News Tracker

Mon, 06 June 2022

  • 6:27 pm IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati says he has reported presidential hopeful Muthiora Kariara to the DPP for burning his voter's card in violation of the Elections Act. 
  • 6:00 pm The High Court in Kakamega stops Senator Cleophas Malala from presenting his documents to IEBC pending the determination of a case challenging his academic qualifications to run for governor.
  • 5:17 pm IEBC revokes the nomination certificate awarded to Walter Mong'are over failure to meet the required academic qualifications of presidential candidates.
  • 4:50 pm Presidential aspirant Muthiora Kariara burns his voter's card in front of Wafula Chebukati after IEBC rejected his candidacy.
  • 4:24 pm The High Court stops a decision by the IEBC to disqualify Mike Sonko from the Mombasa county gubernatorial race pending the determination of a petition filed 
  • 4:07 pm Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru cleared to defend her seat on a UDA ticket. She was among candidates that the EACC had expressed reservations about their qualification to run for public office. 
  • 3:36 pm Presidential aspirant Njeru Kathangu of Ford Asili disqualified from the presidential race after skipping the clearance session. He accuses IEBC of bias. 
  • 3:00 pm Independent Presidential candidate Muthiora Kiriara was disqualified from the presidential race by IEBC over insufficient signatures. 
  • 2:07 pm Umoja Summit Party presidential candidate Walter Mong'are (popularly known as Nyambane) summoned back to IEBC Clearance Centre after new details emerged on his degree certificate. 
  • 1:39 pm Tujibebe Party candidate Stanley Muthengi passed away in a road accident along Thika Road just hours after receiving clearance from IEBC.     
  • 1:00 pm IEBC says Safina presidential flagbearer Jimi Wanjigi not only lacked a valid degree certificate but also failed to gather the requisite number of signatures.
  • 12:20 pm Safina party presidential flagbearer Jimi Wanjigi was disqualified by IEBC from contesting the presidency after he failed to produce a valid degree certificate. 
  • 11:40 am Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata was denied clearance by IEBC to vie for the county's Gubernatorial seat after his running mate, Winnie Mwangi, failed to resign within the legal timelines. 
  • 11:00 am ACK cleric Richard Kamau of St Paul's Mother Church Kabete claims he was recently invited to State House to plot against Deputy President William Ruto.
  • 10:02 am Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa claims ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi received a better deal in Kenya Kwanza as opposed to Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka in Azimio la Umoja coalition. 
  • 9:15 am Ijara MP aspirant Ibrahim Abbas survives an improvised explosive device (IED) attack at Sangole in Garissa County While on Campaign Trail. Five Police Officers were injured.
  • 8:37 am DP William Ruto's strategist Dennis Itumbi on the spot after politicising the DP's donation to the All Saints Cathedral - the church where Azimio presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga prayed before submitting papers to the IEBC
  • 7:48 am Kieni MP Kanini Kega says his sister is among those affected by the breach in the IEBC voter records. Her voting station was transferred from Nyeri to Wajir county. 
  • 7:02 am Presidential aspirant and musician Reuben Kigame loses a last-minute bid to convince IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati to reconsider the decision to disqualify him from the State House race. 

Sun, 05 June 2022

  • 8:00 pm DP William Ruto promises to construct Ksh5000-rent-to-own homes for the youth if elected president.
  • 7:11 pm Uasin Gishu gubernatorial candidate Zedekiah Bundotich popularly known as Buzeki, asks DP William Ruto and his allies to stop demeaning independent candidates in the Rift Valley region. 
  • 6:25 pm ANC gubernatorial candidate in party leader Musalia Mudavadi's home county of Vihiga - Alfred Agoi - fails to get IEBC clearance. 
  • 6:01 pm Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri's clash with Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika escalates to personal epithets over the heated Governor's race. The vocal MP has been accused of campaigning for incumbent Lee Kinyanjui. 
  • 5:10 pm Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka defends Azimio from allegations of rigging, accuses DP William Ruto of crying foul after all avenues of vote manipulation were closed.  
  • 4:34 pm IEBC rejects Ekuru Aukot's application to run for the presidency on a Third Way ticket, cites failure to meet the requisite clearance standards. 
  • 3:46 pm DP William Ruto leads Kenya Kwanza coalition leaders to a church service in Gatina, in Kawangware area of Nairobi.
  • 3:00 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga arrives in Nakuru as part of a number of rallies to mark his clearance by the IEBC
  • 2:19 pm Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot arrives at the Bomas of Kenya where he will be seeking clearance to contest the highest office for a second time.
  • 1:30 pm City Businessman Agnes Kagure cleared by the IEBC to vie for Nairobi gubernatorial seat on an independent ticket.
  • 12:46 pm IEBC clears Evans Kidero to run for Homa Bay governor as an independent ticket. This, despite EACC expressing reservations about his integrity.