News Tracker

Mon, 18 April 2022

  • 11:30 am Safina presidential hopeful Jimi Wanjigi rules out joining forces with Raila Odinga or William Ruto in pre-election pacts.  
  • 10:45 am Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni reveals that President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged party luminaries to leave their offices, boardrooms and hotels and start campaigning.
  • 10:15 am Azimio One Kenya flag-bearer Raila Odinga promises to fix land issues within six months after being sworn-in as president should he win the August poll.  
  • 9:55 am   Apostle Faith Wairimu pledges to create the 48th county where Kenyans in the diaspora can vote, as she announces presidential bid.  
  • 9:25 am Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) writes to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal challenging the appointment of Justin Muturi as party leader.
  • 8:45 am Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula asks Kenya Kwanza aspirants who've lost primaries not to ditch the alliance, says Deputy President William Ruto's government will reward them.
  • 8:14 am ODM to conduct primaries in Migori county today for Woman Representative position, Suna West parliamentary slot and all Ward seats.
  • 7:40 am UDA to hold repeat nominations on Tuesday in select areas where results were nullified, including Moiben, Nakuru Town West, Rongai, and Turkana West.
  • 7:08 am Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka says ethnic background should not be a determining factor when Azimio la Umoja One Kenya is picking Raila Odinga's running mate.

Sun, 17 April 2022

  • 7:55 pm ODM's Homa Bay Gubernatorial seat nominee Gladys Wanga unveiled former Kasipul MP Oyugi Magwanga as her running mate during campaigns.
  • 7:15 pm Kalonzo Musyoka reveals that he is not aware of a committee formed in Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party to identify Raila Odinga's running mate. Says Raila, Uhuru Kenyatta and himself in discussion.
  • 6:48 pm ODM's National Elections Board (NEB) introduces a new list of polling centres in Migori County in last-minute changes ahead of party primaries.
  • 5:49 pm Nanyuki residents hold protests after Jane Kagiri won the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party's Woman Representative position. They argued that there was rigging in the exercise.
  • 5:16 pm Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui urges the Maa community to rally behind Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga
  • 4:46 pm Kanu Secretary-General Nick Salat joins race for Bomet east parliamentary seat
  • 4:23 pm Mogotio parliamentary hopeful Reuben Kiborek cries foul after losing battle for UDA ticket in last week's nominations
  • 3:57 pm Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria's younger brother Aloise Kinyanjui gets direct Jubilee ticket to contest the Juja parliamentary seat
  • 3:27 pm Jubilee picks controversial Bishop James Gakuyo as its candidate in the Thika parliamentary race
  • 3:06 pm ODM Deputy Party Leader Wycliffe Oparanya announces the party has used consensus to pick a candidate for the Kakamega Senatorial seat, settled on Dr Brian Lishenga
  • 2:31 pm Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka links DP William Ruto to vote-rigging in 2013 and 2017 polls. Says President Uhuru was not involved
  • 1:56 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta's cousin Ngengi Muigai insists he is still in the race to reclaim the Gatundu South seat, says he is seeking the Jubilee ticket
  • 1:27 pm Siaya gubernatorial aspirant George Mugoye Mbeya insists he is still in the race for the ODM ticket, says the party has not informed him of the decision to give James Orengo a direct ticket
  • 1:00 pm Elders in Siaya urge ODM Leader Raila Odinga to nullify the party's nominations in Bondo - cite massive irregularities
  • 12:34 pm Businessman Don Bosco Gichana and Kitutu Chache North MP aspirant among DP William Ruto allies who failed in UDA nominations
  • 12:16 pm Former Nyali MP Hezron Awiti Bollo joins Mombasa gubernatorial race, gets direct ticket from the Vibrant Democratic Party (VDP)
  • 12:06 pm 9 aspirants who lost in UDA Silibwet Township ward primaries join forces to field one independent candidate
  • 11:45 am UDA picks Imtiaz Kipara as its candidate for Old Town Ward in Mombasa
  • 11:13 am Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu hails the nomination of 24-year-old Linet Chepkori Toto as UDA candidate for Bomet Woman Rep seat
  • 10:40 am Jubilee's Kiambaa parliamentary aspirant Kariri Njama claims there is a plot to deny him party ticket without conducting nominations
  • 10:12 am Wiper Party picks former Transport CAS Wavinya Ndeti as its candidate in the Machakos gubernatorial race