News Tracker

Sat, 11 June 2022

  • 5:02 pm Exiled lawyer, Miguna Miguna, says the death penalty for corrupt government officials proposed by Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is barbaric and backward.
  • 4:42 pm Kisii governor, James Ongwae, says the region will vigorously campaign for Raila Odinga and his running mate, Martha Karua.
  • 4:05 pm Kisii Council of Elders resolves to support President Uhuru Kenyatta’s choice of presidential candidate, ask voters to back Raila Odinga.
  • 3:36 pm High Court to hear a case filed by ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, challenging the decision by IEBC barring him from the August polls on June 14.
  • 2:58 pm Kenya Kwanza's Rigathi Gachagua says once elected, they will revert the police uniform colour from the current Persian Blue to Navy Blue.
  • 2:27 pm Martha Karua tells Murang'a electorate that Azimio government will give priority to healthcare in the country in order to have more productive people.
  • 1:55 pm IEBC chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, says he will not sit in the Commission's Disputes Resolution Tribunal after some aspirants accused him of bias.
  • 1:21 pm Ex-Agriculture CS, Mwangi Kiunjuri, says whoever wins the presidency on August 9 must work with small parties to run the country smoothly.
  • 1:01 pm Azimio One Kenya presidential running mate, Martha Karua, takes her campaigns to Murang'a county, she will hold meetings with leaders from the region.
  • 12:23 pm IEBC chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, asks the Commission's Dispute Resolution Committee to fast-track hearing of 262 complaints lodged by aspirants.
  • 11:46 am DP William Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza team to campaign in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties two weeks after Martha Karua toured the regions.
  • 11:17 am Kenya Kwanza's William Kingi dismisses DP William Ruto's promise to revert port operations from Naivasha to Mombasa as unrealistic and populist.
  • 10:48 am IEBC denies writing to Team University in Uganda to authentic whether Nairobi Senator, Johnson Sakaja, was a student there.
  • 10:20 am Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka to campaign jointly in Ukambani in their maiden tour of the region since the Wiper boss rejoined Azimio La Umoja.
  • 9:50 am Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Agnes Kagure, says Nairobi needs a woman governor who will bring inclusion and help in addressing the two-thirds gender rule.
  • 9:05 am NCIC member, Abdulaziz Farah, calls on Marsabit residents to uphold peace during the elections, challenges them not to be divided along clan lines.  
  • 8:31 am City lawyer Donald Kipkorir says Azimio under Raila Odinga should put all its focus on creating food sufficiency and food security in its first year should he win the August polls.
  • 8:07 am Interior PS, Karanja Kibicho, accuses DP William Ruto of double speak for accusing his Ministry of sharing intelligence report yet he was also doing the same.
  • 7:52 am Differences between UDA, ANC and Ford Kenya threaten to scuttle Kenya Kwanza gains made in Western region, politicians from the area accuse DP William Ruto of asserting dominance.
  • 7:19 am Nelson Havi says he will increase the bursary allocation to High School and University students from the current Ksh5,000 and Ksh10,000 respectively.
  • 6:47 am Catholic Church urges IEBC to urgently clean up voter register, asks the electoral commission to maintain transparency and credibility during the electioneering period.
  • 6:31 am Raila Odinga rubbishes letters written to IEBC, DPP by DP William Ruto’s UDA seeking prosecution of five CSs and one PS for engaging in politics.

Fri, 10 June 2022

  • 7:47 pm DP William Ruto says his administration will allocate Ksh25 billion of the Hustler Fund to women-run enterprises.
  • 7:12 pm Court of Appeal revokes nomination of Dekha Khala to vie for Mandera East parliamentary seat after IEBC cleared two candidates to run on an ODM ticket.
  • 6:41 pm Narc Kenya's Martha Karua warns Kenyans against electing leaders with questionable integrity in the August 9 polls.
  • 6:16 pm ICT CS, Joe Mucheru, dismisses as unfounded allegations that there were plans to hack the election transmission system in order to manipulate the results.
  • 5:48 pm High Court reverses decision by Political Parties Disputes Tribunal to nullify coalition agreement between DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza and Justin Muturi's DP.
  • 5:22 pm Abduba Dida dismisses a message making rounds on social media claiming that DP William Ruto will win the August 9 polls by a large margin and allegedly authored by him.
  • 4:43 pm Azimio presidential running mate, Martha Karua, hits out at DP William Ruto for trying to outshine his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 4:12 pm Mitumba traders want to meet Raila Odinga and DP William Ruto over their remarks that appear to push for a ban on second hand clothes.