Presidential results

Kenyans crowded around radios and televisions on Thursday, increasingly anxious for news of who their next president will be, two days after voting ended.

If there is no outright winner, there will be a second round of voting without the two presidential candidates currently receiving less than one percent between them. Meanwhile, media outlets are filling the information gap. The 2022 outcome is being watched carefully overseas too. We trust the IEBC." Veteran opposition leader and former political prisoner Raila Odinga, 77, is making his fifth stab at the presidency. Scrutinising newspaper headlines two streets away, Ongao Okello added: "There is so much impatience...

Kenya's electoral officials on Friday blamed the delay in announcing the result of the country's presidential election on candidates' agents for slowing ...

The delay has fueled disinformation among Kenyans who are anxious to know who their next president is. The commission has latched onto legislation However, with more than 13 million out of some 14 million votes tallied, the broadcasters have stopped updating the tally as of Thursday night.

Political parties blamed for the delay, as national broadcasters abruptly stop sharing provisional outcomes.

But turnout was lower than in previous elections and some Kenyans said they were keen to move on from the vote and resume normal life. “By not showing the results, it calms the people. “I don’t care [for] the ongoing counting for the presidential [election], it makes people anxious,” said Peter Kamau, a 42-year-old taxi drive. The IEBC, in an effort to be transparent, has uploaded forms to its website showing the results from each polling station, enabling Kenyan TV channels to work out their tallies. “We have observed that we are not moving as fast as we should. “We would rather it takes time but it is clear.

“We can't proceed in the manner we are proceeding as if we are doing a forensic audit,” Chebukati. IEBC has released four more verified constituency ...

He has given the receiving clerks at least 15 minutes. David Waihiga of Agano party got 152 votes while George Wajackoyah of Roots party had 232 votes. In Yatta there were 82, 446 registered voters, valid votes cast – 49, 062, rejected ballots – 402, Raila – 38, 225, Ruto – 10, 391 Waihiga – 121, Wajackoyah – 325.

While Kenyans wait for the final results, the electoral commission has done something new this year. It has posted some early results online but that seems ...

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ELECTION 2022: Azimio la Umoja party agents at the Bomas of Kenya during the tallying of presidential results on August 13, 2022. Image: ENOS TECHE.

Various presidential agents are at the Bomas observation auditorium, where they are allowed to follow the tallying process. - Various presidential agents are at the Bomas observation auditorium, where they are allowed to follow the tallying process. - ODM's Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang' and Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Shollei of UDA are among the leaders present.