News Tracker

Sat, 16 July 2022

  • 9:24 am Former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, says he will deploy all mechanism to protect his votes against any malpractices.
  • 8:52 am Moses Kuria alleges that questions asked by moderators during the Nairobi gubernatorial debate were in bad faith and a clear indication of media bias. 
  • 8:14 am Interior CS, Fred Matiang'i, says the government is ready to offer extra protection to any political aspirant who may have any security concerns.
  • 7:47 am Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria, says Kenya Kwanza's William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua will not participate in the presidential and running mate debates.
  • 7:17 am Kakamega governor, Wycliffe Oparanya, says William Ruto does not deserve Luhya votes since he has done nothing for the community despite serving as DP for ten years.
  • 6:54 am Raila Odinga accuses Kilifi governor, Amason Jeffa Kingi, and Malindi MP, Aisha Jumwa, of betrayal for ditching ODM despite the party sponsoring them in 2017.
  • 6:35 am DP William Ruto maintains that Raila Odinga's campaigns were being funded by billions stolen from KEMSA.

Fri, 15 July 2022

  • 8:32 pm Kenya Kwanza launches WSR Command Center to coordinate DP William Ruto's presidential campaigns.
  • 7:19 pm Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Johnson Sakaja, asks resident associations to foster closer working ties with City Hall to ensure better service delivery.
  • 6:40 pm Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) party leader, David Ochieng, backs the candidature of Senator James Orengo in the Siaya gubernatorial race.
  • 6:12 pm Kenya Kwanza's William Ruto says the August 9 presidential vote is not a beauty contest, asks Kenyans to vote for a leader with a development track record.
  • 5:39 pm DP William Ruto claims that Raila Odinga's call for use of manual voters register in the August 9 polls is a sign of a losing contender, asks him to leave Wafula Chebukati alone.
  • 5:15 pm Outgoing Murang'a Woman Rep, Sabina Chege, says that DP William Ruto is to blame for the divisions being experienced in Mount Kenya region.
  • 4:52 pm Ex-LSK president, Nelson Havi, says the decision of the High Court to clear Mike Sonko to run in Mombasa was a judicial embarrassment after Supreme Court overturns the ruling.
  • 4:28 pm Supreme Court bars Mike Sonko from contesting in the Mombasa gubernatorial race, says he was rightly impeached by the County Assembly and the Senate.
  • 3:45 pm Hussein Mohamed says he does not know whether DP William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua will attend presidential debates, says candidates to make own decision.
  • 3:24 pm DP William Ruto meets European Union Election Observer Mission led by Ivan Stefanec of the EU Parliament, expresses confidence IEBC will deliver a free and fair election.
  • 2:59 pm DP William Ruto's campaign secretariat Director of Communications, Hussein Mohamed, accuses MCK of neglecting its regulatory function to focus on polls.
  • 2:24 pm IEBC rejects party lists of 79 political parties after they failed to comply with the election regulations, asks parties to amend and submit them in 7 days.
  • 1:54 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta to convene Sagana IV meeting to rally Mount Kenya electorate to support the candidature of Raila Odinga in the August 9 polls.
  • 1:18 pm High Court dismisses a petition challenging the eligibility of Kakamega Senator, Cleophas Malala, to contest in the August 9 gubernatorial race.
  • 12:57 pm City lawyer, Dastan Omari, opines that President Uhuru Kenyatta has boosted Raila Odinga's popularity by close to 20 percent since endorsing him.
  • 12:16 pm Azimio La Umoja's Raila Odinga promises to lower the cost of living within the first 100 days in office should he be elected president on August 9.
  • 11:31 am IEBC says there will be no text messages that will accompany the presidential election results forms to the National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya.
  • 10:56 am DP William Ruto sells his bottom-up approach model in Limuru while popularising his State House bid. 
  • 10:22 am Civil society groups urge Interior CS, Fred Matiang’i, to desist from endorsing publicly endorsing Raila Odinga. Claim that he is engaging in partisan politics.
  • 9:51 am Mombasa gubernatorial candidate, Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir, pledges to rally voters to garner a 95 per cent turnout and victory for Azimio La Umoja in the August 9 polls.   
  • 9:21 am Dorcas Rigathi, the wife of UDA deputy presidential candidate Rigathi Gachagua, laments that the government blocked her from holding a prayer rally at Nyayo Stadium. 
  • 8:25 am Kakamega Governor, Wycliffe Oparanya and DAP-K politicians castigate Deputy President William Ruto over his snide reference to Defence CS Eugene Wamalwa. Urge the Luhya community to vote against him. 
  • 8:09 am UDA secretary general, Veronica Maina, warns its members against scammers posing as party officials to con their money.