News Tracker

Fri, 01 April 2022

  • 4:10 pm Police arrest Lamu West parliamentary aspirant Abdirashid Mwaura for interrupting Deputy President William Ruto's rally.
  • 3:39 pm Deputy President, William Ruto, promises that the Kenya Kwanza administration will sort out land issues in Lamu and other parts of the country, drive investments, enhance agricultural productivity, and uplift the lives of ordinary people.
  • 3:10 pm Wiper leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, to lead former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga's, presidential campaigns after the unveiling of Azimio La Umoja- One Kenya political party. 
  • 3:00 pm Azimio La Umoja rebrands to Azimio La Umoja- One Kenya political party. 
  • 2:41 pm Nakuru Governor, Lee Kinyanjui, rejoins the Jubilee party from his Ubuntu People's Forum. Says he will defend his seat via the ruling party's ticket. 
  • 2:14 pm Former East African Community CAS, Ken Obura, reiterates that he will contest for the Kisumu gubernatorial seat. Rejects stepping down for incumbent Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o
  • 1:47 pm Kenya kwanza brigade led by Deputy President William Ruto and Amani National Congress party leader, Musalia Mudavadi, takes its campaign to Lamu County.
  • 1:28 pm Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i says police and other security agencies have been mobilised and strategically deployed ahead of political party primaries.
  • 12:56 pm Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, has embarked on a three-day tour in the Rift Valley. To visit Iten in Nandi, West Pokot and Turkana. 
  • 12:28 pm Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) says it will unveil former National Assembly speaker, Kenneth Marende, as its Vihiga County gubernatorial candidate. 
  • 11:43 am Defence Cabinet Secretary (CS), Eugene Wamalwa, says that Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proponents have already moved past the ruling and are focused on ensuring Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, wins the August polls. 
  • 11:13 am Interior CS Fred Matiang’i laments that security personnel are constantly being deployed to handle crowds wrangling over free cash given by politicians. Adds that the deployments strain the officers. 
  • 10:42 am A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) politicians urges party leader, Raila Odinga, to issue Kisumu Governor, Anyang’ Nyong’o, a direct ticket in the county's gubernatorial race. 
  • 10:02 am Kenya Kwanza Alliance marshalls its Members of Parliament to move a motion to compel Auditor General Nancy Gathungu to audit public funds used in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). 
  • 9:33 am Jubilee vice chairman David Murathe claims that an alleged plot by Deputy President William Ruto to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta forced the head of state to purge his allies in the Senate and the National Assembly. 
  • 9:07 am The Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Elections Board postpones party primaries in Nakuru County. Branch chairman Bernard Miruka says there were plans to disrupt the exercise. 
  • 8:18 am Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) endorses Nairobi-based lawyer Hillary Sigei to face off with its former secretary general, Wilson Sossion, in the Bomet senatorial race. 
  • 8:03 am Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru, claims that there is a plot to bar her from seeking re-election. Urges her opponents to desist from intimidation and boardroom politics. 
  • 7:35 am Usawa Kwa Wote presidential aspirant, Governor Mwangi wa Iria, promises to give dairy cattle to over eight million families if he assumes power. Adds that he will not join any coalition prior to the General Election.     
  • 7:20 am The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) refutes reports alleging that Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir was refunded Ksh500,000 nomination fee by the party.
  • 6:55 am Ford-Kenya party leader, Moses Wetangula says that Kenya Kwanza Alliance will set up an inquiry and prosecute President Uhuru Kenyatta for misappropriation of public funds once he leaves office in August 2022. 
  • 6:37 am Former Nairobi Governor, Evans Kidero, says that he is pursuing alternative avenues after the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) issued a direct ticket to Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga to contest for the county's gubernatorial seat. 

Thu, 31 March 2022

  • 7:25 pm Mumias East parliamentary aspirant Peter Kalerwa Salasya (PK) launches his bid on DAP-K ticket.  
  • 5:50 pm Eugene Wamalwa says DAP-K chose to walk with Azimio la Umoja and Raila Odinga because they believe in equity, equality, justice, prosperity and inclusivity.
  • 5:10 pm Deputy President WilliamRuto dares ODM leader to explain how he will fight corruption should he win the August polls, claims Raila Odinga is a beneficiary of graft.
  • 4:30 pm Gladys Wanga to vie for Homa Bay governor’s seat on ODM ticket after seven opponents endorsed her bid, party leader Raila Odinga announces.
  • 3:40 pm ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi challenges President Uhuru Kenyatta on how he handled Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after he was sworn-in as the People's President.
  • 2:24 pm Deputy President William Ruto and Kenya Kwanza principals Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula pitch camp in Wajir county as they drum up support for the hustler movement.
  • 1:50 pm  Trans-Nzoia gubernatorial aspirant George Natembeya rallies locals to embrace his agenda to change the county through all sectors as he traverses Cherangany Sub County.
  • 12:15 pm Kakamega senatorial hopeful, Boni Khalwale, holds discussions with the county's Maendeleo Democratic Party gubernatorial aspirant, Sam Omukoko, seeking a partnership in the August polls.