on 3rd May, 2013.

Nairobi: Thursday, May 3, 2013
The Kenyan media has been praised for putting the country’s interest first above commercial needs while covering the 2013 General Elections.

Speaking in Nairobi while officially opening a regional journalists' convention, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the professional and patriotic conduct of the local media in the General Elections was a clear indication that Africa has matured democratically. The president said the Kenyan media can now be relied on to accurately tell "the African Story" and pledged to prioritize media bills for journalists to operate in a conducive environment.

The media played a critical role in advocating for peace and conducting voter education during the 2013 General Elections which recorded the highest voter turnout in Kenya’s history.

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