News Tracker

Sun, 24 April 2022

  • 7:55 pm IEBC insists that presidential candidates name their running mates by Thursday, April 28.
  • 7:23 pm Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter opts to quit the UDA after being denied the party ticket, to vie as an independent candidate
  • 6:50 pm ODM elections tribunal upholds Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo's win in the party primaries, revokes decision to order fresh nominations
  • 6:11 pm Gatundu South MP aspirant Njinji Murigi criticises Jubilee Party officials over the issuance of direct nomination ticket to his rival candidate
  • 5:40 pm Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga begins his American tour, meets former US Ambassador to Nairobi Michael Rannerberger
  • 5:03 pm Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria flies to Othaya where he signed a condolence message for President Mwai Kibaki at the Othaya CDF office
  • 4:25 pm Kangema MP Muturi Kigano claims Jubilee denied him the party ticket merely because of his advanced age, hints at running as an independent
  • 3:53 pm National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi absolves William Ruto from the blame of the 2007-08 post-election violence, accuses some Mt Kenya of being unfair to the DP
  • 3:20 pm Kirinyaga Woman representative Wangui Ngirici vows  to audit all county expenditures if elected governor, accuses the incumbent Anne Waiguru of having misguided priorities.
  • 2:52 pm Former Bomet governor Isaac Ruto reiterates that his Chama Cha Mashinani party is still in Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
  • 2:02 pm Kirinyaga leaders led by deputy governor Peter Ndambiri and Senator Charles Kibiru endorse Martha Karua as Azimio-OKA running mate candidate.
  • 1:30 pm UDA woman representative aspirant for Bomet county Linet Chepkorir alias Toto holds her homecoming ceremony.
  • 1:02 pm Transparency International - Kenya, Executive Director Sheila Masinde asks Kenyans to reject leaders with a record of corruption instead of celebrating them.
  • 12:18 pm Civil Society Organisations laud how political parties conducted the primaries terming this year's exercise as an improvement compared to 2017.
  • 11:28 am UDA gubernatorial aspirant for Nairobi Johnson Sakaja claims State House is imposing Polycarp Igathe on Nairobians.
  • 10:27 am Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita takes his campaign to Wavinya Ndeti's backyard as the battle for Machakos governorship morphs into a 3-horse race.
  • 9:25 am Kakamega UDA senatorial aspirant Dr Boni Khalwale takes his campaign to Likuyani and Lugari constituencies
  • 8:33 am Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula accuses Azimio-OKA presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga of shortchanging Tim Wanyonyi in his bid to be the governor of Nairobi.
  • 8:06 am Kirinyaga Gubernatorial aspirant Wangui Ngirici hits the campaign trail after taking a break of two weeks.
  • 7:19 am Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege says she has a huge task ahead of selling the Azimio la Umoja agenda, defends decision to quit elective politics.
  • 7:00 am ODM leader Raila Odinga and his entourage arrive in Washington DC as he starts his 7-day tour in the US ahead of the August polls.

Sat, 23 April 2022

  • 7:25 pm Environmentalist Isaac Kalua asks the next administration to revamp Kenya School of Government to ensure more leaders acquire managerial skills like the late former President Mwai Kibaki.
  • 6:47 pm Political analyst Herman Manyora opines that Raila Odinga, President Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (in that order) wield the most influence in the country's politics.
  • 6:16 pm Bishop David Gakuyo thanks President Uhuru Kenyatta for trusting him with the Jubilee nomination to run for the Thika parliamentary seat, expresses confidence he will win the post.
  • 5:32 pm Machakos Senatorial aspirant, Urbanus Ngengele, want Raila Odinga to pick Kalonzo Musyoka as his running mate in the August 9 polls.
  • 5:07 pm The arch archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Jackson ole Sapit, urges Kenyans to reject political aspirants with questionable integrity, says they are detrimental to country's progress.
  • 4:30 pm UDA says it received 166 complaints from the nomination process, 105 were dismissed for being unmeritorious while 40 were allowed and the National Elections Board (NEB) ordered a repeat in the contested areas. 
  • 4:01 pm COTU Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, holds a consultative meeting with Azimio La Umoja's Peter Kenneth and Junet Mohammed at his Ildamat home in Kajiado.
  • 3:46 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga, commits that his administration will support the progression and career prospects young Kenyans.
  • 3:06 pm Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant, Johnson Sakaja, says his administration will not charge filming fees to content creators in a bid to uplift the creative economy.