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Boycott, protests and anxiety as country returns to polls

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 — updated on July 03, 2020

People queue outside a polling station to cast their vote during the August 8 presidential election. The country will on Thursday hold the second presidential election this year. PHOTO | JOAN PERERUAN | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By Beatrice Kangai

What you need to know:

Voting materials arrive in counties
CJ Maraga certifies election case urgent
Matiang’i declares election eve holiday
What the world media thinks of Thursday poll
Raila clarifies instructions for voting day
Supreme Court asked to cancel Thursday poll
Anti-IEBC protests to resume today
How the newspaper front pages look like today
Man arrested over 'warning' leaflets distributed in Bungoma
Final batch of ballot papers to arrive today

Voting is just a day away.

Here is the latest update on the repeat presidential election.

In the headlines

My team's access to Ruto's diary was revoked, says Gachagua

He explains his absence at key events.

News 6 hours ago
Masengeli freed as judge recuses himself from case for 'personal reasons'

In a surprise twist, Justice Mugambi set aside Masengeli's conviction and jail sentence.

News 10 hours ago
Sakaja responds to Gachagua: 'Keep Nairobi out of your ethnic diatribes'

The governor accused the DP of inciting traders against county government programmes that include removing traders from road reserves.

Nairobi 9 hours ago

What you need to know:

My team's access to Ruto's diary was revoked, says Gachagua

Masengeli freed as judge recuses himself from case for 'personal reasons'

Sakaja responds to Gachagua: 'Keep Nairobi out of your ethnic diatribes'