News Tracker

Thu, 14 April 2022

  • 5:13 pm Kwale County Deputy Governor Fatuma Achan handed a direct ticket by United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to vie for the Governor seat in the August poll.
  • 5:00 pm Kirinyaga Senate aspirant Anthony Karimi removes Jubilee Party branding from his car after the party handed his rival a direct ticket. Karimi will run as an independent candidate.
  • 4:42 pm Speaker Justin Muturi rules out the possibility of resigning during a heated debate on MP Fatuma Gedi's Suitcase Full of Evidence Against Ruto, dares those questioning his impartiality in Parliament to table an impeachment motion. 
  • 4:33 pm Kajiado gubernatorial aspirant Peris Tobiko decries "bungled" UDA primaries. Says UDA has allowed the party’s "big boys" to bungle party primaries. 
  • 4:24 pm Rowdy youths storm Ntatua Primary School in Maara, Tharaka Nithi County, destroy nomination material belonging to United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
  • 4:06 pm Gichugu Parliamentary aspirant Njagi Makanga's name misses from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) voters register.
  • 3:53 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta named Azimio Council Chair, Raila Odinga party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Gideon Moi and Sabina Chege members.
  • 3:46 pm Kajiado gubernatorial aspirant, Peris Tobiko, alleges rigging in the ongoing UDA party primaries.
  • 3:21 pm Tujibebe Party leader and Kiambu gubernatorial hopeful, William Kabogo, dismisses reports that he was in talks with Jubilee Party over a possible pre-election pact.
  • 3:06 pm Police forced to intervene after chaos rock United Democratic Alliance (UDA) nominations in Embakasi Central, voters claim there are plans to rig the party primaries.
  • 2:49 pm Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, gazettes Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party bringing to an end the protracted battles on the registration process.
  • 2:26 pm United Democratic Alliance (UDA) calls off party primaries in Mt Elgon and Kakamega over logistical challenges.
  • 2:11 pm Westlands MP, Tim Wanyonyi, dismissed reports that he has stepped down from the Nairobi gubernatorial race in favour of someone else, says he is in the race to the end.
  • 1:52 pm ODM chair, John Mbadi, dismisses reports that he is not campaigning for Raila Odinga and the party, states that he is focusing on former Prime Minister's presidential bid.
  • 1:32 pm Laikipia Woman Rep, Cate Waruguru, dares Jubilee Party to table a motion of impeachment against National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, for joining Kenya Kwanza, says move will backfire.
  • 1:12 pm Hundreds of voters fail to cast their ballots in the ongoing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) primaries in Elgeyo Marakwet after their names were not found in the voter register.
  • 12:42 pm DAP-K issues direct nominations to gubernatorial candidates George Natembeya (Trans Nzoia), Wycliffe Wangamati (Bungoma), Sam Ongeri (Kisii) and Kenneth Marende (Vihiga).
  • 12:29 pm Siaya senatorial aspirant, Julius Thomas Okinda, criticises ODM for awarding a direct nomination certificate to Oburu Oginga, says party lacks internal democracy.
  • 12:25 pm Voters protest after Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei fails to queue while casting his vote in the UDA nominations
  • 11:59 am IEBC cleared to award multi-billion ballot papers printing and electoral technology tenders, Court of Appeal says the petition by bidders time-barred.
  • 11:31 am UDA National Elections Board chair, Anthony Mwaura, says claims of pre-marked and fake ballots unfounded, adds no evidence found so far.
  • 11:15 am Veteran journalist and political analyst, David Makali, opines that nominations are the new corruption avenue and should be replaced with direct elections at primaries.
  • 11:00 am Soy MP and Uasin Gishu gubernatorial aspirant, Caleb Kositany, attributes the delays in delivery of poll materials for UDA primaries to the ongoing fuel shortage.
  • 10:40 am A section of UDA aspirants accuse the party of using the 2017 voter register, want the exercise called off until an updated one is availed by the Registrar of Political Parties.
  • 10:25 am Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's allies say they cannot be held hostage by a flawed agreement that established the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party.
  • 10:03 am A man alleged to have voted twice in the ongoing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party primaries at the Al-Huda polling station in Kajiado arrested.
  • 9:48 am UDA moves Makunga Secondary School polling station to nearby market after failing to reach the school's principal to open the station.
  • 9:29 am UDA postpones nominations in Turkana county to April 19 due to insufficient poll materials.   
  • 9:21 am Former Bomet Governor, Isaac Ruto, says his Chama Cha Mashinani party did not sign the Kenya Kwanza coalition pact as it backs DP William Ruto's presidential bid unconditionally.
  • 9:03 am Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) maintains the decision by ICT CS, Joe Mucheru, to constitute a team to steer gubernatorial, senatorial and woman rep debates is illegal.