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• May 04, 2012: Kenya:Fresh shuttle diplomacy on ICC cases,star(2012) The article is about the on-going ICC case for the Ocampo four to move the hearing to the EACJ.
• May 04, 2012: Kenya:Parties beat deadline of registration, Star(2012) The article is about the on-going electoral reforms in the country that requires all Political Parties to register a fresh to qualify to participate in the coming General elections in 2013.
• May 04, 2012: Kenya:Mutunga warns 2013 candidates,the star(2012) The article is about chapter six of the Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity.
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• Mar 15, 2012: Kenya:House backs Bill regulating opinion polls,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the Electoral Opinion Polls Bill which seeks to regulate opinion polls and prohibit publication of its findings a week to an election.
• Mar 15, 2012: Kenya:Polls set for 2013, says minister, Daily Nation(2012) The article is about a ruling made by the Constitutional Court on when the next general elections should take place.
• Mar 15, 2012: Kenya:IEBC ready for polls in December or 2013,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the preparations by the EMB for the next General Elections
• Mar 15, 2012: Kenya:Kenyans abroad demand right to vote in poll,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about voters in the diaspora demand to participate in the next general elections.
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:Kibaki receives petition to open Waki Envelope,The Star(2012) The article is about the on-going ICC case against the 4 Kenyans,
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:Parties on the spot over new laws,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the new laws that political parties should comply with before being legally and officially registered.
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:House team faults IEBC vote zones report,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about recommendations made by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission regarding the new electoral zones.
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:Quorum hitch hits Opinion Polls bill,Daily Nation(2012) The article talks about the second attempt to introduce an Act to regulate opinion polling in the country.
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:IEBC rejects Mps' proposal to create 100 wards,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the report by a House committee on the review of constituencies and wards boundaries after two days of debate.
• Mar 09, 2012: Kenya:Poll 48pc of Kenyans ready for a woman president,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about results of a survey carried out in Kenya
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• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya:Mps approve amended boundaries report,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the parliament debate on the proposed boundaries and Wards.
• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya: Vote zones report sparks off a storm,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the debate on the proposed new Constituencies and Wards.
• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya: Boundaries row might derail poll date,warn Mps,Daily Nation(2012) The article talks about the revised preliminary report of the proposed Constituencies and Wards
• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya: Constitution a bright spot in government, Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the fourth anniversary of the Coalition Government in Kenya.
• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya:Poll rules for Kenyan Media to be launched The article is about the guidelines for the Media on the coverage of the next General elections
• Mar 01, 2012: Kenya:Firms bid for poll materials,Daily Nation(2012) The article is about the preparations for the next General elections
• Feb 23, 2012: Kenya: How political parties sideline women leaders, Daily Nation(2012) The article is about a study which was conducted by Center for Multiparty and Democracy(CMD)
• Feb 23, 2012: Kenya:Poll body erred on new zones, Daily nation(2012) The article is about the report on the new boundaries for the wards and constituencies report that was presented to the Justice and Legal affairs committee.
• Feb 23, 2012: Kenya:Cabinet fails to agree on election date,star(2012) The article is about the on-going debate about the date of the next General elections in Kenya
• Feb 17, 2012: Kenya:Parliament to decide poll date,Star(2012) The article talks about when the next general elections will be held
• Feb 17, 2012: Kenya:IEBC to petition for December 2012 polls,Star(2012) The article talks about how the Kenya EMB(IEBC) plans to formally appeal to the President and the Prime Minister to dissolve the coalition government in October this year to allow elections to take place in December 2012.
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• Jan 31, 2012: Kenya:Five million to get IDs before elections,Kenya(2012) The article talks about the new ID (look) being proposed by the ministry of immigration and Registration of persons
• Jan 31, 2012: Kenya: IEBC handed cash boost for polls,Daily Nation(2012) The article talks about how the money will be used in concluding the on-going exercise of delimiting boundaries, voter education, electoral operations, and building peace in the hotspots that have experienced political violence every election year.
