News Tracker

Wed, 03 August 2022

  • 7:00 pm Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala's stepmom Jackline Okanya Malala defects from her son's Kenya Kwanza Coalition to Azimio. 
  • 6:14 pm UDA formally writes to NCIC, asks the body to investigate and prosecute Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho and Azimio Secretary General Junet Mohamed for sharing a manipulated video misrepresenting DP William Ruto's speech. 
  • 5:30 pm Confusion in Roots party as Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah and his running mate Justina Wamae clash over Raila Odinga's endorsement.
  • 5:00 pm  IEBC commissioner Francis Wanderi says ballot papers have already been dispatched to 216 constituencies in 35 counties.
  • 4:25 pm The US Embassy in Nairobi clarifies reports that it had warned its citizens against travelling to Kisumu county during electioneering period.
  • 3:05 pm Former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae steps down as Commonwealth group observing Kenya's elections, replaced by former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding.
  • 2:44 pm TIFA Poll shows majority of Kenyans consider Woman Representative seat least important.
  • 2:20 pm Narok governor candidate Moitalel Ole Kenta tells Deputy President William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua to keep off the county's politics.  
  • 1:56 pm Azimio flag-bearer Raila Odinga mistakenly endorses Ababu Namwamba during campaigns in Budalangi, Busia county.
  • 1:08 pm ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru assures Kenyans that measures have been put in place to prevent groups from announcing fake poll results.
  • 12:53 pm UDA presidential candidate William Ruto takes his campaign to Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County, as he woos Mt Kenya to back his State House bid.
  • 12:35 pm Azimio running mate Martha Karua rallies Bungoma Women to vote for Azimio flag-bearer Raila Odinga.
  • 12:11 pm Mizizi Africa Homes CEO George Mburu calls on Kenyans and the IEBC to ensure a peaceful election to protect investments and safeguard economic stability.
  • 11:59 am Activists file petition seeking to block UDA running mate Rigathi Gachagua, Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja and others from vying in the August 9 polls.
  • 11:25 am TIFA poll shows Azimio's Raila Odinga winning presidential election in round one with 53% against William Ruto's 45%.
  • 10:55 am Roots party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah denies reports that he has endorsed Raila Odinga's State House bid.
  • 10:20 am Boost for Mombasa gubernatorial candidate Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir as Wiper and Jubilee parties back him.
  • 9:59 am UDA running mate Rigathi Gachagua files appeal against Court decision ordering him to forfeit Ksh202 million.
  • 9:30 am IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati hosts joint prayers with NCCK and Catholic bishops at the Bomas of Kenya.
  • 9:08 am Threats by DP William Ruto to deport Chinese nationals competing for Kenyan jobs if he wins elections raise concern in Beijing.
  • 8:32 am Roots party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah campaigns in an entertainment joint ahead of polls.
  • 8:04 am President Uhuru Kenyatta warns Bungoma residents after latest polls showed the county will be a swing vote in the August 9 elections.
  • 7:43 am IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati dismisses reports that 3,000 KIEMS kits went missing.
  • 7:08 am TIFA Research to release poll this morning, covering the popularity of presidential candidates, coalitions and confidence in the IEBC among other thematic areas.
  • 6:30 am IEBC begins distributing poll materials to different parts of the country with most counties having received 90% of the materials.

Tue, 02 August 2022

  • 7:25 pm Nine Moi University students accused of spreading incitement leaflets to spend three more days in custody after they were arrested on Monday.  
  • 7:02 pm Former Ethiopia President Mulatu Teshome arrives in Kenya to lead the election observation team from the Intergovernmental Authority for Development.
  • 6:32 pm COTU secretary general, Francis Atwoli, maintains that Raila Odinga will win with 8.5 million votes.   
  • 6:04 pm Infotrak poll projects Raila Odinga in the lead with 49 per cent. DP William Ruto follows with 42 per cent, six days to the August 9 polls. 
  • 5:49 pm The National Police Service (NPS) meets election observers from 12 member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).