Election Tracker - Friday, June 3, 2022 - 6:50 am

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Narok North MP, Moitalel Ole Kenta, says he will serve the people once elected Narok governor in August, adds that he will guard public resources against theft.

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Raila Odinga and his running mate, Martha Karua, to camp in Nyanza region for one week starting June 13 - 19, final rally to be held in Bondo, Siaya. 

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Anti-BBI lawyer who personally sued President Uhuru Kenyatta, Isaac Aluochier, cleared to contest for the Kamagambo MCA seat in Migiri county.

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MPs amend parliamentary standing orders to cushion themselves against removal from leadership positions by their parties in case of fallouts.

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Adams Oloo says DP William Ruto is misleading Kenyans by claiming voters from his bloc were deleted from voters register, adds IEBC spoke of transfer, not deletion.

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Political analyst Herman Manyora opines that it is easy to prove when a million voters are deleted from the voters register as claimed by DP William Ruto.

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Lawyer Oliver Kipchumba opines that Kalonzo Musyoka's return to Azimio La Umoja is shrouded in deception, says the differences between him and Raila Odinga are still there.

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IEBC says voter verification portal will not be disabled today as earlier scheduled, Wafula Chebukati maintains the portal will remain active until the election day.

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Herman Manyora says the decision by William Ruto to skip presidential debate is ill advised, adds the DP would outshine Raila Odinga.

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Lawyer Ambrose Weda opines that the first person Raila Odinga will forget after the election is Kalonzo Musyoka.

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Governor Anne Waiguru accuses EACC CEO, Twalib Mbarak, of bias in his investigations, says such a person should not hold an independent office.

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Petitioner moves to court seeking to bar Cleophas Malala from Kakamega gubernatorial contest arguing that he does not hold a degree from a recognised university.

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Westlands parliamentary hopeful, Nelson Havi, shares his academic credentials online after Kenyans start questioning qualifications of aspirants in the August 9 polls.

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Governor Okoth Obado’s wife, Hellen Adhiambo Odie, drops his name from her campaign materials, backs the candidature of Raila Odinga and Martha Karua.

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CJ Martha Koome gazettes 120 special magistrates to handle election disputes, says they have since been trained and equipped to handle all electoral issues.

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Agano party's presidential aspirant, Mwaure Waihiga, given up to 2pm by IEBC to convert the 2,000 signatures of supporters into excel format.

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Court nullifies Julius Malombe's direct nomination ticket issued by Wiper party in the Kitui gubernatorial contest, directs fresh nominations within 72 hours.

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IEBC rejects John Nyagah's presidential bid as an independent candidate, says his running mate is a member of CCU.

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Nelson Havi among aspirants who met IEBC for ballot paper review, handover of nomination certificate and alignment of Westlands MP candidates’ campaign schedules.

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Bahati MP, Kimani Ngunjiri, accuses Senator Susan Kihika of destroying UDA from within, says he will not be coerced to support her gubernatorial candidature. 

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Kilifi PAA senatorial aspirant, Benjamin Kai Chilumo, dismisses EACC's list of shame accusing him of defrauding the county of Ksh250 million.

 

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Presidential aspirant, James Kamau, breaks down after IEBC rejects his nomination papers, says he remains hopeful he will be Kenya's fifth President.

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Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) raises concerns over the high number of independent candidates, says it is a blow to multiparty democracy in the country.

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Rarieda MP, Otiende Amollo, warns independent candidates against using logo or colours of Azimio La Umoja in their campaign merchandise.

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Machakos gubernatorial hopeful, Nzioka Waita, dismisses report that he has stepped down for Wavinya Ndeti, terms a letter making rounds on social media as fake.

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Governor Mwangi Wa Iria threatens mass action after IEBC declines to clear him to run for the presidency, says he will lead protests to Parliament on Tuesday.

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Migori gubernatorial aspirant, Ochillo Ayacko, launches ward-to-ward campaigns, says the move will consolidate votes for him and the Azimio La Umoja.

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Moses Wetangula says Kenya Kwanza has a solution to Kenya's debt problem, asks voters to pick DP William Ruto arguing that he has an elaborate economic recovery plan.

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Mwangi Wa Iria says he has written to European Union requesting to meet them on Tuesday next week to discuss critical electoral issues after IEBC declined to clear him.

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Senator Johnson Sakaja asks Nairobi voters not to allow politicians to divide them along tribal lines, says he is a unifying factor.

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Wiper party officially writes to IEBC informing it of Kalonzo Musyoka's withdrawal from the presidential race.

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Westlands Parliamentary candidates, Tim Wanyonyi and Nelson Havi, meet after being cleared by IEBC to contest in August, promise decent campaigns in the area.

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DP William Ruto to hold a rally at the famous Kamukunji Grounds on Saturday, June 4, after presenting his papers to IEBC at the Bomas of Kenya.

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Safina presidential aspirant, Jimi Wanjigi, says the two-horse race narrative is poisonous for Kenya and can only be cured by the electorate.

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DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza want CSs Fed Matiang'i, Joe Mucheru, James Macharia, Eugene Wamalwa and Peter Munya prosecuted for engaging in politics.

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Lawyer Joy Mdivo opines that IEBC is not ready for elections but playing catch up, adds that aspirants seeking presidential vote are also not ready.

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Traders from counties listed by NCIC as hotspots register a decline in business as traders scale down operations.

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June Juliet Munyeki, an independent presidential aspirant, says the process they have been subjected to by the IEBC has been gruesome and very demanding.

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Presidential aspirant Dorothy Kemunto bows out of the race after IEBC rejects her nomination for the second time in less than 72 hours.