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• Jan 13, 2012: Kenya:General elections in 2013 court rules,Star(2012) The article talks about a ruling made in Kenya by the High Court on Friday 13 January that Kenya's first General Election under the new Constitution would be held in March 2013, unless the grand coalition is dissolved.The three-judge bench in the constitutional court also ruled that elections could be held within 60 days after the expiry of current Parliament, which is January 14, 2013.
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• Dec 15, 2011: Kenya:POLITICIANS HARAMBEE BAN STARTS TONIGHT,the star(2011) This article talks about the requirements in the Elections Act 2011 prohibiting anyone aspiring for political office to participate in fundraising 8 months before the election.
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• Nov 15, 2011: Kenya: Election managers to deliver credible polls, Daily Nation (2011) This article talks of the swearing in of the 9 Commissioners to the head the IEBC for the next 6 years. During the swearing in the Chief Justice asked the team to start early preparations for elections to ensure a smooth and democratic process. "You must move with speed to ensure that necessary preparations for successful elections are held whenever they will be decided to be held," he said.
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• Oct 26, 2011: Kenya: Hassan nominated as IEBC chair, Daily Nation (2011) The articles talks of the second part of the process of appointing the Chairperson and members of the Electoral Management Body. The Chair and eight of the commissioners have now been proposed for consideration by parliament before the 9 can be sworn in and begin the work of administering and managing of elections in Kenya.
• Oct 18, 2011: Kenya: Panel selects three for IEBC chair, Daily Nation (2011) This article talks of the process of selecting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners who will take over from the IIEC commissioners. The IIEC was a temporary body but had the mandate to recruit qualified professionals who would conduct elections in Kenya. The Selection panel in the article state that they have been true to there mandate and it is now upon the President and Prime Minister to select who they would like to be in the IEBC and submit the names to Parliament for further scrutiny and appointment. A total of 13 candidates for the Member and 3 for the Chairperson were submitted.
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• Oct 17, 2011: Kenya:ISAACK, KOKI, MURSHID LEAD RACE FOR IEBC JOB, The Star (2011) This article is talking of the selection process to appoint the new electoral management body chairperson to head the new body that will be called the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. The selection process was concluded on the 12th with Eight candidates being interviewed for the the chairperson position. The new commission is expected to be in place in November 2011.
• Sep 27, 2011: Kenya:Electronic voting ‘is still six years away for Kenya’, Business Daily (2011) This article talks about the process of infusing ICT in the Electoral Process in Kenya. The interim Independent Electoral Commission on 24th September invited companies from around the world that deal with information systems for the electoral process to showcase what they have and also give stakeholders including the Kenyan citizens a chance to interact with the vendors. The article is a summary of the IIEC CEO speech during the opening of the exhibition.
• Aug 26, 2011: Kenya:Parliament passes Elections Bill and Political Parties bill, The Standard (2011) This article, talks of the bills the parliament has passed in the past week and more especially the Elections Bill and the Political Parties bill. The article gives a snap shot of the changes that have been made to the two bills with relation to the original bills that were originally presented to the cabinet.
• Jul 18, 2011: Kenya election team plans to enrol 19m voters, Daily Nation (2011) The article report that Kenya's Election Commission plans to enroll 19 million voters. It furthermore plans to require presidential hopefuls to garner at least 6.9 million votes to avoid a run-off election.
• Jul 01, 2011: Kenya: IIEC Shares Expertise with African Election Management Institutions, iiecnews (2011) This article talks of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission capacity building programme that is in partnership with International IDEA that will see the IIEC's 17 Regional Electoral Cordinators receive BRIDGE trainings in South Africa and Ghana. The initiative is a programme by the International IDEA and the African Union.
• Jun 07, 2011: Kenya:State officers hang on to party jobs as debate rages on what law says, The Standard (2011) This article talks of the Ministers and Members of Parliament who are holding positions in political parties which is in contravention of the Constitution. The article further talks of the Registrar of Political Parties not being strict on all parties including the medium and small once like she is on the major two parties. The article sights a few example of party elections that have seen MP's being elected to party positions under the new Constitution and the various interpretations given by various quotas on the definition of a State officer
• Jun 07, 2011: Kenya: International IDEA Partners with IIEC, iiecnews (2011) This article talks of a meeting between a senior programme officer of International IDEA and the IIEC on possible mutual interest in the run-up to the 2012 general elections
• Jun 07, 2011: Kenya: MPs approve 80 new constituencies, The Standard (2011) This article talks of the parliamentary deliberations that went way into the night on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission bill 2011 that was finally passed by parliament with several amendments to it and the acceptance that the additional boundaries as drawn by the now dissolved Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission be added to the current 210 constituencies.
