News Tracker

Fri, 08 April 2022

  • 8:38 am Former Nairobi governor, Evans Kidero, says he has not fallen out with Raila Odinga despite resolving to run as an independent candidate in the Homabay gubernatorial race.
  • 8:15 am Kalonzo Musyoka says Wiper will field a party candidate for negotiations in the Nairobi gubernatorial race under the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition.
  • 8:03 am Bunyore elders from Vihiga county endorse incumbent Governor Wilber Ottichilo's re-election bid, he will face off with former National Assembly Speaker, Kenneth Marende.
  • 7:47 am Nakuru Senator, Susan Kihika, denies fuelling infighting in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party in the county, calls for sobriety among leaders ahead of April 14 primaries.
  • 7:34 am Democratic Action Party - Kenya (DAP-K) says its candidate in the Kakamega gubernatorial race remains Ayub Savula Angatia, asks residents to vote him in.
  • 7:07 am Political analyst Herman Manyora says Kenyan election is one of the most expensive, asks IEBC to cut on its spending especially on legal services and other unnecessary expenditure. 
  • 6:38 am ODM holding talks with Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir and businessman Suleiman Shahbal to reach consensus on who should fly the party's flag in the Mombasa gubernatorial race.
  • 6:37 am Religious leaders from North Rift region ban politicians from campaigning in Churches and Mosques, cite rising political tensions ahead of August vote.

Thu, 07 April 2022

  • 7:40 pm Damaris Maweu to fly ANC flag in the Makueni Women Representative race, announces party leader Musalia Mudavadi.
  • 7:15 pm KANU Secretary General Nick Salat holds talks with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
  • 7:01 pm DPP concludes training of prosecutors who will handle electoral disputes, expresses optimism that they will work to ensure free, fair and credible polls.
  • 6:51 pm ODM gives 33 MCA aspirants from Kakamega county direct tickets, encourages others to embrace consensus or face off in nominations.
  • 6:34 pm Democratic Action Party - Kenya (DAP-K) says there is no coalition that can be formed without consensus, insists it is party of Mwanzo Mpya and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya alliances.
  • 6:13 pm Political parties given up to April 22 to resolve any disputes that may arise after the nominations, Office of the Registrar of Political Parties to receive nomination lists thereafter.
  • 5:50 pm Azimio  flag-bearer Raila Odinga makes u-turn, rules out the zoning the country for any political party.
  • 5:20 pm ODM's Kakamega gubernatorial aspirant Fernandes Barasa, pledges to implement outgoing governor Wycliffe Oparanya's development blueprint.  
  • 4:44 pm Azimio-One Kenya Alliance presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga meets disgruntled Kenya Mpya Caucus chiefs led by Governors Alfred Mutua and Kivutha Kibwana.
  • 4:30 pm Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani allocates Ksh21.7 billion to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the 2022/2023 Financial Year.
  • 4:12 pm ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi holds consultative meeting with Kenya Kwanza aspirants in Ruaraka, Roysambu and Mathare constituencies, to chart way forward ahead of the polls.  
  • 3:21 pm Jonas Kuko drops his Saboti parliamentary bid in favour of Bernard Wambwa of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).  
  • 3:00 pm Nairobi County Speaker Benson Mutura joins United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Deputy President William Ruto announces.
  • 2:34 pm Kitui gubernatorial hopeful on UDA ticket, Jonathan Mueke, accuses governor Charity Ngilu of misappropriating revenues of more than Ksh1B per month, says its time for fresh leadership.
  • 2:05 pm ODM party cautions its members that all election-related matters are handled by the National Elections Board (NEB), says position of Director of Elections at the Branch or County Level does not exist.
  • 1:56 pm Nairobi County Speaker Benson Mutura defects to UDA, received by Deputy President William Ruto in Karen
  • 1:30 pm Machakos governor Alfred Mutua claims Deputy President William Ruto has been calling him since he threatened to quit the Azimio - One Kenya Coalition.
  • 12:55 pm Wiper party endorses Chirau Ali Makwere for the Kwale gubernatorial seat.
  • 12:25 pm Economist David Ndii's wife, Mwende Gatabaki says she is vying for the Kiambu gubernatorial seat as an independent candidate because it is not political parties that work but individuals.
  • 12:00 pm UDA aspirant for the Nandi Hills parliamentary seat Wesley Kogo, dies in a road accident in Nairobi’s Kangemi area.
  • 11:35 am ODM suspends party primaries for parliamentary seats in Kisii County, summons all aspirants for a meeting in Nairobi.
  • 11:15 am Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni says the party will issue nomination certificates in phases starting with aspirants who do not have competitors.