News Tracker

Sun, 15 May 2022

  • 9:32 am Agriculture CS Peter Munya tells Mt Kenya voters to reconsider their support for UDA, claims DP William Ruto gave the region a raw deal.
  • 8:42 am Azimio-One Kenya flag-bearer Raila Odinga expected to name his deputy at Kamukunji rally.
  • 8:23 am Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua says Azimio has put in place an elaborate plan to fix Kenya's economy.  
  • 7:04 am Azimio presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga concludes his 3-day tour of the coastal region, pledges to address land issues should he win forthcoming elections.
  • 6:32 am Deputy President William Ruto set to name his running mate today, Sunday, May 15 after daylong talks with Kenya Kwanza principals.

Sat, 14 May 2022

  • 7:37 pm Uasin Gishu Governor, Jackson Mandago, downplays fallout in Kenya Kwanza over delays in naming DP William Ruto's running mate, says it is part of the negotiation process.
  • 7:07 pm Former Education PS, James ole Kiyiapi, says those fronted for running mate positions should avoid causing unnecessary drama and allow the principals the liberty to make the decision.
  • 6:29 pm National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, says the House may be forced to extend its sittings by a week to deal with any eventualities ahead of the August 9 vote.
  • 6:06 pm Narc Kenya leader, Martha Karua, says they will support whoever Raila Odinga picks as his running mate in the August 9 polls.
  • 5:38 pm Senator Kithure Kindiki and MP Rigathi Gachagua leave DP William Ruto's residence in a huff amid reports of disagreement on running mate position.
  • 5:31 pm Johnson Muthama skips ongoing running mate talks at DP William Ruto's Karen residence, he was hosting Ukambani UDA aspirants in Machakos. 
  • 5:02 pm A section of Mathira voters hold demonstrations to pressure DP William Ruto to pick their MP, Rigathi Gachagua, as his running mate.
  • 4:47 pm Mombasa governor, Hassan Ali Joho, tells off Mike Sonko for criticising him over the government's decision to move some operations from the port of Mombasa to Naivasha.
  • 4:30 pm Western Kenya, Coast and Lower Eastern regions primed as the swing blocs that will determine President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor in the August 9 polls.
  • 3:46 pm Chaos rock Raila Odinga's Mkomani rally in Mombasa after Mike Sonko's convoy is attacked as he made his way to the venue, police forced to fire in the air to disperse rowdy youth.
  • 3:41 pm A section of business persons drawn from Kirinyaga county say Rigathi Gachagua is best suited to deputise William Ruto in the August 9 race.
  • 3:21 pm Wiper MP, Joshua Kimilu, says Kalonzo Musyoka is a presidential material and should Raila Odinga not name him as his running mate, he will vie for the top job.
  • 3:07 pm Machakos gubernatorial hopeful, Nzioka Waita, ridicules Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper party for publicising reception of defectors from 'small parties' like Chama Cha Uzalendo.
  • 2:51 pm Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) stops Speaker Justin Muturi’s Democratic Party from signing a pre-election pact with DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza
  • 2:38 pm Uasin Gishu UDA nominees led by governor Jackson Mandago to hold a thanksgiving service at TAC Center grounds on Sunday, May 15.
  • 2:24 pm IEBC and other election stakeholders to organize a peace caravan in selected political hotspots, all the 88 registered political parties be involved. 
  • 1:44 pm Usawa party presidential aspirant, Mwangi Wa Iria, picks Alfayo Onyambu, as his running mate in the August 9 race. 
  • 1:20 pm Raila Odinga opens Azimio Center Mombasa Branch where all activities of Azimio La Umoja will be planned and coordinated.
  • 1:07 pm Kirinyaga Woman Rep, Purity Ngirici, picks long serving public servant, Eliud Wanjao, as her running mate in the gubernatorial race.
  • 12:59 pm Murang'a Woman Rep, Sabina Chege, says DP William Ruto needs time to mature politically, adds that time is ripe for Raila Odinga to lead the country.
  • 12:39 pm Daniel Kindiki, Kithure Kindiki's father, says they have been praying for their son to be named as DP William Ruto's running mate.
  • 12:05 pm Former Nyeri Woman Rep, Priscilla Nyokabi, says a Raila Odinga-Martha Karua ticket is unbeatable in the August 9 presidential election.
  • 11:42 am 11 independent presidential under Taifa La Fursa forum to front one of them in the August polls, to submit details to IEBC by Monday, May 16.
  • 11:29 am Ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says he will join Hassan Ali Joho and Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir at Raila Odinga's Azimio One Kenya rally in Mombasa.
  • 11:22 am Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) bows to pressure, hands Gem parliamentary ticket to incumbent MP, Elisha Odhiambo.