News Tracker

Sun, 20 March 2022

  • 8:00 pm Agriculture CS Peter Munya urges Mt Kenya region to support Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga as their interests will be taken care of through Jubilee Party
  • 7:01 pm Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi claims Deputy President William Ruto contributed to the nullification of the 2017 presidential election
  • 6:05 pm Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege reiterates her support for the Jubilee Party amid rumours that she was considering defecting to UDA
  • 5:15 pm Deputy President William Ruto pleads with President Uhuru Kenyatta to be neutral in the 2022 race so that he (DP) can trounce Azimio candidate Raila Odinga
  • 4:12 pm Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni says Deputy President William Ruto public anger is after all simulations showed he will lose August 9 poll
  • 3:25 pm Former Kitui Senator David Musila announces his gubernatorial bid, to square it out with among others, the incumbent Charity Ngilu.  
  • 2:50 pm ODM and Jubilee start joint Azimio la Umoja campaigns in Kajiado with governor Joseph Ole Lenku dismissing the narrative that the County is a battleground.
  • 2:10 pm Ex-Tana River Governor Hussein Dhado, former MPs Danson Mungatana and Ibrahim Sane and a host of MCAs join UDA, announces Deputy President William Ruto.
  • 1:22 pm Infotrak poll shows that Azimio La Umoja coalition led by ODM leader Raila Odinga is the most preferred alliance in Mombasa County with 51% followed by Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza at 23%.
  • 1:06 pm Over 50 UDA coordinators in Kirinyaga County defect to Jubilee at an event witnessed by Interior PS Karanja Kibicho
  • 12:15 pm Kenya Kwanza leaders led by Deputy President William Ruto take their campaign to Murang'a County, hosted by Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro.
  • 11:30 am Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. insists that Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka must deputise Raila Odinga.
  • 10:25 am Jubilee secretary-general Jeremiah Kioni, says many United Democratic Alliance (UDA) members will soon rejoin the ruling party.
  • 9:30 am Ford Kenya party leader and Kenya Kwanza principal Moses Wetang'ula tells ODM leader Raila Odinga that he is the de facto deputy president.
  • 8:04 am Azimio La Umoja leaders want Police and National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to summon Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over his recent remarks
  • 7:08 am ODM leader Raila Odinga says he will not cause trouble should he lose the August 9 Presidential race.

Sat, 19 March 2022

  • 8:08 pm Laikipia County's Azimio La Umoja delegates hold inaugural meeting to discuss demands to be tabled when the Raila Odinga-led political outfit meets next.
  • 7:30 pm Agano Party endorses lawyer, David Waihiga Mwaure, as its presidential flag-bearer in the August 9 elections.
  • 6:57 pm Green Congress of Kenya party endorses Raila Odinga for presidency, says he has a better plan for the country's ailing economy.
  • 6:10 pm Agriculture CS, Peter Munya, says Mount Kenya East region refused to join DP WIlliam Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) over his dictatorial tendencies and false promises.
  • 5:13 pm Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, asks Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, to arrest Moses Kuria arguing that he made remarks bordering incitement.
  • 5:00 pm Comedian Walter Mongare, alias Nyambane, endorsed by Umoja Summit party as its presidential candidate.
  • 4:36 pm West Pokot deputy governor, Nicholas Owon Atudonyang, who has been out of the country for four years, jets back to contest for the gubernatorial seat.
  • 3:56 pm Ida Odinga, the wife of Azimio la Umoja presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga, has cautioned politicians against inciting their supporters to cause violence ahead of the August 9 General Election.
  • 3:04 pm Wiper leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, hosts President Uhuru Kenyatta and Gideon Moi at his Karen home; discussions revolved around the current political situation in the country.
  • 2:11 pm Jubilee Party Turkana aspirants demand a meeting with party leader, President Uhuru Kenyatta, as differences emerge.
  • 1:16 pm Kisii youths allied to United Democratic Alliance (UDA) threaten to leave the party if Deputy President William Ruto gives direct ticket to deputy governor Joash Maangi.
  • 12:07 pm National Assembly Speaker, Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi, rules out possibility of working with Raila Odinga's Azimio La Umoja, adds Mt Kenya will not bow to pressure.
  • 11:22 am KANU's political affairs secretary, Fredrick Okango, insists the coalition name between OKA and Azimio La Umoja is Azimio-One Kenya and the ticket is Raila Odinga (presidential candidate) and Kalonzo Musyoka (running mate).
  • 10:21 am The National Council of Churches says enmity between President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto threatens national unity, calls for truce.