• May 30, 2011: Kenya: A record 70 amendments on polls Bill, Daily Nation (2011) This article talks of the proposed electoral management Bill that has been at the committee stage for discussion and gathering of views before it is tables in parliament for debate and voting. The amendments are meant to tighten the loop holes that were evident in the 2007 General Elections and the political mischief of the two principles on the implementation of the Constitution.
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• May 26, 2011: Kenya: Electronic systems proposed for Elections, Daily Nation (2011) This article talks of parliamentary debate and resolution to the Ministry of Justice that is the parent Ministry for the IIEC and in charge of reforms in the electoral process. The motion got overwhelming acceptance and passed without opposition.
• May 26, 2011: Kenya: IFES team visits IIEC, iiecnews (2011) This article speaks of a courtesy call that IFES made to the IIEC to understand the technical gaps that the IIEC has that IFES can support tin in the run-up to the 2012 General Elections.
• May 26, 2011: Kenya: Stiff penalties sought for rogue poll officials, Daily Nation (2011) This article talks of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee proposals on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Bill to penalties the officers who breach any part of their contract that would interfere with the credibility of the elections. It also speaks to the transition structure of the temporary commission to the permanent one as proposed in the Constitution
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• Jan 26, 2011: Kenya: IEC Chairman attends "International Conference on Best Electoral Practices", iiecnews (2011) This articles talks of the chairperson of the Independent electoral Commissions presentation at the "International Conference on Best Electoral Practices" that was attended by delegates form EMB's from 5 continents.
• Jan 10, 2011: Kenya: Political parties’ tribunal members take oath of office, (2011)ws (20110 This article talks of the newly formed Political parties tribunal that were appointed by the Chief Justic ein accordance withe the Political Parties Act 2007on 17th December and gazetted on 24th December 2010. The tribunal members consisting of a chairperson and two other members took office after they were sworn in by the Chief Justice.
• Dec 20, 2010: Kenyans march to protest ICC's naming of suspects, Reuters (2010) This article reports on the investigation of the riots that erupted in Kenya following the disputed presidential elections in December 2007. The International Criminal Court released the list of suspects, which included three cabinet ministers and a former police chief and notorious deputy prime minister Kenyatta (son of Kenya's statesman, Jomo Kenyatta). Hundreds of people, led by some legislators, protested in the streets over the naming of suspects and the parliament is even considering a motion to withdraw from the Rome Statute that establishes the Hague court.
• Nov 30, 2010: Kenya polls body to bar candidates over ethics, Daily Nation (2010) This article talks about the efforts that the IIEC is making as an effort to implement the and enforce the Constitution of Kenya Chapter 6 that talks of the qualities of a an elected leader. The Commission intends to provide for a vetting period after receiving nomination papers from the political parties where the electorate can raise queries before they publish the final list of candidates to participate in the by-election.
• Nov 15, 2010: Kenya: Electoral Boundaries row, Daily Nation (2010) The Independent Boundaries Review Commission is yet to gazette its report but the political elite have drawn daggers on the report taking sides and even cabinet ministers disowning the formula used to arrive at the final number of constituencies saying the formula is flawed and the census figures released mid-2010 had errors in some regions.
• Nov 15, 2010: Kenyan EMB invited to share elections management experience globally, iiecnews (2010) The Chairman of the IIEC and other commissioners have in the past month been invited to several upcoming international forums to share experience with other EMB's on the management of elections and especially provide technical assistance in the preparation of elections in Tanzania and Sudan.
