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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The hearings are taking place in the Mini Chamber at County Hall with Erastus Edung Ethekon, nominated as IEBC chairperson by President William Ruto, facing the panel. The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has commenced the vetting of nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), beginning with Erastus Edung Ethekon, who was the first to appear before the panel. The public hearings are being held in the Mini Chamber at County Hall, Nairobi.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has started vetting the nominees for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), with Erastus Edung Ethekon being the first to face the panel. The hearings are taking place in the Mini Chamber at County Hall.
The 49-year-old, who comes from Turkana County and was admitted to the bar in 2003, was nominated by President William Ruto on May 8.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee will vet the seven nominees for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Saturday, May 31, following clearance by the High Court and a firm directive by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula.
This comes after a period of legal uncertainty that saw the process briefly halted over a petition questioning the nomination procedure.
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1 week ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has postponed its official launch, initially set for June 3, 2025, after Sports Kenya cancelled its booking of the Kasarani Indoor Arena Auditorium, citing prior commitments and preparations for the upcoming CHAN 2025 tournament.
In a letter dated May 21, 2025, Sports Kenya Acting Director General Gabriel Komora said the facility was unavailable and urged the party to seek an alternative venue.
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3 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Two men have been charged afresh with the murder of a 17-year-old refugee girl in Wajir, after the Garissa High Court set aside an earlier plea because one of the co-accused was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
The Director of Public Prosecution charged Mohammed Kassim Tiffow, the husband of the deceased, and Adan Mohammed Ahmed, after a mental assessment report showed that their co-accused, Mussa Sheikh Ahmed, was unfit to take a plea.
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4 weeks ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
After more than a decade of waiting, 700 families in Laikipia are finally receiving compensation for the pain and losses they have endured as a result of deadly wildlife attacks, injuries, and crop destruction.
The government on Friday disbursed Sh70 million to residents of Naibor in Laikipia North, offering long-awaited relief to victims who had given up hope. Some had waited over 10 years for justice.
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1 month ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Sudan will cut ties with the United Arab Emirates, the army-affiliated defence council said on Tuesday, following army accusations that Abu Dhabi supports the rival Rapid Support Forces in the nation's civil war.
The defence council accused the UAE of supplying the RSF with advanced and strategic weapons that enabled it to carry out damaging strikes on facilities in the city of Port Sudan since Sunday, a major escalation in the two-year-old conflict.
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1 month ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
KDF, Isiolo leaders to hold talks to resolve longstanding Burat land row The protracted land dispute between residents of Burat in Isiolo County and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) may soon be resolved following an agreement between Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya and Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo to convene a high-level roundtable discussion on the matter.
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1 month ago | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mercy Asamba
Edward Carey Kwach, a beloved media personality widely known as "Kwach," has passed away following a battle with meningitis. According to a statement from his family, he passed away on the evening of April 28, 2025, while receiving treatment for the illness.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our beloved son and brother, Carey, that occurred last night, April 28, 2025, while receiving treatment for meningitis,” reads the family’s statement.
