News Tracker

Thu, 07 July 2022

  • 5:01 pm Senator Moses Wetangula hits out at Azimio flag-bearer Raila Odinga over manual register; dares him to boycott the polls.
  • 4:37 pm Raila Odinga says Azimio will not boycott the forthcoming elections but will be alert to irregularities during the exercise.
  • 3:47 pm Presidential hopeful Dr. Ekuru Aukot calls for the postponement of August 9 polls, citing unfair vetting process by IEBC.
  • 3:29 pm DP William Ruto asks Azimio team to make up its mind and stop bothering IEBC with new demands, says Wafula Chebukati does not take instructions from politicians.  
  • 3:02 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua pitch camp in Kirinyaga county as they drum up support for their candidature.
  • 2:31 pm High Court clears Kiambu senatorial aspirant, Karungo Thang'wa, to contest on a UDA ticket, terms IEBC's move to block him wrong for lack of evidence.
  • 2:06 pm Wafula Chebukati says IEBC will not print any extra ballot papers, adds that the number of printed copies will correspond with the number of registered voters.
  • 1:43 pm IEBC says it costs Ksh23 plus Value Added Tax (VAT) to print a single ballot paper.
  • 1:13 pm IEBC Commissioner, Abdi Guliye, asks Kenyans to stop glorifying politicians arguing that most of them have very low IQ levels.
  • 12:19 pm Wafula Chebukati says presidential ballot papers will be the last to arrive in the country, adds the Commission will continue receiving polling materials until July 29.
  • 11:50 am Roots Party presidential candidate, George Wajackoyah, maintains that he is his own man and not a government project as purported by a section of Kenyans.
  • 11:34 am IEBC's Abdi Guliye says the Commission needs the help of Kenyans in ensuring the August 9 election is peaceful, calls for issue-based politics.
  • 10:55 am IEBC maintains that it will use the electronic voters register in the August 9 polls, CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan adds Commission will follow court directives.
  • 10:15 am Roots Party's George Wajackoyah says that he will institute reforms in the police service if elected President, adds that his experience as a cop has prepared him for the job.
  • 9:43 am IEBC says the first batch of ballot papers will arrive in the country today, Wafula Chebukati adds that no electoral materials came from Uganda.
  • 9:15 am Kiharu MP, Ndindi Nyoro, says Kenya Kwanza does not care about who prints the ballot papers, adds that they are focusing on addressing problems facing Kenyans.
  • 8:47 am Uasin Gishu Woman Rep, Gladys Boss Shollei, argues that Raila Odinga is panicking hence the reason for demanding that IEBC uses manual voters register as a complimentary one.
  • 8:27 am Tifa Research CEO, Margaret Ireri, warns Kenyans against consuming fake polls making rounds on social networks, says individuals manipulating original data and sharing.
  • 8:00 am   Bungoma Senator, Moses Wetangula, says he has instructed Ahmednasir Abdullahi to take legal action against ODM for linking him to the ballot papers printing tender.
  • 7:40 am Nominated MP, Jennifer Shamalla, argues that Kenyans are not going to vote for the manifestos per se but will look at the history of candidates.
  • 7:20 am Uasin Gishu Woman Rep, Gladys Boss Shollei, says the March 2018 handshake should have gotten Raila Odinga to stand down from elective politics.
  • 6:54 am IEBC warns politicians against destroying their rivals campaign materials, says those found culpable will be punished according to the law.

Wed, 06 July 2022

  • 7:10 pm Roots Party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah takes his campaign to Nyeri county.
  • 6:06 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga threatens to boycott elections if IEBC does not allow use of the manual register.
  • 5:38 pm Deputy President William Ruto claims that governors supporting Raila Odinga have corruption cases.
  • 5:05 pm Azimio flag-bearer Raila Odinga addresses a rally in Gatundu, Kiambu county, defends his handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 4:20 pm ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi says he will be running the Kenya Kwanza government by virtue of the agreement made with Deputy President William Ruto where he was promised the Chief Minister position.
  • 3:34 pm Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot writes to IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati asking him not to gazette the four cleared presidential candidates or order printing of ballots until the locked out aspirants re-apply after the nullification of the requirement that candidates submit photocopies of IDs of supporters. 
  • 2:40 pm Candidates vying for various seat on Movement For Democracy and Growth - MDG in Western Kenya accuse ODM of sidelining them.
  • 1:40 pm ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi warns Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga against intimidating the IEBC.