News Tracker

Fri, 10 June 2022

  • 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.
  • 3:45 pm DP William Ruto promises that his administration will give newborn babies free diapers for three months.
  • 3:17 pm Deputy President William Ruto commits to ensure a comprehensive return to school formula for teenage mothers.
  • 3:00 pm DP William Ruto promises to create a Women Rights Agency under the Executive Office of the President to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and abuse of domestic workers.  
  • 2:35 pm Elgeyo Marakwet governor, Alex Tolgos, says Azimio La Umoja will get more than half of the votes cast in his county as well as Nandi county.
  • 2:09 pm Martha Karua takes Azimio La Umoja campaigns to Makueni and Kitui counties, accompanied by governors Kivutha Kibwana and Charity Ngilu.
  • 1:27 pm Elders from Vihiga county form Elders’ Council to champion for specific political demands and development of the region.
  • 1:01 pm UDA's Kericho Woman Rep candidate, Beatrice Chepngeno Kemei, is the only unopposed contestant in the August 9, 2022 polls.
  • 12:40 pm UDA Secretary General, Veronica Maina, says Kenya Kwanza faction has a strong agenda for women as the coalition signs covenant with them.
  • 12:25 pm Raila Odinga presidential secretariat Director of Communications, Dennis Onsarigo, accuses Kenya Kwanza of making promises to Kenyans without a plan.
  • 12:04 pm Murang'a governor, Mwangi Wa Iria, files a suit at the High Court challenging IEBC's decision declining to clear him to run for the presidency.
  • 11:23 am Nyeri Town MP, Ngunjiri Wambugu, says Mt Kenya politicians have failed to have Raila Odinga's images on their posters because they want to be elected on their own standings.
  • 11:02 am ODM says starting June 11, it will stream live all political engagements of Azimio One Kenya running mate, Martha Karua, adds that the move is due to public demand.
  • 10:31 am Rebel UDA MPs who defied calls by DP William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua to step down after losing in the party primaries get IEBC nod to contest in August.
  • 10:06 am Over 160 aspirants blocked by IEBC from contesting in the August 9 polls register their complaints with the Commission's Dispute Resolution Committee, hearing to start June 10.
  • 9:36 am Kiambu Senatorial hopeful, Karungo Wa Thangwa, maintains that he was not impeached when he served as a County Executive Committee Member (CECM).
  • 9:16 am Former Minister for Higher Education, Sally Kosgei, says Rift Valley in not a UDA zone, expresses confidence that Raila Odinga will be Kenya's 5th President.
  • 8:58 am DP William Ruto's team asks media houses to send only female journalists to cover the women conference at Nyayo Stadium.
  • 8:31 am Raila Odinga promises Western Kenya region 3 Cabinet Secretary slots, 7 Principal Secretary positions and 12 ambassadorial posts.
  • 8:15 am Lawyer Duncan Okatch opines that IEBC should always work on releasing election results on time to avoid creating anxiety that may lead to unnecessary tension and violence.
  • 7:50 am City lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi alleges that Raila Odinga's policy on second hand clothes will destroy businesses owned by people from Mount Kenya region.
  • 7:36 am Rigathi Gachagua tells the people of Tharaka Nithi that Kithure Kindiki will be rewarded with a top state job in the Kenya Kwanza government.
  • 7:02 am DP William Ruto's running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, says Kenya Kwanza will invest in miraa farming and ensure farmers get better market for their produce.
  • 6:40 am EACC sues IEBC for clearing over 230 candidates blacklisted over integrity issues, wants the court to compel the electoral commission to block them.

Thu, 09 June 2022

  • 7:32 pm IEBC CEO, Marjan Hussein Marjan, says it will not be possible to make copies of either the ballot papers or the results forms as they have unique security features.
  • 7:05 pm IEBC denies switching off microphone for Raila Odinga's Chief Agent, Saitabao Kanchori, during the presidential election simulation exercise, say a technical hitch occurred.