News Tracker

Thu, 26 May 2022

  • 5:49 pm Governor Hassan Ali Joho promises to make Ministry of Land effective in its operations, resolve long-standing land disputes across the country immediately he is sworn in as CS.
  • 5:35 pm National Assembly Speaker, Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi, directs parliamentary committee chairpersons to table their exit reports between Tuesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 9.
  • 5:06 pm City lawyer, Omwanza Ombati, files a petition challenging rules barring parties in a presidential petition from publicly commenting on the case before it is heard and determined.
  • 4:43 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential flagbearer, Raila Odinga, promises to expand Busia border economy by accommodating traders from the neighbouring countries and creating bigger market for Kenyan products.
  • 4:28 pm Raila Odinga presidential campaign secretariat spokesman, Makau Mutua, opines that Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula can only manage 25% of the Luhya votes.
  • 4:00 pm Martha Karua says Azimio La Umoja One Kenya will offer free education from nursery to university. 
  • 3:39 pm Raila Odinga's presidential campaign press secretary, Dennis Onsarigo, says the Azimio leader missed the National Prayer Breakfast due to 'hard-pressing' issues.
  • 3:13 pm Raila Odinga tells Western Kenya voters that Azimio La Umoja One Kenya will bring the much needed economic liberation to the vote-rich bloc.
  • 2:55 pm Activist Okiya Omtata says the ODM calls for six-piece voting in Busia should be ignored, he is contesting for the county's Senate seat.
  • 2:37 pm Media personality and Taita Taveta governor aspirant, Patience Nyange, picks university don, Dalton Mwaghogho, as her running mate.
  • 2:21 pm County government of Kisumu lifts ban barring politicians from erecting billboards and campaign posters days after the AfriCities Summit concluded.
  • 2:00 pm Raila Odinga promises Persons With Disabilities more government opportunities, says PWD Act 2003 needs to be updated to ensure they enjoy their economic rights.
  • 1:45 pm Murang'a gubernatorial contestants, Irungu Nyakera and Joseph Wairagu, questioned by DCI after their supporters clashed in Gaturi ward leaving five people hospitalised.
  • 1:31 pm Raila Odinga camps in Butula, Busia County, as his running mate, Martha Karua, remains in Mount Kenya.
  • 1:07 pm Agriculture CS, Peter Munya, tells the people of Mount Kenya that a vote for Kenya Kwanza is a direct ticket to the opposition, cautions them against making such a costly mistake.
  • 12:50 pm Rift Valley rebels led by MPs Joshua Kutuny, Alfred Keter, and Silas Tiren, vow to teach DP William Ruto's candidates a lesson in the August 9 contest.
  • 12:25 pm Laikipia Woman Rep, Cate Waruguru, opines that the current team leading DP William Ruto's campaigns in the area cannot be trusted, asks him to handle it cautiously.
  • 12:03 pm Archbishop Ole Sapit challenges President Uhuru Kenyatta, DP William Ruto and Narc Kenya's Martha Karua to put their words of peace and brotherhood into action.
  • 11:29 am Narok governor, Samuel Tunai, to launch his senatorial bid on Saturday in an event that will be attended by DP William Ruto.
  • 11:12 am DP William Ruto and Narc Kenya leader, Martha Karua, pledge to uphold peace before, during and after the August 9 presidential vote.
  • 10:40 am Deputy President, William Ruto, asks his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, to forgive him if he ever wronged him during their tenure as the country's leaders.
  • 10:26 am Azimio La Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, calls on politicians to be ambassadors of peace and unity as the country heads to the polls.
  • 10:16 am DP William Ruto breaks protocol during the National Prayer Breakfast, invites Martha Karua to speak before President Uhuru Kenyatta.
  • 9:41 am Kinangop and Kipipiri constituencies, which have 109,241 and 50,366 voters respectively, to shape the Nyandarua gubernatorial race.
  • 9:19 am Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) rules that Registrar of Political Parties was right in gazetting Amason Kingi's PAA as a constituent party of Azimio One Kenya.
  • 8:57 am Kiambu Senate aspirant, Karungo Thang'wa, says he was not impeached in 2019 but willingly left office after then governor, Ferdinand Waititu, was kicked out.
  • 8:50 am Political analyst, David Makali, says whoever takes leadership in the next government must prioritise eliminating ethnicity, adds it has been a hindrance to Kenya's prosperity.
  • 8:35 am President Uhuru Kenyatta, DP William Ruto meet at the National Prayer Breakfast, break tradition and sit on different tables amid growing animosity.
  • 8:17 am Lawyers threaten to sue CJ Martha Karambu Koome after issuing gagging orders barring those appearing before Supreme Court from commenting on cases in public.
  • 7:59 am Johnson Nduya Muthama says small Kenya Kwanza affiliate parties fielding aspirants against UDA should not expect any favours.