Election Tracker - Friday, April 22, 2022 - 6:45 am

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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) postpones Gem constituency parliamentary nominations until further notice despite Friday, April 22, deadline for primaries.

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Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful, Polycarp Igathe, claims all Azimio La Umoja aspirants met at State house and agreed to support his bid, to roll out campaigns next week.

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Wiper Deputy Secretary General, Dan Maanzo, says Kalonzo Musyoka did not delay the formation of Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition, claims he was kept waiting by Raila Odinga's team.

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Prof Tom Ojienda, the Kisumu senatorial aspirant, says the Kamba nation will not vote for Raila Odinga without Kalonzo Musyoka.

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Two petitioners in court to block Raila Odinga from contesting in the August 9 polls citing his January 30, 2018 swearing in, argue the move was criminal.

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Starehe MP, Charles 'Jaguar' Kanyi, accuses UDA of denying him nomination certificate, says opinion polls conducted by the party to choose candidate were biased.

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DP William Ruto asks Western Kenya voters to reject Azimio La Umoja, says President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga cannot be trusted as they have not kept their past promises.

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Kangema MP, Muturi Kigano, denied Jubilee ticket to defend his seat, party settles for his rival, George Kibuku.

 

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IEBC advertises 418,192 jobs for polling clerks, presiding officers, and voter educators in preparation for the August 9 General Election. 

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Makueni MP, Dan Maanzo, proposes that Raila Odinga picks Kalonzo Musyoka as his running mate, Martha Karua as Senate Speaker and Peter Kenneth as National Treasury Cabinet Secretary.

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UDA barred from submitting to IEBC nomination certificates for Roysambu parliamentary seat and four Nairobi ward rep seats until petitions by contestants are heard and determined.

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Lawyer and political analyst, Ambrose Weda, says Mt Kenya voters have made their mind to support DP William Ruto with or without the running mate position.

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UDA nominates East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP, Simon Mbugua, as its Starehe parliamentary candidate, party conducted opinion polls to choose flagbearer.  

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A section of youth allied to Kenya Kwanza pressure DP William Ruto to nominate Anne Waiguru as his running mate, cite her passion and development record as major advantages.

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Jubilee Party settles on governor Alex Tolgos as its Elgeyo Marakwet senatorial candidate, to face off with UDA's Kipchumba Murkomen.

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Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant, Agnes Kagure, denies stepping down to support Polycarp Igathe, insists she will be on the ballot.

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Wiper voters decry poor state of ballot boxes after party uses cartons for the nomination exercise taking place in Mwingi West, Kitui county.

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DP William Ruto to meet aspirants who lost in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) primaries at his Karen office in a bid to avert fallouts.

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Dagoretti South MP, John 'KJ' Kiarie, says UDA is the only party that conducted free, fair and credible nominations, adds direct nominations were through consensus. 

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Kenya's third President, Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki, dies at the age of 90 years, President Uhuru Kenyatta says country to observe a period of mourning.

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DP William Ruto, Raila Odinga, businessman Jimi Wanjigi, Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula among leaders who have eulogised the late Mwai Kibaki as an accomplished statesman. 

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Tim Wanyonyi drops his gubernatorial bid in favour of Polycarp Igathe, to defend his Westlands parliamentary seat on ODM ticket.

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Prof Philip Kaloki named Polycarp Igathe's running mate in Nairobi gubernatorial contest, Esther Passaris to defend her Woman Rep seat as Azimio candidate.

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Exiled lawyer, Miguna Miguna, claims that Raila Odinga and Polycarp Igathe are President Uhuru Kenyatta's projects, urges Kenyans to vote against them. 

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Presidential hopeful, Jimi Wanjigi, opens a Safina party office in Nairobi's Marikiti area, says office was donated by his friend, Bishop Mordecai

 

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Kitui governor, Charity Ngilu, says Kenya has lost Mwai Kibaki at a time the country needed his political wisdom and guidance.

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William Ruto's Presidential Campaign Director of Communications, Hussein Mohammed, mourns Mwai Kibaki as one of the finest leaders in Kenya’s history, says his development record paved way for economic growth.

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ODM Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna, to contest for the Nairobi senatorial seat as the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party candidate.

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DP William Ruto cancels all Kenya Kwanza rallies for the next three days in honour of the late President Mwai Kibaki.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta appoints former BBI Secretariat co-chair, Dennis Waweru, as Kenya's Consul General to DRC.

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ODM slams brakes on the Westlands parliamentary nominations after incumbent MP, Tim Wanyonyi, steps down from Nairobi gubernatorial race to defend his seat. 

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ODM postpones Makongeni Ward nominations over confusion that marred the exercise, National Election Board (NEB) says exercise to be repeated on Saturday, April 23.

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Bomet Woman rep aspirant, Linet Chepkorir alias Toto, calls on Kenyans to elect more women, says they have the ability to transform the country. 

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Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant, Johnson Sakaja, says Polycarp Igathe is being imposed on the voters, asks electorate to choose leaders wisely.

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Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader, Musalia Mudavadi, says that Kenya Kwanza resolve is not to create positions for the members but to improve the economy and better the lives of Kenyans. 

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Blogger Robert Alai wins the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) party nomination for the Kileleshwa ward. 

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Deputy President William Ruto assures to reward Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader, Musalia Mudavadi, for shelving his presidential bid.