News Tracker

Wed, 01 June 2022

  • 7:14 pm Charity Ngilu says people President Uhuru Kenyatta trusted with responsibilities during his first term in office looted the country dry and used the money to sow seeds of discord.
  • 6:57 pm Government warns politicians against concealing number plates of vehicles they are using in their campaigns, says it amounts to traffic offence.
  • 6:25 pm Mwagi Wa Iria, John Munyes, Danson Mungatana, Chris Obure and Alfred Keter among 241 aspirants blacklisted by EACC ahead of August 9 polls.
  • 6:05 pm Kilifi governor, Amason Jeffa Kingi, holds parallel Madaraka Day celebrations 1km from the one led by County Commissioner, Kutswa Olaka.
  • 5:30 pm EACC has forwarded 241 names of aspirants who failed integrity test to IEBC, wants the electoral commission to bar them from contesting in the August election.
  • 5:04 pm Kipchumba Murkomen calls out President Uhuru Kenyatta for praising the country's security organs and parading expensive equipment while Kerio Valley residents are being killed by bandits.
  • 4:20 pm Economist David Ndii challenges Raila Odinga and Martha Karua to open public inquiries into Eurobond and Arror and Kimwarer dams for Kenyans to know the truth.
  • 3:20 pm Senator Samson Cherargei says President Uhuru Kenyatta cannot talk about respecting the rule of law yet he disrespected the presidency by failing to recongise DP William Ruto.
  • 2:30 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta asks Kenyans not to question why the government has been on a borrowing spree but to focus on what the loans have been used to do.
  • 1:30 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta says his government has set the bar high for equality by appointing women to powerful positions.
  • 12:55 pm Differences between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, play out after the DP is not invited to State House for Uhuru's surprise visit by the Cabinet.
  • 12:00 pm Interior PS Karanja Kibicho claims the images of political rallies being shared by Kenya Kwanza are doctored to portray high turnouts.
  • 11:23 am Cabinet Secretaries bid President Uhuru Kenyatta goodbye in an emotional surprise visit to State House in his last national holiday in office.
  • 10:36 am Nyamira governor, Amos Nyaribo, locks horns with MCAs over misappropriation of county funds, MCAs vow to ensure he loses in the August vote.
  • 10:15 am Senator Johnson Sakaja and Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir exude confidence they will win the Nairobi and Mombasa gubernatorial races respectively.
  • 9:51 am City lawyer, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, calls out Interior PS Karanja Kibicho for claiming Raila Odinga will win the presidency in round one by over 60% of the votes cast.
  • 9:10 am Analysts opine decision by former EAC CAS, Ken Obura, to run for Kisumu gubernatorial seat as an independent candidate will give incumbent Anyang' Nyong'o an early win.
  • 8:46 am Martha Karua says it is time for Kenyans to come together under Azimio La Umoja to attain the prosperity and freedom the country's freedom fighters fought for.
  • 7:55 am Isiolo Senate aspirant, Mohammed Nuh, says he will help resolve long standing land dispute between locals and KDF.
  • 7:05 am Interior PS Karanja Kibicho opines that Raila Odinga will win August vote in round one
  • 6:50 am IEBC says system is secure despite earlier reports that it had been breached and voters irregularly transferred. 

Tue, 31 May 2022

  • 7:54 pm IEBC clears Bishop Margaret Wanjiru to vie for the Nairobi Senate seat on a UDA ticket.
  • 7:14 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, speaks against conflict of interests. Wants civil servants interested in doing business with the government to resign. 
  • 7:01 pm Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu, says that her office directed political leaders to manage their supporters to ensure a peaceful election. 
  • 6:37 pm Kenya Kwanza co-principal, Musalia Mudavadi, urges Bomet residents to overwhelmingly vote for Deputy President William Ruto to avoid a runoff in the August 9 polls. 
  • 6:30 pm IEBC says that it has adhered to the Supreme Court judgement and orders of the Presidential Election Petition contrary to social media reports.   
  • 6:05 pm Kieni MP, Kanini Kega, urges politicians to refrain from insults and instigating violence during campaigns. 
  • 5:52 pm Kirinyaga gubernatorial aspirant, Purity Ngirici, wants IEBC to sanction politicians using government resources to campaign.
  • 5:31 pm IEBC launches investigations into the illegal transfer of voters affecting its electronic register. Says officers found culpable will face the law. 
  • 5:04 pm Nairobi senatorial aspirant, Edwin Sifuna, urges IEBC to reject some candidates he claims are abusing the constitutional right to vie. This was after his post attracted 34 aspirants.