News Tracker

Thu, 09 June 2022

  • 12:14 pm Mombasa Deputy Governor William Kingi says his official car and bodyguards have been withdrawn, claims he is being targeted for leaving ODM for PAA. 
  • 11:35 am ANC Leader Musalia Mudavadi laments about UDA presence in his Sabatia backyard, says he has not fielded candidates in DP WIlliam Ruto's Sugoi home turf.
  • 10:43 am UDA has announced a special online mitumba market where Kenyans can use the party's platform in order to promote their products.   
  • 9:56 am Umoja Summit presidential hopeful Walter Mong'are, popularly known as Nyambane, insists he is still in the State House race despite IEBC nullifying his clearance certificate. 
  • 9:10 am Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah revealed that his administration would prioritise snake farming as one of the methods to offset the country's Ksh8 trillion public debt.  
  • 8:29 am IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati reveals that the commission will delete over one million names from the voter register following KPMG audit.
  • 7:50 am Deputy President William Ruto claims that Infotrak has 'manufactured' poll data to place former Prime Minister Raila Odinga ahead in the Presidential race. Raila leads with 42% popularity while Ruto trails with 38%.
  • 7:01 am Kilifi gubernatorial candidates hold the first debate facilitated by the Media Council of Kenya. Leading candidates Gideon Mung'aro (ODM) and George Kithi (PAA) attend as Aisha Jumwa of UDA skips exercise. 

Wed, 08 June 2022

  • 7:42 pm  Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko finally shows up at the IEBC Mombasa offices where he had been asked to appear with documents relating to his protracted bid to become Mombasa Governor.
  • 7:12 pm DP William Ruto's security beefed up after a security breach during his ongoing tour of the North Eastern region.
  • 6:42 pm Azimio opens regional offices in a Karatina building owned by businesswoman Lucy Weru, a local tycoon who made headlines in 2007 after ejecting Raila Odinga from her hotel. The two have since made peace
  • 6:16 pm High Court rules against Alfred Mutua in his bid to have his Maendeleo Chap Chap party exit the Azimio Coalition. Orders him to resolve the issue through internal dispute resolution mechanisms.
  • 5:30 pm IEBC clears former Kajiado Governor David Nkedianye and his running mate, Kajiado North MP Joseph Manje, to reclaim the seat currently held by Joseph Ole Lenku. 
  • 5:02 pm Ex-Garissa governor, Nathif Jama, says the county has a bad history when it comes to election credibility, adds that this needs to be corrected in the forthcoming polls.  
  • 4:33 pm Outgoing Uasin Gishu governor, Jackson Mandago, says UDA aspirants from the area will ensure Kenya Kwanza garners as many votes as possible on August 9.
  • 4:18 pm Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Agnes Kagure, says she is the breathe of fresh air that Nairobi needs, promises to turn around the city.
  • 3:43 pm Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) and Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) field candidates against ODM.
  • 3:18 pm DCI boss, George Kinoti, asks politicians to respect the police and stop provoking them during campaigns.
  • 2:37 pm DP William Ruto to launch Kenya Kwanza manifesto on June 30 after touring all 47 counties.
  • 2:00 pm Interior CS, Fred Matiang'i, maintains that the government will not shut down or block social media sites before, during or after elections.  
  • 1:34 pm DP William Ruto says politics is about interests and not a beauty contest, tells the people of Mandera and Wajir that Kenya Kwanza will give them development. 
  • 1:10 pm Rigathi Gachagua campaigns for DP William Ruto and Kenya Kwanza in Laikipia county as Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula camp in Western Kenya. 
  • 12:34 pm Raila Odinga would garner more than 25 per cent of the votes cast in 37 counties if elections were held today, Infotrak poll shows.
  • 12:21 pm Infotrak poll classifies Tana River, Kwale, Lamu, Turkana, Narok, Kajiado, Narok, West Pokot, Samburu, Nakuru, Trans Nzoia and Bungoma as swing vote counties.
  • 11:57 am Recent opinion poll by Infotrak shows Raila Odinga's popularity stagnated at 42 per cent while that of DP William Ruto dipped from 42 per cent to 38 per cent.
  • 11:28 am Machakos governor, Alfred Mutua, says Raila Odinga and his team tricked him with a photo session after he threatened to quit Azimio La Umoja.
  • 11:20 am Economist David Ndii argues that Raila Odinga's promise to create 8.7 million jobs by reviving the textile industry is far-fetched, says can only be done if government imports labour.
  • 10:41 am Garissa governor, Ali Korane, says the Azimio La Umoja manifesto is one of the most progressive in the country, asks Kenyans to choose Raila Odinga.
  • 10:14 am Former Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, to meet IEBC where he will know his fate in the Mombasa gubernatorial race.
  • 9:53 am Hassan Omar says UDA party leader, DP William Ruto, will not kill some industries to create others, adds that he will empower small-scale enterprises.