News Tracker

Tue, 31 May 2022

  • 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.
  • 4:20 pm IEBC clears KANU Chairman Gideon Moi to vie for the Baringo Senate seat in the August 9, General Election.
  • 3:35 pm Green Thinking Action Party Presidential Candidate Reuben Kigame cries foul after the IEBC locked him out of the presidential race for failure to raise the requisite signatures from supporters. 
  • 2:56 pm Roots Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah fails to get IEBC clearance over shortage of signatures, given until Thursday to get 2,000 signatures from each of at least 24 counties
  • 2:28 pm IEBC clears Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo to defend his seat on an ODM ticket. The decision follows a protracted battle for the party ticket pitting him against party leader Raila Odinga's cousin - Jalang'o Midiwo
  • 1:35 pm UDA running mate Rigathi Gachagua admits that the Mount Kenya region supports Deputy President William Ruto because of their love for money.
  • 12:52 pm Roots Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah arrives at the Bomas of Kenya for IEBC clearance 
  • 12:08 pm Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria causes a standoff after blocking the gate at the Bomas of Kenya where IEBC is clearing presidential aspirants, he has demanded an audience with the commission's chair Wafula Chebukati
  • 11:33 am Bomet Senator Dr Chris Langat drops bid to defend seat as an Independent, joins DP William Ruto's national campaign team
  • 10:42 am Kilifi Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu has confessed to keeping a poor track record and asked for forgiveness from angry constituents. She blamed Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa for her poor delivery.
  • 10:05 am ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has stated that Azimio la Umoja Presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga will win the August 9 General Election in the first round. 
  • 9:14 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga says his government will ensure the killers of businessman Jacob Juma are apprehended and made to face justice
  • 8:30 am Soy MP Caleb Kositany dismisses Kipruto Arap Kirwa's decision to resign as UDA Vice-Chair and join Azimio, says the former Agriculture Minister has only one vote. 
  • 7:48 am Karima Ward MCA Reuben Wahome of Othaya, Nyeri County, passes on while undergoing treatment at a local hospital. 
  • 7:01 am Rabai MP William Kamoti dies in a road accident at Mnarani area in Kilifi on the Mombasa-Malindi highway. He had just been cleared by the IEBC to defend his seat on an ODM ticket. 

Sun, 29 May 2022

  • 7:42 pm Police in Nakuru investigating a case where Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri and his handlers are accused of assaulting Azimio campaigners who were out to show support for running mate Martha Karua.
  • 7:00 pm Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi accuses UDA rival Nelson Havi of ridiculing his situation as a person living with disability
  • 6:14 pm Azimio Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga claims DP William Ruto's vote-rigging allegations are because UDA candidate has sensed defeat, says he does not need to steal votes since they are already Azimio's. 
  • 5:28 pm Billboard bearing DP William Ruto's campaign poster in Kisumu City defaced minutes after it was erected on a major highway 
  • 4:40 pm UDA National Vice Chairman Kipruto Arap Kirwa joins Azimio One Kenya, and cites the selection of Rigathi Gachagua as DP William Ruto's running mate as a threat to democracy.
  • 3:52 pm DP William Ruto's running mate Rigathi Gachagua hails the Kenya Kwanza ticket as comprised of God-fearing individuals whose prayers will go a long way in getting them to office
  • 3:07 pm Presidential aspirant Peter King'ori and his running mate fail to get IEBC clearance after falling short of the signatures needed
  • 2:19 pm Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa, former UNCTAD boss Mukhisa Kituyi say Moses Wetangula's decision to defend his Senate seat is proof that Kenya Kwanza principals have no faith in their team's ability to form government
  • 1:33 pm Azimio running mate Martha Karua hails the PCEA church as one of the pioneers in the advancement of women's rights in Kenya. Challenges religious institutions to do more in highlighting right and wrong actions in the upcoming General Election
  • 12:43 pm Mandera County Senator Mohamed Mahamud receives a registration certificate to defend his seat as an independent after the Jubilee fallout.
  • 11:59 am Wiper MP Ben Momanyi says party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has agreed to return to Azimio, will be campaigning alongside flagbearer Raila Odinga in the coming days