News Tracker

Fri, 20 May 2022

  • 9:40 am Kenya Kwanza leaders dismiss a recent TIFA poll that placed a Raila Odinga and Martha Karua ticket above the William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua one in terms of popularity.
  • 9:15 am Kenya Kwanza running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, says they will prioritise the wellbeing and mental health of police officers should Kenyans vote them in on August 9.
  • 8:47 am Deputy President, William Ruto, promises farmers cheap loans and better prices for their products during his tour of Nakuru and Nyahururu.
  • 8:29 am Azimio running mate, Martha Karua, says politicians should disagree ideologically without insulting each other, adds that democracy calls for political tolerance. 
  • 8:09 am Azimio La Umoja finalising on opinion polls to be used in picking one coalition aspirant for each of the elective seats across the country.
  • 7:46 am Kitui governor, Charity Ngilu, and her competitor, David Musila, agree to collectively campaign for Raila Odinga in the county even as they sell their individual bids.
  • 7:26 am Atheists threaten to take legal action against governor Alfred Mutua following remarks asking Kenyans not to elect non-believers, group terms sentiments discriminatory.
  • 7:11 am Adams Oloo says it is difficult for the country to implement Chapter 6 of the Constitution since we already set a precedent by electing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto.
  • 6:44 am Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, asks IEBC not to clear Kalonzo Musyoka as Wiper's presidential candidate, says the party is still an affiliate of Azimio.
  • 6:26 am Azimio La Umoja presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga, pays Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni a courtesy call at State House Entebbe. 

Thu, 19 May 2022

  • 7:29 pm Nakuru deputy governor, Eric Korir, ditches Azimio La Umoja for Kenya Kwanza two days after governor Lee Kinyanjui dropped him for Fransisca Kamuren as his August 9 running mate.
  • 7:06 pm ODM hands former Mombasa chief officer, Innocent Mugabe, a direct ticket to run for Likuyani parliamentary seat.
  • 6:49 pm ODM Kwale gubernatorial candidate, Hamadi Idi Boga, drops Safina Kwekwe as his running mate, instead picks Nurrein Mwatsahu.
  • 6:25 pm Politicians from Rift Valley warned against holding parallel rallies, Regional Commissioner Maalim Mohammed says that is unhealthy competition.
  • 6:04 pm Hellen Okoth, the wife of Migori governor Okoth Obado, asks voters not to judge her by her husband's deeds in the Woman Rep race.
  • 5:45 pm Two Mombasa voters move to court seeking to have the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party dissolved, say it was entered in breach of the Political Parties Act (PPA)
  • 5:23 pm IEBC holds meeting with Pre-election Assessment Mission from African Union and COMESA, discuss areas of mutual interest and collaboration in the electoral process.
  • 5:07 pm Supporters of Kilifi governor, Amason Kingi, tell off Aisha Jumwa after she declared the county a UDA zone.
  • 4:40 pm Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria, asks Nakuru residents to ignore politicians who are out to divide them along tribal lines.
  • 4:13 pm Former Highway Secondary School head Patrick Maritim tells court that Kapseret legislator Oscar Sudi did not sit KCSE at the institution in 2006.
  • 3:20 pm IEBC officials meet aspirants in Bomet County; former governor Isaac Ruto says they are ready to comply with the Commission's requirements.
  • 2:50 pm Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Kenneth Nyamwamu unveils Lillian Achieng as his running mate.
  • 1:54 pm Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua campaigns for the Azimio coalition presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, in Tharaka Nithi County.
  • 12:49 pm Media Council CEO David Omwoyo decries increasing cases of politicians profiling and threatening journalists and media houses during electioneering period.
  • 12:27 pm ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna says there was no deadline for presidential candidates to name running mates.
  • 11:20 am Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga picks David Kinarire as his running mate ahead of the August 9 General Election.  
  • 10:55 am Yatta MP Charles Kilonzo says there will be no runoff in August 9 polls, tells Kalonzo Musyoka to stop being misadvised to vie.
  • 10:31 am Deputy President William Ruto takes his campaign to Nakuru, holds county economic forum.
  • 10:00 am Nairobi gubernatorial running mate on Azimio Philip Kaloki calls for amendments to the deal, says he is optimistic that Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga will work together.
  • 9:37 am Makueni governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana tells off Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka over his demands before rejoining the Azimio coalition.