News Tracker

Sun, 26 June 2022

  • 12:02 pm Azimio Youth take their campaign to Nyeri county, drum up support for flag-bearer Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua.  
  • 11:33 am Kakamega UDF gubernatorial candidate Cyrus Jirongo vows not to step down, maintains he will be on the ballot.
  • 10:56 am Political parties submit parliamentary and county assembly nomination lists to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, as deadline lapses.
  • 10:22 am Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui questions why UDA politicians have made him part of their manifesto, mentioning his name in every rally.
  • 9:21 am Kakamega gubernatorial candidates Fernandes Barasa and Senator Cleophas Malala agree to hold peaceful campaigns ahead of August 9 polls.
  • 9:08 am Presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah says he will eliminate boda boda because they will be busy cultivating marijuana.
  • 8:20 am Former Majority leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale recalls how President Uhuru Kenyatta asked him to choose between him and his deputy William Ruto.
  • 7:56 am IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati now wants law put in place to allow impeached governors to contest for political seat after 10 years.
  • 7:28 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua to pitch camp in Wajir county today.
  • 6:57 am Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi accuses FORD Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula of undermining Kenya Kwanza partner parties .

Sat, 25 June 2022

  • 7:54 pm Raila Odinga says that the Azimio administration will tap into the Agricultural and industrial potential of Mandera County, in a bid to transform it into an economical powerhouse in Northern Kenya. 
  • 7:28 pm Busia Liberal Party of Kenya gubernatorial candidate, Michael Oloo, settles on boda boda rider, John Chemor, as his running mate. 
  • 6:46 pm Interior CS Fred Matiang'i deploys security agencies to root out the criminal gang 'Confirm' harassing residents in Nakuru under the pretext of conducting campaigns ahead of the August 9 polls. 
  • 6:10 pm DP William Ruto condemns recent opinion polls as fake and altered. Says Kenyans will make the final decision on August 9. 
  • 5:35 pm Raila Odinga says that his administration will use manufacturing complemented by agriculture, livestock, the blue economy, and ICT as the key engines for economic revolution. 
  • 5:25 pm IEBC chair, Wafula Chebukati, says that agents, candidates and the media will tally their own results alongside the commission. 
  • 4:55 pm Chaos mars Azimio la Umoja rally in Mandera as sections of youth clash. 
  • 4:25 pm The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) and the IEBC have carried out countrywide sensitization to youths across the country on how they can reshape the political scene by harnessing their potential during this electioneering period.
  • 4:17 pm A section of education stakeholders has lauded the Kenya Kwanza alliance for turning around and pledging to support the Competency-Based Curriculum if it wins the August 9 polls.
  • 3:45 pm Roots Party presidential candidate, George Luchiri Wajackoyah, claims that he rejected an offer of Ksh200 million to drop his presidential ambitions.
  • 2:49 pm Othaya MP, Gichuki Mugambi, has urged Mount Kenya residents to scrutinize leaders vying for various elective seats in the August 9 General Election.
  • 2:02 pm Garissa Township MP, Aden Duale, accuses Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Polycarp Igathe, of profiling the Somali community for political expediency.
  • 1:29 pm Seasoned politician and lawyer, Gitobu Imanyara, opines that Raila Odinga is far more qualified than DP William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in August.
  • 12:58 pm IEBC procures additional 14,000 digital kits to be used in the August 9 General Election, Wafula Chebukati says procurement of ballot papers to start on June 30.
  • 12:04 pm Cabinet Secretaries Fred Matiang’i (Interior) and George Magoha (Education) warn police and teachers against engaging in partisan politics causing social disharmony. 
  • 11:40 am Raila Odinga's Azimio facing an uphill task to convince some of its candidates to step down in favour of the most popular ones.
  • 11:13 am Tharaka Nithi Narc Kenya gubernatorial candidate, Mzalendo Kibunjia, dismisses efforts to have him shelve his bid in favour of Jubilee's Erastus Njoka.
  • 10:43 am Machakos governor, Alfred Mutua, says Kenya Kwanza understands the current economic challenges facing Kenyans and will address them immediately elected.
  • 10:19 am Kenya Kwanza's Rigathi Gachagua says he is the future of Mount Kenya region, adds that he is the most suited person to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as region's kingpin.
  • 9:57 am Education CS, George Magoha, warns teachers against engaging in politics at the expense of teaching, asks them to ensure they do not abscond duty.