News Tracker

Wed, 29 June 2022

  • 7:25 am Azimio's Raila Odinga says he is ready to accept defeat and congratulate the winner should he lose the August 9 presidential vote.
  • 7:12 am ODM chairman, John Mbadi, says there will be no zoning in Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori counties, team believes that the coalition will smoothly clinch all seats there.
  • 6:56 am Dennis Wahome, a Nairobi voter, files another petition at the High Court seeking to block Johnson Sakaja from contesting for the gubernatorial seat, maintains he is unqualified.
  • 6:47 am Raila Odinga demands that IEBC allows him access to the audited voters register before meeting with the Commission's chair, Wafula Chebukati, today.

Tue, 28 June 2022

  • 7:43 pm Raila Odinga promises to address the IDs crisis among the Garissa youth and end extra-judicial killings in the country.
  • 7:08 pm Azimio's Raila Odinga says BBI was the blueprint for the real bottom-up economic model, adds that DP William Ruto's model is a fake one that has no real solutions.
  • 6:28 pm Rivalry between Azimio La Umoja One Kenya candidates in Marsabit, Mandera, Garissa and Isiolo turn the counties into fierce battlegrounds ahead of August 9 polls.
  • 6:03 pm Governor Mwangi Wa Iria says there will be no election on August 9 if the price of maize flour does not go down to Ksh100, to lead a resistance movement against government.
  • 5:41 pm Veteran journalist, Macharia Gaitho, opines that if IEBC assures all politicians of free, fair and verifiable elections, they would all be satisfied with the outcome on August 9.
  • 5:12 pm Nakuru Town East MP, David Gikaria, questioned by DCI detectives over his alleged connection to a gang behind a spate of robberies and murders in the county.
  • 4:51 pm Former street boy and Mathira parliamentary seat aspirant, Daniel Kiige, declines a job offer by Rigathi Gachagua to step down in favour of UDA's candidate.
  • 4:04 pm Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi calls on candidates vying on Azimio ticket to back the zoning strategy, says he also dropped gubernatorial bid.  
  • 3:41 pm Farmers Party leader Irungu Nyakera claims Deputy President William Ruto's UDA is treating some affiliate parties within Kenya Kwanza like outsiders.
  • 2:37 pm Azimio flag-bearer Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua meet international election observers among them former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
  • 1:59 pm Presidential aspirant Mwangi Wa Iria claims his case challenging IEBC's decision to disqualify him was terminated unheard.
  • 1:22 pm AMWIK Executive Director Judie Kaberia tells journalists not to provide a platform for politicians who spread hate speech.
  • 12:57 pm Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza holds Economic Forum in Kitui County.
  • 12:34 pm UDA's gubernatorial candidate Hassan Omar pledges to prioritize water, health and education should he be elected the next Mombasa governor.
  • 11:52 am IEBC hosts National Planning meeting for the General Election at the Bomas of Kenya, bringing together poll officials from across the country.
  • 11:12 am Azimio la Umoja to hold town hall meetings today in different locations in Nairobi County.
  • 10:47 am Governor Mwangi Wa Iria to present protest letter to Chief Justice Martha Koome over Court's verdict on his presidential bid.    
  • 10:09 am Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot seeks court order to nullify presidential nomination.
  • 9:22 am Reprieve for Senator Cleophas Malala as Court lifts orders barring him from vying for Kakamega gubernatorial seat.
  • 8:58 am Lawyer Joy Mdivo argues that Azimio candidates Anthony Oluoch and Kevin Kioko - Bahati should be left to battle it out at the ballot without coercing one to drop bid.  
  • 8:20 am Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot accuses Taifa Leo newspaper of bias, argues it always paints DP William Ruto in bad light.
  • 8:00 am Makueni MP Dan Maanzo challenges weak candidates in Azimio to drop their bids, cites governor Charity Ngilu as a perfect example.
  • 7:44 am Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua to hold joint media interview at 7.30pm today.
  • 7:17 am Prof George Wajackoyah reveals that he has brokered a deal with Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga ahead of August polls.  
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  • 6:55 am Political analyst Danstan Omari argues that the zoning plan for Azimio could heavily cost Raila Odinga and Martha Karua.