News Tracker

Tue, 31 May 2022

  • 1:54 pm Raila Odinga tells the European Business Council that Martha Karua as the CS for Justice and Constitutional Affairs will address policy issues affecting businesses.
  • 1:32 pm Migori county commissioner, Benson Karani, warns youth against carrying crude weapons when attending political rallies, says those caught will be arrested and charged.
  • 1:25 pm Elgeyo Marakwet Senator, Kipchumba Murkomen, want the government to deploy police officers to all schools in Kerio Valley following increased banditry attacks.
  • 1:11 pm ODM settles on Mohamed Mdigo Mwamkale, William Kamoti's younger brother as its Rabai constituency candidate for August 9 polls.
  • 12:49 pm Governor Mwangi Wa Iria wants DCI to help him reach IEBC chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, so as to raise his grievances with him. 
  • 12:36 pm Kapseret MP, Oscar Sudi, cleared by IEBC to defend his seat on a UDA ticket despite the ongoing KCSE certificate forgery case.
  • 12:10 pm Clergy in Meru county hold peace prayers ahead of the August 9 General Election, ask politicians to exercise sobriety in their campaigns.
  • 11:39 am Murang’a governor, Mwangi wa Iria, says he will transform Usawa Kwa Wote party into a national resistance movement if IEBC bars him from contesting for the presidency.
  • 11:19 am Nairobi, Nakuru, Kericho, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu listed as top five counties prone to pre and post election chaos, NCIC calls for more peace caravans in the areas.
  • 10:54 am Human rights activist, Jerotich Seii, calls on civil societies not to take partisan approaches in August election, adds such a move will jeopardise the country's democratic gains.
  • 10:37 am Mombasa gubernatorial aspirants asked to prioritise the garbage disaster, water shortage and stalled projects.
  • 10:08 am NCIC to launch Conflict Hotspot Mapping report detailing understanding of peace and security situation in the country ahead of the August 9 polls.
  • 9:53 am Laikipia gubernatorial hopeful, Gitonga Kabugi, says he will focus on water supply, roads and health sectors should he clinch the seat.
  • 9:37 am Kenyan footballer turned politician, McDonald Mariga, attacked by rowdy youths while campaigning in Kibra. 
  • 9:14 am Celebrated lawyer and second liberation hero, Gitobu Imanyara, says he will actively campaign for Raila Odinga and his running mate, Martha Karua.
  • 8:53 am DP William Ruto's team protests the destruction of his campaign billboards in Kisumu, says such actions fuel animosity against communities. 
  • 8:37 am National Police Service (NPS) says Senator Cleophas Malala must officially apologise over his demeaning remarks failure to which he will not get any security.
  • 8:19 am Raila Odinga to hold roadshows in Nairobi today and a major rally at Kamukunji grounds in Kibra.
  • 8:05 am Otiende Amollo says Kalonzo Musyoka would have to fight so many legal battles if he is to contest in the August 9 polls, argues that the Azimio pact is legally binding.
  • 7:51 am Constitutional lawyer, Bobby Mkangi, says IEBC should communicate more effectively to avoid creating a perception that it is not ready for the August polls.
  • 7:45 am Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura opines that Kalonzo Musyoka should run for the presidency, says this will stamp his political authority.
  • 7:35 am Raila Odinga presidential secretariat spokesman, Makua Mutua, calls on IEBC not to clear aspirants without requisite academic qualifications for the August polls.
  • 7:13 am IEBC investigating claims of system breach that has led to voters being irregularly transferred to other polling stations without their knowledge. 
  • 6:56 am Reuben Kigame alleges a deliberate plan to bar certain aspirants from vying for the presidency in the August 9 polls after IEBC locked him out.
  • 6:40 am Baringo Senator, Gideon Moi, cleared by IEBC to defend his seat on a KANU party ticket.
  • 6:28 am Kalonzo Musyoka to get chief minister and four cabinet slots in the Azimio La Umoja government if the coalition wins the August 9 poll.

Mon, 30 May 2022

  • 7:40 pm Police have revealed that Rabai MP William Kamoti's accident was not a head-on collision but the vehicle was hit from behind.
  • 6:50 pm Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga directs Rabai Constituency leaders to consult residents and produce the late William Kamoti's replacement as ODM Parliamentary candidate.
  • 6:00 pm UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama has disputed reports of him leaving the Kenya Kwanza coalition. He affirmed that he is solidly behind DP William Ruto's presidential bid. 
  • 5:09 pm Comedian-turned-politician Walter Mong'are, popularly known as Nyambane, becomes the first presidential candidate to be cleared by the IEBC - vying on a Umoja Summit Party.