KENYA DECIDES 2022: COVERAGE FROM OUR REPORTERS ON THE GROUND

ONGOING ELECTION COVERAGE THROUGH OUR TWITTER PAGE

Tension grows as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission gets into the third day without announcing the outcome of the hotly-contested Presidential elections.

ODM dominates in Key races races in Nyanza.

Gladys Wanga defeats former Nairobi Gov Evans Kidero in Homa Bay County gubernatorial race. Prelim results shows Wanga beating Kidero by a landslide. 244,599 to 154,182. Kidero is the face of the No-Six-Piece movement in the lake region. pic.twitter.com/WfStnaX9fU

— Hot Seat News (@TheHotSeatNews) August 12, 2022

Supporters of former Governor Isaac Ruto demonstrated earlier today and planned to disrupt an event where his opponent Hillary Barchok was to be given a certificate. The demonstrators claim polls were rigged.

Lots of chaos in Bomet Town right now, demonstrators have lit fires on the road after engaging in cat and mouse games with the police#KenyansDecides2022 #kenyaelections2022 pic.twitter.com/F8nlOnKECC

— Hot Seat News (@TheHotSeatNews) August 11, 2022

Our reporters. Chief Correspondent Steve Mokaya in Mombasa, Phoebe Omolo in Kisumu, Grace Mwende and Christine Awuor in Nairobi, Liz Mburugu in Peru and Maurice Ndole in Los Angeles bringing you real time coverage of the 2022 elections in Kenya and the diaspora.

VOTING IS UNDERWAYS IN KENYA AND VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Delays characterize many voting locations, but IEBC has promised to compensate by extending the closing time by the number of hours lost in the morning.

In Mombasa, several locations opened late. The Uhuru Garden’s location opened at 9:53 Am instead of 6 AM as scheduled.

IEBC officials set the stage for the elections at Uhuru Gardens in Mombasa on Tuesday at 9.53 am. Voting was supposed to start at 6am#KenyaDecides2022 pic.twitter.com/G1nkfIm6sK

— Hot Seat News (@TheHotSeatNews) August 9, 2022

Voting has not started in Mvita Primary School polling Centre. MUHURI organisation has blamed IEBC for mismanaging the polls in Mvita Constituency in general#KenyansPoll #KenyaDecides pic.twitter.com/OrIemkV5p3

— Hot Seat News (@TheHotSeatNews) August 9, 2022

In Nairobi, voting is underway. Man displays a sign promoting peaceful voting.

Voter in Nairobi campaigns for peaceful vote. Photo by Grace Mwende#Kenyadecides2022 pic.twitter.com/BiJKf5p12J

— Hot Seat News (@TheHotSeatNews) August 9, 2022