• Oct 25, 2010: Kenya: IIEC receives UN commendation award, iiecnews, (2010) IIEC receives UN commendation award Friday, October 22, 2010 The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) received certificate of commendation from the United Nations (UN) in Kenya for its role in the management of elections and electoral reforms processes in Kenya. The commendation certificate was presented to IIEC Chairman Isaack Hassan Ahmed during this year’s UN Day celebrations held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) on October 22nd, 2010.
• Oct 22, 2010: Kenya: IIEC to receive UN Award for delivering on electoral reforms, IIEC news (2010) The Interim Independent Electoral Commission will tomorrow receive an honorary UN 2010 Award in recognition of what the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Aeneas Chuma, describes as the commission’s “exceptional achievements in delivering electoral reforms to the Second Republic of Kenya”. The 2010 UN Day commemorations will be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) on 22&23rd October, 2010.
• Sep 23, 2010: Kenya: Commission working on law to allow electronic results from Interim Independent Electoral Commision | Republic of Kenya | - YOUR VOTE, YOUR FUTURE, IIEC (2010) This article talks about a new legislation that will give the Electoral Management Body of Kenya more powers to deal with electoral malpractices and also recognize electronic results.
• Sep 15, 2010: Kenya: Standoff over 80 new constituencies, The Standard (2010) This article talks about the implementation of the Kenyan Constitution with relation to the delimitation of constituencies by the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission and the yet to be formed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
• Sep 06, 2010: Kenya: IIEC holds a postmortem on referendum, iiecnews (2010) this article talks about the post referendum initiative of the Kenyan EMB to look back and pick lessons that can be useful on charting a way forward after the promulgation of the new constitution.
• Aug 27, 2010: Kenya gets new Constitution, The Standard (2010) This article describes the promulgation of the New Constitution of Kenya by the president of the Republic of Kenya. The President said 'Now therefore in exercise of powers bestowed upon me by the Constitution of Kenya. "
• Aug 20, 2010: Kenya: Revealed: What new Bills say about 2012, The Daily Nation (2010) This article discusses the new laws that would regulate the 2012 general elections in Kenya. The Parliament is now considering a set of new laws that would create an independent election system. A new commission would be created and its first tasks would be: to set new constituency boundaries and to update the voters roll (allowing prisoners to vote, for example). The new commission would also have an 'election security board' to prevent violence as well as take immediate actions against election malpractices.
• Aug 19, 2010: Kenya: Returning officers told to act tough as by-election date set, The Daily Nation (2010) This article reports on the by-elections in Kenya. Yesterday, the Interim Independent Electoral Commission announced the dates of the by-elections that will involve only few constituencies. The commission also directed officers to disqualify candidates who will break election laws, the commission also asked them to uphold a high degree of integrity.
• Aug 11, 2010: Kenya: Fair elections are possible, The New Vision (2010) This article comments the results and outcomes of the referendum in Kenya. 66% of the voters approved the constitutional reforms presented in the referendum, but most importantly it was the process itself that mattered in the short-term. As a matter of fact, the Interim Independent Electoral Commission, instituted as a reaction to the 2007 elections, managed the elections with transparency and fairness.
• Aug 09, 2010: Kenya's chance, The Financial Times (2010) This article comments the results of the latest constitutional referendum in Kenya. Since the 2007 elections and post-elections violence, the country has made incredible improvements. The majority of the voters approved the constitutional changes (to weaken the president, make local politicians more accountable, and create a committee to solve the land issues) and the opposing parties accepted the results peacefully. No major election-related incident was reported.
• Aug 09, 2010: Learn from Kenyan elections, The New Vision (2010) This article reports on the final consideration on the election day in Kenya. The referendum was carried out peacefully and the results were accepted by all political parties. The 'Yes' won the majority of the votes, so the constitution will be modified.
• Aug 06, 2010: Kenya votes on new constitution amid high security, Thw Washington Post (2010) This is a photo gallery of the voting operations during the August 4 referendum in Kenya.
• Aug 06, 2010: Digital shift transforms Kenya's electoral process into an efficient exercise, Business Daily (2010) This article discusses the technological revolution in Kenya's electoral process. Experts believe that the August 4 referendum was made a clear and transparent process thanks to the digital shift implemented by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC). The IIEC will now expand the new system, and spend $400 million on a programme to introduce electronic voting in 20,000 polling centers by 2012.
