News Tracker

Mon, 18 July 2022

  • 10:37 am Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Eldoret cites tribal incitement as the biggest threat to the country's unity ahead of the polls.  
  • 10:15 am Deputy president William Ruto claims Azimio flag-bearer, Raila Odinga is planning to reject election results using opinion polls.
  • 9:15 am Editors Guild President Churchill Otieno says debates provide a platform for the electorate to test their aspiring leaders.
  • 8:30 am Lawyer Joy Mdivo says it’s too late for Azimio to apply the zoning strategy adding that the coalition should have done it during nominations.
  • 8:10 am Machakos gubernatorial candidate Johnston Muthama criticizes Alfred Mutua's leadership, claims the outgoing governor had no experience to lead.  
  • 7:58 am Mathare parliamentary candidate Kevin Kioko - Bahati maintains that he is still in the race hours after Raila Odinga asked him to step down.
  • 7:42 am Agano presidential candidate David Mwaure dismisses opinion polls showing that he has less than 1 percent popularity.  
  • 7:25 am Azimio presidential running mate Martha Karua puts Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Polycarp Igathe on notice over unmet pledges should he win polls.
  • 6:30 am Azimio flag bearer Raila Odinga asks Independent candidate Imran Okoth to step down from the Kibra MP race in favour of Peter Ochieng.

Sun, 17 July 2022

  • 7:46 pm DP William Ruto says Kenya Kwanza government will reform the police service within 100 days if elected on August 9.
  • 6:42 pm Nairobi senatorial candidate, Edwin Sifuna, denies claims that he is hospitalised after a violent altercation with blogger Robert Alai.
  • 6:07 pm Political analyst, Herman Manyora, argues that DP William Ruto is increasingly becoming cautious, paranoid and alarmist, says the reality of elections is dawning on him.
  • 5:16 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, asks Polycarp Igathe not to fail the people of Nairobi should he be elected governor on August 9.
  • 4:23 pm Raila Odinga endorses all Nairobi Azimio candidates led by Polycarp Igathe (governor), Edwin Sifuna (senator) and Esther Passaris (Woman Rep).
  • 3:21 pm Wafula Chebukati's wife, Mary Chebukati, says they rarely see him at home owing to the busy schedule ahead of the August 9 polls.
  • 2:34 pm Kikuyu MP, Kimani Ichung’wah, claims that Azimio La Umoja's plan is to uplift three families and protect their wealth.
  • 1:56 pm Lugari Member of Parliament, Ayub Savula, gives DP William Ruto seven days to apologise to CS Eugene Wamalwa for referring to him as a woman.
  • 12:56 pm Isiolo ODM gubernatorial candidate, Halakhe Waqo, dismisses a recent TIFA poll that placed him third, says voters and not opinion polls will decide the elections outcome.
  • 12:11 pm Former Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says he declined a request by Raila Odinga to step down from the Mombasa gubernatorial contest.
  • 11:35 am Governance expert, Dismas Mokua, opines that Kenyans have zero trust in the IEBC, says the Commission must do all it can to prove otherwise.
  • 10:55 am Azimio la Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, calls on Kenyans to pray for a peaceful election and transition, says it is paramount to a stable country.
  • 9:59 am Murang'a Senator, Irungu Kangata, claims that Raila Odinga is planning to elevate Kitui governor, Charity Ngilu, and sideline Kalonzo Musyoka if he wins the August 9 polls.
  • 9:02 am Mike Mbuvi Sonko says he will appeal the Supreme Court ruling that locked him out of the Mombasa gubernatorial race.
  • 8:02 am Ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says he is capable of delivering more votes for Raila Odinga in Mombasa than Abdulswamad Nassir.
  • 7:20 am Meru gubernatorial candidates, Mithika Linturi and Kawira Mwangaza, win petitions challenging their degree certificates.
  • 6:53 am Raila Odinga presidential secretariat spokesman, Makau Mutua, opines that William Ruto will suffer withdrawal symptoms after August 9 should he lose the presidential vote. 
  • 6:30 am IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati, says the Commission has laid down a solid plan to ensure the August 9 elections are free, fair and verifiable. 

Sat, 16 July 2022

  • 7:39 pm A scuffle between Nairobi senatorial candidate, Edwin Sifuna and Kileleshwa ward's Robert Alai, disrupts Raila Odinga's rally in Kawangware, Nairobi. 
  • 6:42 pm Uganda's High Court has dismissed an application by Team University seeking to bar investigations into Nairobi Senator, Johnson Sakaja's, degree case. 
  • 6:18 pm DP William Ruto officially opens United Democratic Alliance's (UDA) campaign headquarter at Westlands Nairobi.