News Tracker

Mon, 04 April 2022

  • 1:06 pm Nairobi MCA and Isiolo gubernatorial aspirant Abdi Guyo starts his campaigns, picks Hudson Kinyua as his running mate.
  • 12:50 pm Barrack Muluka says politicians are engaging in early campaigns hence stretching security out.
  • 12:05 pm KANU Secretary of Political Affairs Frederick Okango says ODM party leader Raila Odinga bowed to pressure from Kenyans to declare his presidential bid.  
  • 11:40 am Chief Justice Martha Koome says 120 specialized courts have been set up to deal with election-related cases; team of magistrates to undergo training on handling poll offenses.
  • 11:16 am Turkana Governor and Deputy President William Ruto's Director-General of campaign Josphat Nanok says ODM leader Raila Odinga has changed from who he was before.
  • 10:48 am ODM leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka pitch camp in Turkana county for a second day, with scheduled rallies in Kakuma and Lokichogio.
  • 10:00 am Democratic Party presidential aspirant and National assembly Speaker Justin Muturi pledges to promote the entertainment industry if elected president in August.
  • 9:35 am Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Suleiman Shabal rejects use of popularity survey by ODM to determine a suitable candidate to fly the party's flag.
  • 9:10 am ODM nomination exercise to take place in Taita Taveta County today April 4, after it was called off in Mombasa and Kilifi.
  • 8:47 am Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka claims Deputy President William Ruto is angry after he joined forces with ODM leader Raila Odinga under the Azimio - One Kenya Coalition.
  • 8:15 am UDA Deputy Chairman Kipruto Arap Kirwa says they are focused on ensuring that the party is homogenous and diverse in the next five years to end tribalism.
  • 7:33 am ODM National Elections Board chair Catherine Mumma defends decision by the party to issue direct nomination to aspirants in some parts of the country.
  • 7:00 am Deputy President William Ruto takes a break from countrywide campaigns, allies continue popularizing his agenda.

Sun, 03 April 2022

  • 7:30 pm Safina presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi calls for political tolerance as the country gears up for August polls, condemns attack on ODM leader Raila Odinga.
  • 6:33 pm Thirdway Party leader Ekuru Aukot to launch his presidential bid on Thursday, rules out joining Raila Odinga's Azimio - One Kenya Coalition.
  • 5:58 pm ODM leader Raila Odinga pledges to turn Lodwar into an economic hub should he win the presidency, as he traverses Turkana county for a series of campaign rallies.
  • 5:02 pm Former Kitui governor Julius Malombe says he will send the incumbent Charity Ngilu home in August, adds that the people have asked him to reclaim the seat.
  • 4:10 pm Kirinyaga Women Representative Wangui Ngirici calls for peaceful campaigns, slams governor Anne Waiguru for telling President Uhuru Kenyatta to have a handshake with his Deputy William Ruto.
  • 3:47 pm Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi asks voters in his backyard to support whichever presidential candidate they want, triggering a storm.
  • 2:50 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta calls on Kenyans to embrace peace, says August elections will come and go.
  • 2:16 pm Kamukunji MP Yussuf Hassan of Jubilee to battle it out with UDA's Hassan Robow  in the August polls.
  • 1:33 pm UDA party settles on Joe Nyutu as its Murang'a senatorial candidate after consensus was reached among aspirants, Kandara MP Alice Wahome announces.
  • 12:58 pm Kakamega ODM gubernatorial aspirant Fernandes Barasa calls for peace and political tolerance during this electioneering period.
  • 12:25 pm Commission on Administrative Justice Chairperson Florence Kajuju says all civil servants who resigned to join politics ought to be cleared by the Ombudsman.  
  • 11:53 am NARC Kenya party leader Martha Karua challenges Kenyans to elect good leaders from county level, warns against focusing on Presidency alone.
  • 11:20 am UDA Electoral and Nomination Disputes Resolution Committee led by Emmanuel Mumia says it is prepared to manage disputes that may arise during party nominations scheduled for 14th April 2022.
  • 10:50 am Sonia Birdi declares bid for the Westlands parliamentary seat on an ODM ticket; says she is ready to battle it out with other aspirants in the primaries.
  • 10:20 am Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi accuses DCI of targeting Deputy President William Ruto's allies in taming pre-election violence.
  • 9:45 am KNCHR deploys over 100 election monitors across the country ahead of the General election, Commission tours counties to monitor election preparedness.
  • 9:08 am Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris calls on youths to shun violence as she seeks to defend her seat in the forthcoming polls.