News Tracker

Sat, 04 June 2022

  • 1:34 pm Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, barred from contesting for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat, IEBC says impeached leaders cannot contest for any position.
  • 12:58 pm Murang'a Woman Rep, Sabina Chege, accompanies Kisumu Governor, Anyang Nyong'o, as he presents his papers to IEBC.
  • 12:39 pm Deputy President William Ruto asks IEBC to be vigilant and ensure that every vote cast counts, adds that this will avoid litigations and long court processes.
  • 12:12 pm DP William Ruto says Kenyans can hardly afford a meal as prices of commodities have gone up significantly, adds that Kenya Kwanza will address this once elected.
  • 11:46 am IEBC chairperson, Wafula Wanyonyi Chebulati, says all candidates must obey the Electoral Code of Conduct failure to which they will be sanctioned.
  • 11:39 am Deputy President William Ruto accuses some media houses of being biased against him, says he is asking for fair, not favourable, coverage.
  • 11:26 am DP William Ruto appoints Tharaka Nithi Senator, Kithure Kindiki, as his chief agent in the August 9 election.
  • 11:18 am IEBC clears DP William Ruto to contest for the presidency in the August 9 polls. 
  • 11:08 am DP William Ruto says: You haven’t seen anything like a campaign yet, after today, you will see what you have never seen.
  • 10:45 am Agano Party presidential candidate, David Mwaure Waihiga, cleared by IEBC to run for the country's top seat in August.
  • 10:03 am ICT CS Joe Mucheru questions DP William Ruto's claims that IEBC's system was breached and one million voters deleted, says such an anomaly would not go undetected.
  • 9:31 am DP William Ruto's team says he will only attend the presidential debate if Citizen TV, Inooro TV and FM, and Daily Nation do not produce moderators.
  • 9:01 am Political analyst and veteran journalist, David Makali, says biased media - real or perceived - should be separated from the presidential debate. 
  • 8:38 am 32 petitioners move to court seeking to stop IEBC from continuing with the process of clearing aspirants, argue the clearance method is not clear.
  • 8:03 am Kalonzo Musyoka says he is next in line to succeed Raila Odinga after he retires from office, adds that Martha Karua will take over from him.
  • 7:42 am CS Fred Matiang'i says the Jubilee administration will not tolerate Kenyans who protest electoral results on the streets, adds that all disputes must be taken to court.
  • 7:13 am Kalonzo Musyoka says he secured 4 Cabinet slots, 30 ambassadorial positions and 40 parastatal boards appointments in Azimio La Umoja.
  • 7:00 am Kenya Kwanza's Alfred Mutua says the William Ruto government will not continue with foreign borrowing, adds that it is straining the country's economy.
  • 6:42 am Deputy President William Ruto maintains that he helped President Uhuru Kenyatta win the 2013 and 2017 polls but he betrayed him and the Big Four Agenda.

Fri, 03 June 2022

  • 7:17 pm Presidential aspirant Dorothy Kemunto bows out of the race after IEBC rejects her nomination for the second time in less than 72 hours.
  • 7:02 pm June Juliet Munyeki, an independent presidential aspirant, says the process they have been subjected to by the IEBC has been gruesome and very demanding.
  • 6:44 pm Traders from counties listed by NCIC as hotspots register a decline in business as traders scale down operations.
  • 6:29 pm Lawyer Joy Mdivo opines that IEBC is not ready for elections but playing catch up, adds that aspirants seeking presidential vote are also not ready.
  • 6:03 pm DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza want CSs Fed Matiang'i, Joe Mucheru, James Macharia, Eugene Wamalwa and Peter Munya prosecuted for engaging in politics.
  • 5:45 pm Safina presidential aspirant, Jimi Wanjigi, says the two-horse race narrative is poisonous for Kenya and can only be cured by the electorate.
  • 5:28 pm DP William Ruto to hold a rally at the famous Kamukunji Grounds on Saturday, June 4, after presenting his papers to IEBC at the Bomas of Kenya.
  • 5:16 pm Westlands Parliamentary candidates, Tim Wanyonyi and Nelson Havi, meet after being cleared by IEBC to contest in August, promise decent campaigns in the area.
  • 4:58 pm Presidential Debates Secretariat says debates to proceed in July despite DP William Ruto's withdrawal.
  • 4:39 pm Wiper party officially writes to IEBC informing it of Kalonzo Musyoka's withdrawal from the presidential race.
  • 4:15 pm Senator Johnson Sakaja asks Nairobi voters not to allow politicians to divide them along tribal lines, says he is a unifying factor.