News Tracker

Sat, 23 July 2022

  • 12:04 pm DP William Ruto claims that the arrest of three electoral body contractors was a plan by the government to postpone the August 9 polls.
  • 11:08 am Murang'a Woman Rep, Sabina Chege, says outgoing governor, Mwangi Wa Iria, has a huge following not only in the county but across Mount Kenya region, welcomes him to Azimio.
  • 10:07 am Martha Karua says Azimio will awaken the country's spirit in the fight against corruption, asks Kenyans to offer maximum support.
  • 9:22 am Azimio La Umoja denies writing to Presidential Debates organisers demanding that a lie detector is availed during Deputy President William Ruto's session.
  • 8:45 am Rigathi Gachagua tells the people of Kirinyaga county that Kenya Kwanza will stop importation of rice into the country and promote local production.
  • 8:15 am Martha Karua alleges that Kenya Kwanza team had planned to set her up for failure by engaging her in a heated exchange during debate with Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 7:44 am DCI denies confiscating passwords from three IEBC contractors, says Wafula Chebukati misleading the public with his allegations.
  • 7:01 am City lawyer, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, claims that the arrest of IEBC contractors is part of a larger plan by the government to disable the electronic voter register.
  • 6:25 am Wafula Chebukati claims that police confiscated election related materials, ordered IEBC contractors to reveal passwords of laptops and systems ahead of August 9 polls.

Fri, 22 July 2022

  • 8:12 pm Exiled lawyer, Miguna Miguna, claims that Raila Odinga is afraid of facing Deputy President William Ruto at the presidential debate.
  • 7:35 pm MP Babu Owino says he is willing to debate Deputy President William Ruto, asks him not to lie on national TV or talk about wheelbarrows. 
  • 7:05 pm CS Keriako Tobiko accuses Narok governor, Samuel Tunai, of looting county resources, asks residents not to vote for him as Senator.
  • 6:24 pm Rigathi Gachagua says Kenya Kwanza will increase the salaries of police officers in order to help fight the rampant cases of corruption within the service.
  • 6:00 pm Media Council says 34m Kenyans watched deputy presidential debate, 10.2m watched both sessions, 23.8m watched Martha Karua vs Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 5:33 pm Jubilee Nandi senatorial candidate, Mark Kirwa, asks President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene and help facilitate his campaigns.
  • 5:18 pm A section of Azimio la Umoja candidates want presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, to crack the whip on coalition members allegedly backing his rival - DP William Ruto.
  • 4:46 pm African Union (AU) election observers arrive in the country two weeks ahead of the August 9 polls. 
  • 4:22 pm Kilifi ODM governor candidate, Gideon Mung'aro, pledges to transform the county's health sector within 100 days if elected on August 9.
  • 3:54 pm UDA Westlands parliamentary candidate, Nelson Havi, asks Nairobi residents to adopt six-piece voting in favour of Kenya Kwanza.
  • 3:16 pm DP William Ruto questions government over the arrest IEBC IT technicians, says the issue is of concern and must be addressed immediately.
  • 2:26 pm Martha Karua says that Azimio La Umoja will win the August 9 polls by a landslide. 
  • 2:03 pm DP William Ruto says that through the Hustler Fund, he will ensure every ordinary Kenyan is uplifted from poverty. 
  • 1:46 pm Mike Sonko says that he only needs a month to make Polycarp Igathe Nairobi governor. Urges the Azimio La Umoja candidate to allow him join his campaign team. 
  • 1:10 pm Police launch a manhunt for Murang'a gubernatorial candidate, Irungu Nyakera, for allegedly assaulting his sister and Kiambu County MCA, Joyce Wambui Njoki.
  • 12:43 pm Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu, says that her office is committed to working with IEBC to streamline the handling of political parties in the run-up to the August 9 polls.   
  • 12:15 pm Raila Odinga personally sends letters to his online followers, urging them to vote for him on August 9.
  • 12:09 pm Machakos governor, Alfred Mutua, wants the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to probe Raila Odinga over the 'vijana fire' phrase.   
  • 11:45 am Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Johnson Sakaja, promises to decongest the CBD and reduce the time spent in traffic jams by about 80 per cent.  
  • 11:21 am Government Spokesperson, Col (rtd) Cyrus Oguna, cautions leaders against politicising the high cost of living ahead of the August 9 polls.   
  • 11:17 am IEBC, Katiba Institute and the Media Council of Kenya participate in the media summit on elections, a conference hosted to evaluate the performance of players in the elections.