Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with todays happenings.

MPs meet IPOA

Members of Parliament (MPs) will today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, meet with various stakeholders over cases of kidnappings and abductions that have been reported in various parts of the country.

Members of the Administration and Internal Security Committee will hold the meeting at Bunge Towers this morning.

The Gabriel Tongoyo-led committee will meet the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and ⁠Vocal Africa.

Kenya is witnessing an unprecedented wave of abductions and killings targeting various individuals.

The abductions and enforced disappearances have been linked to state security agents, but the government has previously denied any involvement.

KCSE exams

New developments are expected to come from the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations that enters the second day today, with a death case and writing the exams from hospital beds having risen from day one on Monday, November 4, 2024.

A total of 965,501 candidates across 10,754 centres are sitting for the national test this year.

Speaking to the media on Monday when the examination officially kicked off, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba warned against examination malpractice, affirming that action would be taken against any perpetrators.

“This year the rules are very strict. The examination papers have security features and we are ensuring that there are no mobile phones in any examination centre. And if you find somebody is insisting that they want to be there with the phone, it is an offence and we can take disciplinary action against them,” Ogamba remarked.

US elections

Millions of Americans have today, November 5, 2024, taken to the ballot to elect their 48th president.

This year’s presidential election pits former president Donald Trump and the current Vice President Khamala Harris.

In the US, elections are not decided by the popular vote but by the Electoral College.

Under that system, states get a number of electors based on their population size. The vast majority award all of their electors to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state.

To win the election, a presidential candidate must win 270 Electoral College votes, something that makes for some interesting electoral math.