News Tracker

Thu, 30 June 2022

  • 8:47 am Court to determine Jimi Wanjigi's case challenging IEBC's decision to disqualify him from presidential race.
  • 8:22 am Roots Party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah to launch his manifesto today at 4pm, at KICC.
  • 7:53 am Former KNUT SG and nominated MP Wilson Sossion says Kenya Kwanza government will hire 58,000 teachers in its first year in office.
  • 7:29 am ODM's Kakamega county Women League chairperson, Jamila Anjere dies.
  • 6:30 am Deputy President William Ruto to launch Kenya Kwanza manifesto today. 

Wed, 29 June 2022

  • 7:55 pm Azimio presidential running mate Martha Karua urges Homa Bay residents to vote overwhelmingly for Raila Odinga and ensure the gap will be too big for a contested election. 
  • 7:09 pm DP William Ruto promises that if elected President, his government will offer internet all over the country which will facilitate online phone calls and do away with expensive phone calls. 
  • 6:34 pm Musician Kevin Kioko- Bahati claims he was offered Ksh50 million to quit Mathare parliamentary race.
  • 5:42 pm Interior CS Fred Matiang’i suspends leaves for all security officers in the country until after the August polls.
  • 5:22 pm IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati takes Oath of Secrecy administered by Commission's Director of Legal Services Chrispine Owiye.
  • 4:43 pm High court grants Jimi Wanjigi leave to challenge IEBC decision to disqualify him, matter to be heard and determined Thursday, June 30.
  • 3:59 pm DP William Ruto promises Kiambu small and medium-sized enterprises KSh. 2.5B during the launch of Moses Kuria's Hustlers' Fund.  
  • 3:21 pm DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza asks its leaders to mobilize countrywide watching of the launch of the manifesto on Thursday, June 30.
  • 2:55 pm Dennis Wahome who is challenging Johnson Sakaja's degree appeals IEBC tribunal's decision to clear the Senator to vie for Nairobi gubernatorial seat.
  • 2:33 pm Azimio presidential running mate Martha Karua drums up support for Raila Odinga in Homa Bay county.
  • 2:01 pm Safina presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi wants the court to stop August polls, accuses IEBC of committing illegalities.  
  • 1:33 pm IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati to meet technical teams of presidential candidates to harmonize campaign schedules in a bid to tame political violence.
  • 1:13 pm Embattled Mathare parliamentary hopeful Kevin Kioko - Bahati says ODM's Anthony Oluoch is a weak candidate, justifies why he should be the Azimio candidate.  
  • 12:52 pm Prof Kithure Kindiki asks IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati to enforce the Electoral Code of Conduct, citing the violence at Jacaranda Grounds.  
  • 12:41 pm Commissioner Abdi Guliye defends the hiring process of all IEBC employees, dismisses claims of favouritism.
  • 12:22 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga wants voters whose names are in the manual register to be allowed to vote on August 9.
  • 11:59 am Kenya Kwanza flag-bearer William Ruto joins IEBC meeting with presidential candidates, minutes after Raila Odinga and Martha Karua left the room.
  • 11:30 am DP William Ruto wants IEBC to gazette voter registers per polling station in order to ensure transparency in the August 9 polls.
  • 10:54 am Activist James Kamau interrupts IEBC meeting with presidential candidates accusing the Commission of being used by powerful people to hold the country hostage. 
  • 10:28 am IEBC CEO, Marjan Hussein Marjan, says the Commission has made a provision for backup KIEMS kits to address any cases of failure or malfunction.
  • 9:48 am National Assembly Speaker, Justin Bedan Muturi, asks President Uhuru Kenyatta to make public the reasons behind his fallout with DP William Ruto.
  • 9:08 am Ford Kenya's Moses Wetangula says DP William Ruto is the only presidential contender who does not betray his allies.
  • 8:41 am City lawyer, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, says Raila Odinga's history has never been about reforms but a personal pursuit to acquire power.
  • 8:06 am Martha Karua says Azimio La Umoja is not a marriage of convenience, maintains that it will stand the test of time.
  • 7:45 am Gladys Shollei says she is certain DP William Ruto will win the August 9 polls, adds that she is personally preparing to defend his victory at the Supreme Court in case of a petition.