News Tracker

Wed, 04 May 2022

  • 5:40 pm Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria's younger brother, Aloise Kinyanjui, vows to deliver the majority of Mt Kenya votes to Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga
  • 4:52 pm Starehe MP Charles Njagua, popularly Jaguar, holds talks with DP William Ruto amid reports the lawmaker was considering defending his seat as an independent.
  • 4:21 pm Former prison warden Patrick Safari known for his use of social media to highlight social issues, gets Wiper ticket to vie for Mutomo MCA seat
  • 3:42 pm Azimio-OKA says it will not fund aspirants in Mt Kenya region who don’t popularize Raila Odinga as their presidential candidate.
  • 2:52 pm Kenya Kwanza team led by Deputy President WIliam Ruto takes campaign to Kisii county, holds Economic Bloc Dialogue with political leaders and stakeholders.
  • 2:03 pm  Azimio-OKA advisory panel gives the parties within the coalition 24 hours to forward the names of preferred candidates to deputise flag-bearer Raila Odinga.
  • 1:42 pm Kiambu Woman Rep aspirant Anne Wamuratha issues an apology after she was captured throwing cake at people during an event.
  • 1:02 pm Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Polycarp Igathe kicks off his campaigns, pays a visit to traders of Wakulima Market.
  • 12:29 pm Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he will not attend Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya presidential running mate interviews.
  • 12:04 pm Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Issack Hassan shortlisted for Court of Appeal Judge job.
  • 11:33 am  Azimio running mate selection panel to start vetting candidates for Raila Odinga's deputy today.
  • 10:42 am Deputy President William Ruto asks Azimio-OKA flag-bearer Raila Odinga to stop humiliating Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka with running mate interviews. 
  • 10:04 am The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, (IEBC) starts voter verification, exercise to run up to  June 2, 2022.
  • 9:19 am Murang'a Woman Rep Sabina Chege and Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr differ on planned interviews to pick Raila Odinga's running mate.
  • 8:54 am Tongaren MP Eseli Simiyu says Deputy President William Ruto has set a bad precedent, argues that rebellion will be normalized after August 9.
  • 8:13 am ODM to support Bungoma governor Wycliffe Wangamati of DAP-K in his bid to defend the seat, with Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka also in the race.  
  • 7:53 am Senator Kipchumba Murkomen says Susan Kihika, Anne Waiguru and Alice Wahome are among politicians being considered to be DP William Ruto's running mate.
  • 7:29 am Azimio-OKA flag-bearer Raila Odinga promises jobs to Mt Kenya aspirants who will lose elections for campaigning for him.

Tue, 03 May 2022

  • 7:30 pm Azimio la Umoja led by Raila Odinga unveils a plan to offer free branding services to cars and matatus to boost the former Prime Minister's publicity.
  • 6:50 pm Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko re-launches the Sonko Rescue Team, deploys it to Mombasa where he is contesting for the governor's seat
  • 6:08 pm Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu accuses DP William Ruto and Kenya Kwanza leaders of having a poor record of upholding women in leadership
  • 5:35 pm Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro claims that DP William Ruto fuels his own cars while on official duties, blames President Uhuru Kenyatta for revoking the privileges.
  • 4:50 pm Azimio executive director Raphael Tuju campaigns against DP William Ruto in Kiambu, says electing him is akin to trusting a granary thief to secure the Central Bank of Kenya.
  • 4:06 pm National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya admits Jubilee aspirants in the Mt Kenya region have avoided having Raila Odinga's photos on their posters for fear of backlash from voters, says the trend will end by June
  • 3:30 pm Senate Speaker says the decision to join Ford Kenya Ken Lusaka was hard as he was under tremendous pressure from forces he did not name
  • 2:45 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga meets aspirants from partner parties in Kiambu County, advocates for coalition unity
  • 1:49 pm IEBC has cleared two-time Olympian David Lekuta Rudisha to vie for the Kilgoris Parliamentary seat as an independent candidate in the August 9 General Election.   
  • 1:10 pm TIFA poll also showed ODM's Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir (Mombasa), UDA's Johnson Sakaja (Nairobi) and Wiper's Mutula Junior (Makueni) as the leading gubernatorial candidates
  • 12:38 pm A new poll by TIFA shows the Azimio Coalition and its candidates enjoy majority support in Nairobi, Makueni, and Mombasa counties
  • 12:03 pm UDA Woman Representative candidate in Kiambu, Anne Wamuratha, clarifies statement where she decried deteriorated mental health in the county. Says mental health issues do not necessarily mean residents are insane.