• Aug 06, 2010: Two-thirds of Kenyans vote for new constitution, The Irish Times (2010) This article discusses the preliminary results for the August 4 constitutional referendum in Kenya. The referendum promoted constitutional changes that would curb presidential powers and historical land disputes. Election officials said that 69% of the voters approved these changes.
• Aug 06, 2010: Kenyans approve new constitution, The New York Times (2010) This article comments the final results of the August 4 referendum in Kenya. The Kenyan people proved that the country can run a clean election without a violent aftermath.
• Aug 05, 2010: Kenya's social media atweet with referendum chatter, Reuters (2010) This article discusses the role of social media in the August 4 referendum in Kenya. Mobile phones have been incredibly useful in these elections, providing a continuous stream of updates. Internet is also very popular (and increasingly cheap and accessible) among Kenyans, and Twitter in particular.
• Aug 05, 2010: Kenyans approved new constitution in referendum, early counting indicates, Bloomberg (2010) This article discusses the first results of the constitutional referendum in Kenya. Most of the voters (67%) approved the modifications to the constitution. However, final results may not be ready until 48 hours after the vote.
• Aug 05, 2010: Kenya votes "Yes" to new charter: partial results, Reuters (2010) This article reports on the latest updates from the election day in Kenya. According to partial results, most of the voters (67%) voted 'Yes' in Yesterday's referendum to modify the constitution. No major incidents were reported in the 27,689 polling stations.
• Aug 04, 2010: Kenyan officials expect referendum on new constitution wilol pass peacefully, The Irish Times (2010) This article reports on the election day in Kenya. Election and security officials are expecting the referendum day to pass off peacefully. Part of the proposed reforms to the Constitution will help to prevent further outbreaks of violence at the next presidential elections in 2012.
• Aug 04, 2010: Will Kenya's constitutional referendum lead to violence? TIME (2010) This article comments the political situation in Kenya on the eve of the August 4 constitutional referendum. People is Kenya are still shocked by the violence that followed the 2007 elections, and many of then are fleeing their homes. The new constitution would weaken the president's powers, divide the legislature in two houses, and establish independent for the executive, legislative and judiciary branches. Devolution of powers to the regions would also follow.
• Aug 04, 2010: Kenya braced for poll clashes in first vote since deadly 2007 elections, The Telegraph (2010) This article reports on the referendum in Kenya. This is the first elections since the 2007 one, where riots broke out and 1,300 people died. Violence is not expected, the electoral commission reported, but some provinces are on high alert. According to the latest opinion polls, most people support the new constitution: this will curb presidential powers and devolve responsibility to the regions.
• Aug 04, 2010: Kenyans vote in referendum on new constitution, Reuters (2010) This article reports on the election day in Kenya. The referendum will be a test for democracy in the country, after the 2007 elections. Kenyans will vote on proposed constitutional changes, important to avoid post-elections violence. People started queuing up early in the morning, as 12.5 million people have registered to vote.
• Aug 03, 2010: Kenya pledges transparent vote on new constitution, Reuters (2010) This article discusses the Kenya's electoral authority's statement about the transparency of the upcoming referendum. The referendum will be the first national poll since the riots triggered by the 2007 elections, when 1,300 people were killed.
• Aug 03, 2010: Kanyans edgy ahead of charter vote, Aljazeera (2010) This article reports on the latest updates from Kenya. The Kenyan authorities are making the final preparations for the upcoming referendum for the new constitution. Politicians and observers believe that the polls will be mainly peaceful, but special attention is given to the Rift Valley region, where riots broke out during the 2007 elections.
• Aug 02, 2010: Kenyans mixed on whether election violence could repeat, Gallup (2010) This article reports on the latest Gallup opinion poll in Kenya. Kenyans will vote on a new constitution on Wednesday, August 4, they are currently divided on whether or not violence will occur. The majority (53%) believe that there will be no election-related violence, while 44% believe it will. In the 2007 presidential elections, election-related violence broke out and more than 1,300 people were killed.
