News Tracker

Tue, 05 July 2022

  • 10:34 am Soy MP Caleb Kositany dismisses reports that DP William Ruto is using state resources to campaign, says he's being funded by allies.
  • 10:05 am A poll by the Standard Group shows that 49%  of Kenyans believe Martha Karua will attract more votes for Raila Odinga than Rigathi Gachagua will for William Ruto.
  • 9:40 am ODM SG Edwin Sifuna says Deputy President William Ruto cannot reform the NCPB, claims he is part of the problem.
  • 9:13 am Kiambu gubernatorial candidate Kimani Wamatangi wants Senate and the National Assembly to enact clear laws on impeachment.
  • 8:33 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga to start a 3-day tour of the Mt Kenya region.
  • 8:15 am Veteran politician Kipruto Arap Kirwa says President Uhuru Kenyattta and his deputy William Ruto only stuck together for the sake of re-election.  
  • 7:15 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga accuses IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati of ignoring the issues he raised on election preparedness.

Mon, 04 July 2022

  • 7:01 pm Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki defends DP William Ruto for pushing President Uhuru Kenyatta to stay in power in 2017, says he also had to push the President as his lawyer in 2013 when Uhuru agreed to step down for Musalia Mudavadi. 
  • 6:17 pm The Presidential Debates Secretariat announces that the presidential debate will be held on Tuesday, July 26. The running mates session will be held on July 19 while the Nairobi gubernatorial will be held on July 11. 
  • 5:27 pm The High Court has issued a temporary order barring the IEBC from printing the Mombasa gubernatorial ballots until a case file by Mike Sonko is heard and determined. 
  • 4:33 pm KANU party officials at the Coast say they will not support ODM candidates in the forthcoming elections.
  • 4:10 pm Court to determine case challenging Senator Johnson Sakaja's gubernatorial candidature on Friday.
  • 3:50 pm Nominated MP David Ole Sankok quits elective politics, says he will concentrate on personal business.
  • 3:05 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta's first cousin Captain (Rtd) Kung'u Muigai accuses the Head of State and his Deputy, William Ruto, of embarrassing the country.
  • 2:27 pm President William Ruto responds to the leaked audio that captured him confessing to nearly slapping President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017.
  • 1:36 pm Agano party presidential candidate David Mwaure pledges to slash PAYE by 50% and waive tax penalties accrued by businesses.
  • 1:10 pm Agano party presidential running mate Ruth Mutua dismisses Prof George Wajackoyah's agenda during the launch of David Mwaure's manifesto.
  • 12:35 pm The High Court hears case challenging Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja's candidature.
  • 11:51 am Senator Johnson Sakaja claims petitioner seeking his disqualification from the Nairobi gubernatorial race is acting on behalf of powerful individuals.
  • 11:05 am Uasin Gishu Woman Rep Gladys Boss Shollei questions why President Uhuru Kenyatta is interested in the person who takes over government after August 9.
  • 10:23 am Machakos gubernatorial candidate Wavinya Ndeti tells Nzioka Waita that she is ready for the battle amid pressure for one of them to step down.
  • 9:50 am Senator Sylvia Kasanga says Prof George Wajackoyah's marijuana agenda is a good idea that has not been packaged well.
  • 8:55 am Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru claims DP William Ruto's supporters who were craving for the wheelbarrows are now supporting Prof George Wajackoyah.
  • 8:24 am TIFA research analyst Tom Wolf says Prof George Wajackoyah could cause a run-off in August 9 presidential elections.
  • 7:49 am The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission expunges 480,000 entries from the voter register ahead of polls.  
  • 6:50 am Agano party presidential candidate David Mwaure Waihiga to launch his manifesto today at 11am.

Sun, 03 July 2022

  • 8:18 pm DP William Ruto's campaign writes to Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama over alleged biased reporting in two stories published by the Nation this weekend. 
  • 7:17 pm Tujibebe party leader William Kabogo accuses NTV of blackmailing him through a negative story and cartoon after he declined to air campaign ads with the station. 
  • 6:36 pm The Catholic Church insists Roots presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is unsuitable to become president. Muranga catholic diocese Bishop James Wainaina argues legalization of bhang will completely destroy Kenya's moral fabric. 
  • 5:47 pm UDA presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua accused of using obscenities in church after claiming Martha Karua showed President Mwai Kibaki the "middle finger" after resigning from Cabinet in 2009.