Election Tracker - Friday, June 24, 2022 - 6:36 am

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Nairobi governor candidate, Polycarp Igathe, denies branding churches land grabbers, says he was misquoted and his remarks taken out of context.

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IEBC chairman, Wafula Chebukati, to meet presidential candidates on Wednesday, June 29, to address issues raised by some of them including the use of physical voter register.

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DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza promises to construct Vocational Training Centres in each of the 1,450 wards in the country and fund them through grants to county governments.

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Former Kiambu governor, William Kabogo Gitau, asks the electorate to reject all political opportunists and settle for leaders with development track record.

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Ezra Chiloba says Communications Authority will enhance internet rollout ahead of the August 9 polls. 

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Azimio la Umoja Council to meet today and discuss the strategy to counter DP William Ruto's popularity in Mount Kenya, parts of Eastern, Coast and Western Kenya.

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Kalonzo Musyoka says Wiper party will seek High Court's intervention after IEBC barred Mike Sonko from contesting for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat.

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IEBC completes Election Security Arrangement Project (ESAP) national training of trainers, exercises conducted in conjunction with state security agencies.

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An NGO and two residents of Kilifi file petition seeking to bar Malindi MP, Aisha Jumwa, from vying for the governor’s seat over alleged lack of a university degree.

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IEBC Disputes Resolution Committee nullifies Homa Bay County Assembly Majority Leader Oscar Abote’s clearance to contest for South Kabuoch MCA seat on an ODM ticket.

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Gloria Orwoba, a public policy analyst, says models Kenyans used to determine who would win an election in the past have since changed, adds it is no longer about tribal politics.

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15 counties considered as battlegrounds have more than 6.6 million votes, to determine the winner between DP William Ruto and Raila Odinga.

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Jubilee Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Polycarp Igathe, says cartels must be dismantled if City Hall is to operate efficiently and deliver on its mandate.

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Safina's Jimi Wanjigi files petition at High Court challenging the decision of IEBC chair, Wafula Chebukati, to bar him from contesting for the presidency in August.

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Raila Odinga chairing Azimio One Kenya Coalition Party council meeting at KICC, members deliberating August 9 poll winning strategy.

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High Court suspends decision of IEBC not to have a physical voter register as a complimentary system in the event technology fails on August 9 when Kenyans go to the ballot.

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High Court says it has no jurisdiction to determine whether Mike Sonko and Karungo Thang'wa are eligible to stand for election in August.

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Roots Party presidential candidate, George Luchiri Wajackoyah, appoints Omar Lali as the National Coordinator of Beach Boys

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Garissa Township MP, Aden Duale, wants thorough investigations into recent inferno that razed down Garissa market, says it could be political.

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Media Council of Kenya puts vernacular radio stations on the spot over unfair coverage of presidential candidates.

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Azimio La Umoja led by Raila Odinga resolves to drop some candidates ahead of the August 9 polls in a strategy to have more numbers in Parliament.

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Jubilee Vice Chair, David Murathe, says the so called deep state is the National Security Committee that DP William Ruto chairs when the President is away.

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Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit warns IEBC against dropping the manual voters register, says it is an important backup.

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High Court declines a request by EACC to bar 241 aspirants facing integrity probes from contesting in the August 9 polls.

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Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Agnes Kagure, says her administration will ease doing business in the city through harmonization of permits and licences.

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Between April and early June, Raila Odinga received 61 per cent of all the media coverage in the country against DP William Ruto's 38 per cent.

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DP William Ruto says the August 9 presidential race is not a beauty contest, asks the people of Voi to vote for candidates based on their track records.

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Machakos County Assembly Speaker, Florence Muoti Mwangangi, appointed Chama Cha Uzalendo deputy party leader.

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Two women charged with assaulting a fellow woman for allegedly supporting two Nairobi candidates vying on different parties in the August 9 polls.

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Jubilee Vice Chair, David Murathe, says President Uhuru Kenyatta would have sacked DP William Ruto were it not for the security of tenure.

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Africog's Gladwell Otieno says IEBC has never produced a credible register, notes there were unexplained differences between electronic & hard copy registers in 2013 & 2017.

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Kevin Mbuvi Kioko alias Bahati expresses confidence that he will beat his competitors in the Mathare Parliamentary race on August 9.