News Tracker

Sat, 21 May 2022

  • 4:10 pm Raila Odinga, while campaigning in Kilgoris, Narok, tells the residents he will swiftly address historical injustices such as land should he win the August 9 presidential election.
  • 3:42 pm Suna East MP, Junet Mohamed, accuses DP William Ruto of demeaning Azimio presidential running mate, Martha Karua, by calling her names.
  • 3:06 pm DP William Ruto and his running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, take their campaigns to Mathira in Nyeri county just a day after Azimio's Martha Karua campaigned there.
  • 2:36 pm Musalia Mudavadi claims the Communications Authority is working with the Ministry of ICT to ensure Raila Odinga wins the August 9 presidential vote.
  • 2:05 pm Martha Karua, while campaigning in Ruaka, Kiambu county, says that only Azimio La Umoja will give people hope and stabilize the economy.
  • 1:37 pm Supporters of Aisha Jumwa want DP William Ruto to make public the details of agreement he signed with Amason Kingi's PAA.
  • 1:12 pm Human rights activist, Boniface Mwangi, asks Kenyan youth to avoid politicians who bribe them, says they will focus on recovering their campaign money and not service delivery.
  • 12:54 pm Ex-Kiambu governor, William Kabogo, distances self from hecklers wearing his Tujibebe Party branded t-shirts accused of planning to disrupt Martha Karua's meeting in Kiambaa.
  • 12:31 pm National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) flags off the first peace caravan in Machakos county, move aimed at sensitizing Kenyans to maintain peace during electioneering period.
  • 12:02 pm Azimio la Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, to finish her tour of Mount Kenya by holding rallies in Kiambu county today.
  • 11:35 am Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful, Polycarp Igathe, says he will ensure there is a Huduma Centre in every ward so as to take services closer to the people.
  • 11:12 am Kenya Kwanza accuses President Uhuru Kenyatta of intentionally making it difficult for the people of Mount Kenya to do business by introducing punitive taxes.
  • 10:51 am DP William Ruto tells the people of Murang'a that all their ideas and wishes will be compressed into a charter, signed and implemented immediately he is elected President.
  • 10:35 am MCSK CEO, Ezekiel Mutua, says they have written to IEBC to consider politicians who play unlicensed music in their rallies to have failed the integrity test.
  • 10:10 am Raila Odinga's Azimio La Umoja to camp in Narok this weekend campaigning for ODM gubernatorial candidate, Moitalel ole Kenta.
  • 9:41 am Ezra Chiloba and Wafula Chebukati disagree on 3G network coverage analysis, IEBC says data provided by Communications Authority is insufficient to prepare for elections.
  • 9:32 am Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) orders Jubilee Party to issue Maringo/Hamza MCA, Mark Ndung'u, with Makadara parliamentary seat nomination certificate. 
  • 9:09 am Meru governor, Kiraitu Murungi, hints at a possible retirement from politics, says he needs to make a decent exit after seven uninterrupted terms.  
  • 8:51 am Laikipia Woman Rep, Cate Waruguru, says she will be in the next Parliament despite losing in the UDA party primaries.
  • 8:27 am City lawyer, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, says the Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, has no say on who is qualified or not to run for an election, adds its the mandate of IEBC.
  • 8:13 am Azimio La Umoja dismisses reports that it will conduct a secret opinion poll in areas where there are several of its members aspiring for the same position.
  • 7:53 am IEBC instructs Returning Officers not to clear impeached politicians to run for elective seats unless compelled by a court order.
  • 7:37 am Lawyer Edward Asitina files a petition seeking to bar aspirants with court cases from contesting in the August 9 polls, says EACC has failed by refusing to block them.  
  • 7:18 am IEBC says it will clear Kalonzo Musyoka to run for the presidency if he has complied with the Elections Act.
  • 6:55 am Legal teams of Raila Odinga and Sauti Sol start talks to resolve disagreement over alleged copyright infringement by Azimio La Umoja.
  • 6:35 am Raila Odinga presidential secretariat spokesman, Makau Mutua, accuses Senator Mutula Kilonzo and MP Dan Maanzo of misadvising Kalonzo Musyoka on the Azimio deal.

Fri, 20 May 2022

  • 7:33 pm Outgoing Machakos governor, Alfred Mutua, says the people of Ukambani cannot afford to be out of the government and that is why he joined Kenya Kwanza.
  • 7:16 pm DPP Noordin Haji says bad leaders will bribe voters during campaigns then leave them to suffer for the next five years, asks Kenyans to avoid such leaders.
  • 6:49 pm City lawyer, Donald Kipkorir, says Rigathi Gachagua should be investigated for all crimes he may have committed in line of duty since joining public service.
  • 6:25 pm DPP Noordin Haji asks Kenyans to choose leaders wisely, challenges the electorate to be wary of criminals masquerading as leaders.