News Tracker

Sun, 17 July 2022

  • 6:07 pm Political analyst, Herman Manyora, argues that DP William Ruto is increasingly becoming cautious, paranoid and alarmist, says the reality of elections is dawning on him.
  • 5:16 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, asks Polycarp Igathe not to fail the people of Nairobi should he be elected governor on August 9.
  • 4:23 pm Raila Odinga endorses all Nairobi Azimio candidates led by Polycarp Igathe (governor), Edwin Sifuna (senator) and Esther Passaris (Woman Rep).
  • 3:21 pm Wafula Chebukati's wife, Mary Chebukati, says they rarely see him at home owing to the busy schedule ahead of the August 9 polls.
  • 2:34 pm Kikuyu MP, Kimani Ichung’wah, claims that Azimio La Umoja's plan is to uplift three families and protect their wealth.
  • 1:56 pm Lugari Member of Parliament, Ayub Savula, gives DP William Ruto seven days to apologise to CS Eugene Wamalwa for referring to him as a woman.
  • 12:56 pm Isiolo ODM gubernatorial candidate, Halakhe Waqo, dismisses a recent TIFA poll that placed him third, says voters and not opinion polls will decide the elections outcome.
  • 12:11 pm Former Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says he declined a request by Raila Odinga to step down from the Mombasa gubernatorial contest.
  • 11:35 am Governance expert, Dismas Mokua, opines that Kenyans have zero trust in the IEBC, says the Commission must do all it can to prove otherwise.
  • 10:55 am Azimio la Umoja presidential running mate, Martha Karua, calls on Kenyans to pray for a peaceful election and transition, says it is paramount to a stable country.
  • 9:59 am Murang'a Senator, Irungu Kangata, claims that Raila Odinga is planning to elevate Kitui governor, Charity Ngilu, and sideline Kalonzo Musyoka if he wins the August 9 polls.
  • 9:02 am Mike Mbuvi Sonko says he will appeal the Supreme Court ruling that locked him out of the Mombasa gubernatorial race.
  • 8:02 am Ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says he is capable of delivering more votes for Raila Odinga in Mombasa than Abdulswamad Nassir.
  • 7:20 am Meru gubernatorial candidates, Mithika Linturi and Kawira Mwangaza, win petitions challenging their degree certificates.
  • 6:53 am Raila Odinga presidential secretariat spokesman, Makau Mutua, opines that William Ruto will suffer withdrawal symptoms after August 9 should he lose the presidential vote. 
  • 6:30 am IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati, says the Commission has laid down a solid plan to ensure the August 9 elections are free, fair and verifiable. 

Sat, 16 July 2022

  • 7:39 pm A scuffle between Nairobi senatorial candidate, Edwin Sifuna and Kileleshwa ward's Robert Alai, disrupts Raila Odinga's rally in Kawangware, Nairobi. 
  • 6:42 pm Uganda's High Court has dismissed an application by Team University seeking to bar investigations into Nairobi Senator, Johnson Sakaja's, degree case. 
  • 6:18 pm DP William Ruto officially opens United Democratic Alliance's (UDA) campaign headquarter at Westlands Nairobi. 
  • 5:49 pm Machakos gubernatorial candidate, Johnson Muthama, urges politicians and county residents to uphold peace ahead of the August 9 polls. 
  • 5:17 pm IEBC chair, Wafula Chebukati, says he will decide Mike Sonko's fate on Tuesday after the Supreme Court barred him from contesting in the Mombasa gubernatorial race.
  • 4:28 pm Kikuyu elders urge politicians to avoid creating divisions. Warn that the country is highly polarised. 
  • 4:12 pm Ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says the Supreme Court did not accord him a fair hearing, accuses CJ Martha Koome of holding an opinion even before the ruling was made.
  • 3:43 pm DP William Ruto thanks the Church for always praying for him and his running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, says he will ensure Kenya remains a God-fearing nation.
  • 2:48 pm Raila Odinga says DP William Ruto has no known source of wealth, wonders where he gets the millions he donates to women and youth groups and churches.
  • 2:08 pm ODM party says it is in the process of amending its nomination list to comply with IEBC regulations including ethnicity, gender and equality.
  • 1:33 pm ODM national chairman, John Mbadi, says Deputy President William Ruto lacks temperament and emotional stability to rule the country.
  • 12:52 pm Machakos gubernatorial candidate, Nzioka Waita, pledges metropolitan level of transformation in the county by 2027 as he launches his manifesto.
  • 12:06 pm DP William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza and Raila Odinga of Azimio La Umoja to campaign in Nairobi county today.
  • 11:25 am Siasa Place Executive Director, Nerima Wako Ojiwa, says there cannot be a proper policy change in the country if the youth do not participate in elections.