By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in four battleground states, according to a survey released on Thursday that pollsters said could point to a broad Obama victory in November.
The Quinnipiac University poll found Obama leading McCain in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, which strategists view as among [...]
LONDON (AFP) - Counting began after polls closed in a by-election in southern England on Thursday, with a new political blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown expected, as he marks his first year in power.
The affluent, rural seat of Henley, near Oxford, came up for grabs after the sitting member of parliament, Boris Johnson from [...]
Government to act tough on councillors who eject chief officers
(Kisumu City Hall Photo)
BY DICKENS WASONGA
The government has issued a tough warning to civic leaders in Nyanza to act responsibly or face legal action.
The warning was delivered to the councillors by the area provincial local government officer Mr. Isaac Kirui during this year’s budget presentation in [...]
The Kenyan government has threatened to suspend the licence of a vernacular radio station for broadcasting what it terms inflammatory content.
The government says Kass FM, which broadcasts in the Kalenjin language, was broadcasting material that was a threat to national security.
The charges relate to call-in programmes discussing poll violence.
But the station has denied the allegations, [...]
Bagisu youth grab UPC man for circumcision
Bagisu youth check Mujoroto’s private parts to confirm whether he is circumcised before lifting him into a car
By Ronnie Kijjambu
Traffic on Nasser and Nkrumah roads came to a stand-still when an elderly UPC veteran from Mbale, Stephen Mujoroto, was “arrested” by five youth for allegedly dodging imbalu (the Bagisu [...]
Supporters clash at hearing
By Beauttah Omanga
Differences between PNU and ODM spilled over to the Kriegler Commission with supporters of the two sides exchanging blows.
The commotion forced the commission chairman Johann Kriegler to sneak out of KICC, Nairobi.
ODM activist Irshard Sumra was wrestled to the floor when he resisted attempts to be ejected out of the [...]
By Nedra Pickler, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Clinton’s former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended.
The poll suggests time is beginning to heal some rifts from [...]
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Jean Chretien is “obviously very gratified and very happy” about a Federal Court decision today that struck down parts of Justice John Gomery’s report into the sponsorship scandal.
Eddie Goldenberg, Chretien’s former chief of staff, said the former prime minister sees the ruling as a [...]
Army torture claims under UN spotlight
BYBERNARD MOMANYI
NAIROBI, June 25 - Kenyan military officers risk being banned from participating in any peacekeeping missions abroad due to allegations of torture on residents of Mount Elgon district.
This follows claims raised by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) in a report to the United Nations High [...]
Anxiety over new party law
By David Ohito
Anxiety has hit political parties as they come to terms with the requirement to comply with the new Political Parties Act. There is likely to be showdowns and leadership wrangles as parties hold elections to comply with the stringent requirements. Time is running out for them to comply.
The [...]
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