News Tracker

Fri, 24 June 2022

  • 8:10 am Ezra Chiloba says Communications Authority will enhance internet rollout ahead of the August 9 polls. 
  • 7:39 am Former Kiambu governor, William Kabogo Gitau, asks the electorate to reject all political opportunists and settle for leaders with development track record.
  • 7:19 am DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza promises to construct Vocational Training Centres in each of the 1,450 wards in the country and fund them through grants to county governments.
  • 6:56 am IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati, to meet presidential candidates on Wednesday, June 29, to address issues raised by some of them including the use of physical voter register.
  • 6:36 am Nairobi governor candidate, Polycarp Igathe, denies branding churches land grabbers, says he was misquoted and his remarks taken out of context.

Thu, 23 June 2022

  • 7:18 pm Roots Presidential Candidate George Wajackoyah says that, if elected president, he will create a Ministry of Diaspora Affairs that will be led by a Kenyan who has lived and worked abroad. 
  • 6:40 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga's tour of Moyale, Marsabit County, briefly interrupted after violence between internal camps. 
  • 5:49 pm UDA presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua negotiates a truce between arch-rivals Kimani Ngunjiri and Susan Kihika during a visit to Nakuru County. 
  • 5:22 pm Religious leaders from Kiambu county oppose Prof George Wajackoya’s push for the legalization of medicinal marijuana, say it is against the constitution.
  • 4:38 pm Chaos break out in Marsabit as supporters of UPIA and UDM parties clash during Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga's rally.
  • 4:04 pm Agano presidential candidate David Mwaure questions Raila Odinga and William Ruto's source of campaign money, calls on EACC to launch investigations.
  • 3:31 pm The High Court in Nairobi dismisses a case filed by Ekuru Aukot seeking to block Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga from contesting in this election. 
  • 3:12 pm Deputy President William Ruto says Kenya Kwanza government will abolish the delocalisation of teachers policy.
  • 2:45 pm IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati convenes a Presidential candidates meeting on Wednesday June, 29 to discuss manual voter register, election results path and harmonization of campaigns.
  • 1:52 pm Activist Boniface Mwangi, who is campaigning for Azimio flagbearers Raila Odinga and Martha Karua, issues a statement of solidarity with presidential aspirant Reuben Kigame - who claims to have been unfairly disqualified from the State House race. 
  • 1:05 pm KCAA warns pilots ferrying politicians in this election season to be on high alert and ensure they make a sound judgement on crowd control and areas to land.
  • 12:20 pm Nairobi Gubernatorial aspirant Polycarp Igathe hits out at politicians who earn salaries for work that they do not do.
  • 11:40 am DP William Ruto launches his education blueprint. Promises to sign a charter with education sector tackling teachers shortage, capitation, and HELB loans board.
  • 10:57 am TIFA says a poll purportedly done by the firm putting Nzioka Waita ahead of Wavinya Ndeti in the Machakos gubernatorial race is fake.
  • 10:10 am Parliamentary aspirant Beatrice Elachi says President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto must go home to give Kenya a fresh start.
  • 9:01 am Deputy President William Ruto to launch Kenya Kwanza education blueprint, which he hopes will transform the country's education system.
  • 8:43 am Anglican Church Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit wants politicians inciting Kenyans to be locked out of the forthcoming general election.  
  • 8:00 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga raises the alarm after IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati ruled out use of the manual register during August 9 polls.
  • 7:34 am Tujibebe Wakenya party leader William Kabogo says he joined William Ruto because of his promise to raise county resource allocation based on population.
  • 7:07 am Muslim leaders pledge to support Azimio presidential bid as they meet Raila Odinga's running mate Martha Karua.  

Wed, 22 June 2022

  • 7:10 pm Former Presidential aspirant Njeru Kathangu endorses George Wajackoyah's quest for the Presidency. Says snake farming is a form of decolonisation.  
  • 6:27 pm Jubilee's Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Polycarp Igathe meets private sector plays and pledges to work with them in eradicating corruption in the delivery of City Hall services. 
  • 5:48 pm Comedian Jasper Muthomi, popularly known MC Jessy accuses top UDA politician of rigging him out of South Imenti ticket.
  • 5:00 pm DP William Ruto pitches camp in Kajiado where he is leading Kenya Kwanza politicians to campaign for his presidential bid. 
  • 4:15 pm Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Polycarp Igathe says he had no other option but resign after falling out with Mike Sonko.