News Tracker

Sun, 13 March 2022

  • 1:20 pm Paul Muite's Safina party nominates Jimi Wanjigi as its presidential candidate in August polls says it won't join any coalition
  • 12:47 pm Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria addresses a joint rally with Kenya Kwanza Alliance principals William Ruto, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula 
  • 11:40 am Deputy President William Ruto welcomes Bomachoge Borabu  parliamentary aspirant Duke Mainga Echate to UDA after defecting from Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper.  
  • 10:39 am Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi and presidential aspirant says Democratic Party will field candidates countrywide in all levels of the General Election.
  • 9:19 am Usawa Kwa Wote party leader Mwangi Wa Iria dismisses reports that he has joined Azimio la Umoja coalition
  • 8:19 am Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala insists that the Running mate position in the Kenya Kwanza alliance be allocated to ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi, arguing that the former Vice President was the most qualified.
  • 7:07 am Farmers Party National Chairman and Murang'a gubernatorial aspirant Irungu Nyakera says the party is in One Kenya Alliance but not a signatory of the Azimio la Umoja Coalition.

Sat, 12 March 2022

  • 7:01 pm The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) clears Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi to participate in the party's nominations for the 2022 Nairobi gubernatorial race.
  • 6:38 pm Former KTN Burudani Journalist, Jamal Gaddafi, withdraws from the Malindi Constituency parliamentary race due to unavoidable reasons and after consulting widely. 
  • 5:45 pm Narc-Kenya's Martha Karua explains her absence from OKA-Azimio convention; says she was relaxing at home. 
  • 4:29 pm Kalonzo Musyoka publicly endorses Raila Odinga for presidency for the third time. 
  • 3:17 pm President Uhuru Kenyatta lauds Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka for shelving his presidential ambitions in favour of Raila Odinga
  • 2:40 pm More than 20 political parties among them Jubilee, ODM and Wiper officially pen a pre-election deal to work under Azimio La Umoja ahead of the August 9 elections.
  • 1:49 pm Azimio la Umoja, OKA principals arrive at KICC for Raila Odinga's presidential bid endorsement. 
  • 1:46 pm DP William Ruto endorses Meru Senator, Mithika Linturi, as UDA gubernatorial candidate; Imenti South MP Kathuri Murungi as Senatorial candidate.
  • 1:19 pm Azimio La Umoja National Coordination Council to comprise all Secretary Generals of all affiliate political parties.
  • 1:15 pm UDA nominates DP William Ruto as its presidential flag bearer, to present him to NDC on Tuesday, March 8, for endorsement.
  • 12:12 pm DP William Ruto receives 30 Members of County Assembly from Kiambu who ditched Jubilee Party for UDA.
  • 12:05 pm UDA waives the Ksh1 million nomination fee for two of its presidential hopefuls.
  • 11:05 am Isaac Aluochier, the lawyer who sued President Uhuru Kenyatta in the BBI case, joins Migori senatorial race; to face off with seasoned political strategist and businessman Eddy Oketch.
  • 10:38 am Presidential hopeful, George Wajackoyah, asks IEBC to regulate campaign spending; says most politicians using illegally acquired wealth or state resources.
  • 9:43 am United Democratic Alliance (UDA) interviews for presidential aspirants underway; DP William Ruto among the three applicants to be interviewed.
  • 9:35 am Azimio La Umoja holds National Delegates Conference at KICC; all affiliate parties in attendance.
  • 9:30 am IEBC distances itself from a letter summoning Deputy President William Ruto to shed light on election rigging claims.
  • 8:18 am Senate Speaker, Kenneth Lusaka, joins DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza alliance; to contest for the Bungoma gubernatorial seat.
  • 7:04 am Kisii deputy governor, Joash Maangi, re-joins DP William Ruto's UDA barely a month after decamping to Raila Odinga's ODM.
  • 6:38 am Thirdway Alliance party leader, Ekuru Aukot, wants IEBC to bar DP William Ruto and Raila Odinga from August polls over early campaigns.

Fri, 11 March 2022

  • 7:20 pm Former Water Cabinet Secretary, Sicily Kariuki, presents her Nyandarua gubernatorial nomination papers to Jubilee Party.
  • 6:10 pm Media Council of Kenya, Katiba Institute and Mzalendo hold Senior Reporters Roundtable to discuss Election Management in Kenya ahead of the August 9 General Election.
  • 5:22 pm Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, resigns from Jubilee Party days after announcing plans to run in the August polls; says he was maliciously removed from office as his party watched.