News Tracker

Thu, 17 March 2022

  • 2:08 pm State House denies reports of President Uhuru Kenyatta summoning Mt Kenya leaders
  • 1:29 pm Kenya Kwanza Alliance led by Deputy President William Ruto meets with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), assures the body of their commitment to ensure the country holds peaceful elections.
  • 1:09 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta cancels consultative meeting with elected leaders from Mt Kenya region that was scheduled for Friday at State House, Nairobi. 
  • 12:20 pm Former LSK Chairman and Westlands parliamentary aspirant Nelson Havi says Deputy President  William Ruto is not required by law or morality to resign and will not resign for having been nominated as the Presidential Candidate for UDA.
  • 11:16 am Kalonzo Musyoka says he will mobilise elected leaders to impeach Raila Odinga if he fails to honour the agreement they signed.
  • 10:22 am Jubilee Party kicks out Kimani Wamatangi as Senate Majority Whip.  
  • 10:19 am Outgoing Machakos Governor, Alfred Mutua, terms Kimani Wamatangi's defection to UDA suicidal, argues it is not guided by ideology but by desire to sustain power and remain in office.
  • 9:28 am Kiambu Senator, Kimani Wamatangi, distances self from MP Moses Kuria's vote rigging claims, says the Gatundu Legislator was speaking in a different context.
  • 8:33 am IEBC picks KPMG to audit voter register, exercise to begin after the two entities sign deal on March 28.
  • 7:17 am Kiambu Senator, Kimani Wamatangi, defends move to join DP William Ruto's UDA, argues it is the most popular party in the county and voters advised him to leave Jubilee.
  • 6:38 am President Uhuru Kenyatta invites Mt Kenya Parliamentarians for a consultative meeting at State House on Friday.

Wed, 16 March 2022

  • 7:35 pm Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga makes speech at Chatham House - commits to accepting August 9 poll results - provided they are free, fair and credible
  • 6:46 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta urges Kenyans to ignore abusive language directed at him and focus on the national unity initiative he is undertaking with Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga
  • 5:55 pm Deputy President William Ruto tells boda boda riders to take their motorbikes from police stations, arguing they were unfairly targetted
  • 4:48 pm Westlands Member of parliament Tim Wanyonyi dismisses reports he has withdrawn from the Nairobi gubernatorial race.
  • 4:00 pm 25 MCAs from Kirinyaga County join United Democratic Movement - Deputy President William Ruto announces.
  • 3:23 pm Kajiado ODM aspirants declare support for Governor Joseph Lenku's re-election as Tarayia Ole Kores shelves his bid.
  • 2:30 pm IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati says they will summon Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria over his vote-rigging claims made during UDA's National Delegates Convention.
  • 2:05 pm Jubilee party members led by Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni ask Deputy President William Ruto to resign since the law bars politicians from belonging to two political parties at the same time.
  • 1:30 pm Deputy President William Ruto leads Kenya Kwanza campaigns in Nairobi, a day after the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) endorsed him as its presidential flag-bearer during the National Delegates Convention.
  • 12:35 pm ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, welcomes Dan Simiyu, Ben Chekwanda and Roselinder Simiyu to the party.
  • 11:27 am Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to speak on his presidential bid and Kenya's future at Chatham House in the United Kingdom.
  • 10:43 am Azimio la Umoja brigade camps in Nairobi County, with scheduled campaigns in Lang'ata and Kibra constituencies on Wednesday, March 16
  • 9:58 am The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC now wants aspirants who lose in the primaries blocked from running as independent candidates.
  • 8:55 am ODM leader Raila Odinga meets UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Trade envoy to Kenya Theo Clarke during his political tour in Britain.
  • 7:50 am ODM leader Raila Odinga dismisses Deputy President William Ruto's reported plan to set up parallel tallying centre during August 9 General Election.
  • 6:55 am Jubilee party Vice Chairperson David Murathe says ODM leader Raila Odinga will win the presidency in August polls with or without Mt. Kenya votes.

Tue, 15 March 2022

  • 7:53 pm Registrar of Political Parties says a political party cannot join two coalitions, adds that two coalitions can also not join to form a bigger coalition.
  • 7:06 pm IEBC Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, says the Commission has no funds for a presidential run-off, adds that August 9 election should be conclusive.
  • 6:48 pm Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria makes fresh vote-rigging claims  at the UDA National Delegates Conference