News Tracker

Sat, 13 August 2022

  • 7:44 pm UDA's Johnson Sakaja leads as IEBC tallies 12/17 constituencies in Nairobi in the gubernatorial race. 
  • 7:31 pm Embu governor-elect, Cecily Mbarire, credits her supporters for her victory. 
  • 7:17 pm Jubilee's Nyandarua gubernatorial candidate, Francis Kimemia, claims the race was marred with irregularities. Questions the low turnout record against the high votes registered. 
  • 7:09 pm ODM's Ledama ole Kina trounces UDA's Samuel Tunai to successfully defend his Narok senator's seat.   
  • 7:02 pm Kenya Kwanza principal, Moses Wetangula, maintains that the Ksh100 Unga subsidy was a ploy to hoodwink voters to support Azimio La Umoja. 
  • 6:53 pm Religious leaders urge IEBC to fast-track the presidential vote tallying to reduce anxiety among Kenyans.
  • 6:44 pm Eldoret residents ready to celebrate DP William Ruto's victory if announced the winner of the presidential election.   
  • 6:33 pm IEBC officials continue presenting their Forms 34A and 34B for verification at Bomas. 
  • 6:25 pm Outgoing Kieni MP, Kanini Kega, alleges that Mt Kenya residents voted out leaders who were honest with their opinions.
  • 6:10 pm Jubilee's Nyeri Town candidate, Ngunjiri Wambugu, expects at least 60% of the county, constituency and ward elections in the Mt Kenya region to be overturned 
  • 5:58 pm Murang'a governor-elect, Irung'u Kang'ata, rises from being a councillor to MP, senator and governor. 
  • 5:48 pm 15 out of the 28 women elected as MPs in 2017 successfully defended their seats in the August 9 polls
  • 5:39 pm Martha Karua says that Azimio La Umoja will form an all-inclusive government if Raila Odinga is declared the winner. 
  • 5:30 pm Standard Group says elections results on its portal are provisional results, and only IEBC chair, Wafula Chebukati, will make the final declaration. 
  • 5:22 pm Martha Karua advises Azimio La Umoja politicians who lost in the August 9 polls to hold their heads high. Says they put up a good fight.
  • 5:13 pm Jubilee Party wins all parliamentary seats in Lamu County.   
  • 4:56 pm Use these toll-free lines, 1543 or 1544, to reach IEBC for any electoral information or for assistance. 
  • 4:46 pm Agano Party flagbearer, Waihiga Mwaure, says he campaigned for three and a half weeks with a budget of between Ksh 2-3 billion. 
  • 4:38 pm Outgoing Nakuru governor, Lee Kinyanjui, disputes election results which saw UDA's Susan Kihika declared the winner. 
  • 4:33 pm ANC party leader, Musalia Mudavadi, trolls Azimio La Umoja by asking Kenyans to focus on IEBC presidential tallying rather than politicians holding conferences. 
  • 4:22 pm Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) prays for IEBC officials and all election stakeholders participating in the 2022 General Election.
  • 4:13 pm IEBC commissioner, Abdi Guliye, kicks out politicians and unauthorised people from Bomas. Allows diplomats, presidential agents, clerks and observers to stay. 
  • 4:11 pm IEBC chair, Wafula Chebukati, picks Forms 34A, directly from the returning officers to expedite the presidential vote tallying. 
  • 4:04 pm Johnson Sakaja, Edwin Sifuna and Esther Passaris projected to be in the lead in Nairobi gubernatorial, senatorial and woman representative races. 
  • 3:59 pm Kenya Kwanza to control Senate after garnering 24 seats as opposed to Azimio La Umoja's 23 senators. 
  • 3:46 pm Murang'a governor-elect, Irungu Kang'ata, pledges to find a solution to legalising the constituency development fund (CDF) nullified by the Supreme Court
  • 3:40 pm Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) commends Kenyans for maintaining peace after the elections.   
  • 3:33 pm Suna East MP-elect, Junet Mohamed, urges Kenyans to stay calm as IEBC readies to announce the winner of the presidential elections. 
  • 3:27 pm IEBC partners with assistALL – a sign language interpreters’ mobile application to disseminate voter information to the deaf community in Kenya.
  • 3:22 pm Azimio La Umoja flagbearer, Raila Odinga, meets election observers from the African Union as IEBC continues tallying the presidential vote.