News Tracker

Sat, 09 April 2022

  • 7:08 pm Political analyst Herman Manyora says ODM party boss, Raila Odinga, needs to put his house in order and addressing the simmering differences before it is too late.
  • 6:47 pm ODM NEB Chair, Catherine Mumma, says the party has not yet met to determine which candidates get its tickets in Nairobi, asks aspirants to remain focused and ignore psychological games by opponents.
  • 6:28 pm Bishop Margaret Wanjiru shelves her Nairobi gubernatorial bid in favour of Johnson Sakaja, to seek senatorial seat on a UDA ticket.
  • 6:11 pm UDA postpones party primaries in Nandi Hills constituency following the death of one of the aspirants, exercise to take place on April 19 and not April 14 as earlier planned.
  • 5:43 pm UDA's Aisha Jumwa says the move by NCIC to classify some words as hate speech was ill-advised and wrongly timed, says Kenya Kwanza will continue using the word 'Hatupangwingwi'.
  • 5:24 pm Safina presidential hopeful, Jimi Wanjigi, terms political coalitions tribal alliances, says he is a lone ranger and will go all the way to the ballot.
  • 5:00 pm Kakamega Senator, Cleophas Malala, asks DP William Ruto to appoint Mumias MP Benjamin Washiali to his Cabinet if elected in August, the Legislator will not be defending his seat.
  • 4:42 pm Raila Odinga says Azimio La Umoja One Kenya will team up with the Church to do what is right for the people of Kenya before and after the elections.
  • 4:33 pm Kakamega senatorial hopeful, Boni Khalwale, asks NCIC to study the history of Kenyan languages before banning some words, accuses President Uhuru Kenyatta of using the Commission for political reasons.
  • 4:09 pm Former radio presenter and Langata parliamentary aspirant, Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang'o, dismisses being denied the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) nomination certificate.
  • 3:51 pm Kenya Kwanza gives interested political parties until May 9 to join the coalition, Musalia Mudavadi says like-minded parties welcome.
  • 3:35 pm Eugene Wamalwa's DAP-K opens an office in Luanda constituency, maintains it will field candidates in as many regions as possible.
  • 3:17 pm COTU Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, endorses Nzioka Waita for the Machakos gubernatorial seat, he will face off with former CAS Wavinya Ndeti.
  • 3:00 pm Chaos rock ODM's nominations in Mombasa after a section of members claim hired voters have flooded the polling centers.
  • 2:45 pm Raila Odinga presidential secretariat spokesman, Makau Mutua, terms the decision by Speaker Justin Muturi to join Kenya Kwanza as a horrible democratic choice.
  • 2:33 pm Azimio-One Kenya finalises coalition registration with Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, all member parties sign form PP19 agreeing to form a pre-election coalition.
  • 2:16 pm Budalangi UDA supporters oppose party's decision to issue a direct ticket to an aspirant, re-paint the party's office and call on DP William Ruto to order for free, fair nominations.
  • 1:57 pm Kajiado residents want NCIC and DCI to investigate politicians making utterances causing divisions between communities living in the expansive county.
  • 1:38 pm Trans Nzoia gubernatorial hopeful, George Natembeya, calls on IEBC to investigate cases of voter bribery, claims some aspirants are buying IDs at Ksh1,000.
  • 1:22 pm Kenya Kwanza coalition agreement allows dissatisfied member parties to leave within 30 days of signing the deal, government to be shared based on parties' strengths.
  • 1:02 pm ODM members vote digitally in the ongoing party primaries in Turkana, Mombasa and Busia counties, party says move to make process fast, effective and reliable. 
  • 12:50 pm Mathira MP, Rigathi Gachagua, alleges the SIM card re-registration exercise was meant to collect data that would be used in manipulating the August 9 polls.
  • 12:38 pm Speaker Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi asks politicians feeling unease in other coalitions to join Kenya Kwanza, says the DP William Ruto-led faction is very accommodative.
  • 12:15 pm Musalia Mudavadi says Kenya Kwanza is not under pressure to submit papers to the Registrar of Political Parties, adds unlike Azimio La Umoja One Kenya, they are an alliance of parties and not a coalition.
  • 12:08 pm DP William Ruto dismisses a list of lexicon words released by NCIC, says the Commission is doing zero work by dictating to Kenyans which words to use. 
  • 11:57 am Embu grassroots leaders ask aspirants who left Jubilee Party to return, add the party has been rejuvenated and President Uhuru Kentatta remains Mount Kenya's de facto leader.
  • 11:38 am Safina presidential aspirant, Jimi Wanjigi, asks President Uhuru Kenyatta to account for Ksh112 billion Eurobond debt before exiting office in August.
  • 11:06 am National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, joins Kenya Kwanza alliance as a principal, received by Deputy President William Ruto.
  • 10:44 am Murang'a gubernatorial aspirant, Jamleck Kamau, challenges residents to reject six-piece voting pattern, vote for candidates based on their manifestos and not paries.
  • 10:19 am A section of independent candidates has threatened to sue the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for directing them to present a list of their supporters and their National Identity cards.