• Jul 13, 2010: Kenya: Parties to receive voters' list, The Nation (2010) This article discusses the Interim Independent Electoral Commission's (IIEC) decision to provide the voters' list to all referendum committees and 47 registered parties in Kenya. Furthermore, the IIEC piloted the electronic voter registration system in 18 constituencies, and it is now considering to use it nationwide. These measures are meant to guarantee transparency and fairness in future elections.
• Jul 13, 2010: Kenya: Use of modern technology will simplify vote tallying, Daily Nation (2010) This article reports on the possible introduction of a new bill introducing electronic records in elections in Kenya. Last week, the Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya successfully used the Electronic Results Transmission System in a by-election for the first time.
• Jul 08, 2010: Kenya:Matuga By-election poll officials trained, IIEC (2010) Training for clerks will take place on 9th and 10th at the following four centres- Kwale, Burani, Waa and Shimba Hills. Matuga has 101 polling centres with a total 41,734 registered voters. Vote tallying will be held at Matuga Government Training College, GTI, where results will be displayed on a large screen and replicated at Lilian Towers, Nairobi.
• May 19, 2010: Kenya: 11 present nomination papers for S.Mugirango By-elections, IIEC (2010) Of the 12 candidates who took nomination papers from IIEC headquarters to contest for the June 10th South Mugirango By-elections, 11 managed to present nomination papers to IIEC's returning officer Mr Bonventure Bongoya at Nyamirambe town.
• May 17, 2010: Kenya: IIEC RELEASES THE REFERENDUM SYMBOLS, IIEC (2010) The Commission engaged members of the public, Media and Political Parties’ representatives to make proposals of symbols for consideration by the Commission. The Commission has now identified appropriate symbols for the Referendum.
• May 14, 2010: Kenya: The Referendum Question IIEC (2010) In framing the question, IIEC consulted with the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on 10th May, 2010 as required by law. The Commission published the Referendum Question on 12th May, 2010, vide Gazette Notice No. 5075.
• May 14, 2010: Kenya referendum date set, Daily Nation (2010) Independent Interim Electoral Commission (IIEC) chairman Ahmed Isaack Hassan during a media breakfast hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the Hotel InterContinental, Nairobi May 14, 2010. He announced the referendum on the proposed Constitution will take place on August 4, 2010.
• May 06, 2010: Kenya nears new Constitution, Daily Nation (2010) Kenya's Attorney General Amos Wako has published the proposed new Constitution as the country edges towards a new dispensation.
• May 06, 2010: Kenya vernacular stations in the spotlight, Daily Nation (2010) Vernacular radio stations are set to be monitored more closely in the push for national unity in the referendum campaigns. This becomes apparent after a report urging the broadcast regulator and the media’s self-regulating agency to tighten the monitoring of the radio stations was endorsed by the government.
• May 06, 2010: Kenya:Voter registration extended to Sunday 9th May, IIEC (2010) he voter registration has been extended to Sunday 9th May, 2010. The Interim Independent Electoral Commission this evening made the unexpected announcement following the large number of people seeking registration in the last two days to the close of the manual system used in 192 of the 210 constituencies. The 45 day exercise, which begun on 22nd March, 2010, was due to come to an at 5pm of May 5th.
• May 05, 2010: Kenya: IIEC hits 10m target two days to closure of voter registration 3rd May 2010 I am happy to announce that IIEC has today registered 10,036,415 voters. This means we have managed to reach our minimum target of 10 million. The voter registration exercise which begun on 22nd March will close on Wednesday 5th May 2010 for the Manual Voter Registration exercise (OMR), while the Electronic Voter Registration (EVR) which begun on 12th April 2010 will be closing on 21st May 2010. I urge my fellow Kenyans who are not part of the 10 million voters to register within the remaining days. On behalf of IIEC I wish to express my gratitude to those Kenyans who have already registered. I also wish to express the gratitude of the Commission to our stakeholders in the electoral process, namely, the government, political parties, the civil society, media, religious organizations and all Kenyans who helped in the mobilization of the people to register.
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