Election Tracker - Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 6:45 am

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DP William Ruto accuses his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, of tainting his image in the course of campaigning for Azimio La Umoja presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga.

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Kitui governor, Charity Ngilu, makes it to the list of shortlisted applicants seeking to be Raila Odinga's running mate in Azimio La Umoja.

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Agriculture CS, Peter Munya, asks DP William Ruto to stop being hard-headed and discharge his mandate, accuses him of hiding his incompetence in roadside political rallies.

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Busia gubernatorial hopeful, Sakwa Bunyasi, says his administration will fast track the movement of goods between Kenyan and Uganda at the Busia and Malaba border points.

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Kikuyu MP, Kimani Ichung'wah, says arrogance will cost ICT CS, Joe Mucheru, in future, accuses him of mismanaging the Huduma system and planning to bungle elections.

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Political analysts say Mombasa gubernatorial race will be shaped by aspirants’ financial muscle, upcountry vote support and party affiliations.

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Ford Kenya leader, Moses Wetangula, accuses National Treasury CS, Ukur Yatani, of releasing 'fake' statistics on the growth of the economy, inflation and unemployment. 

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Former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, holds second digital rally, mobilises youth to vote him in as President in the August 9 polls.

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Western Kenya leaders allied to DP William Ruto ask him to revive Mumias Sugar Company in his first 100 days in office should he be elected President on August 9.

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IEBC dismisses a list of County Directors making rounds on social media, the list indicated that 40 per cent of the office holders are from the same ethnic community.

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University don, X.N Iraki, argues that as long as the President and running mate are tied at the hip by the Constitution, the current squabbles between Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are inevitable in the future.

 

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Former Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, says no one will stop him from contesting for the Mombasa top seat, adds that the county does not belong to one political party.

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High Court declines to reinstate the Elections Campaign Financing Act that capped amount of money politicians can spend on their campaigns.

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UDA aspirants from Nakuru County who did not make it past the nominations stage resolve to remain in the party and back DP William Ruto's presidential bid.

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Political parties rush to beat the Monday, May 9, 11:59pm deadline to ensure they are two-thirds gender rule compliant in their nominations failure to which they will be barred from participating in August polls.

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Safina presidential hopeful, Jimi Wanjigi, launches a digital campaign that allows him to interact with voters for one hour daily via popular messaging app, WhatsApp.

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UDA to conduct direct nominations for Kiambaa Constituency and Nairobi South Ward on Sunday, May 8, National Elections Board chair, Anthony Mwaura, announces.

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DP William Ruto says ANC's Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya's Moses Wetang’ula have no problem with missing out on top positions in Kenya Kwanza alliance.

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Agriculture CS, Peter Munya, remains optimistic that he will land a top position in Raila Odinga's government should the former Prime Minister be elected as President, asks for prayers.

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Machakos gubernatorial aspirant, Wavinya Ndeti Oduwole, says she will prioritise the challenges faced by women and children in the county once elected in August.

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Senior Counsel, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, argues that Martha Karua, Peter Kenneth and Peter Munya have zero chances of deputising Raila Odinga in Azimio, says Mt Kenya cannot have two centers of power.

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Interior CS, Fred Matiang'i, says DP William Ruto has been provoking him with sentiments on job description, adds he has been keeping his cool but things are getting out of hand.

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Wiper leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, and former Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, denied permit to hold a public rally at the Tononoka Grounds in Mombasa.

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A family in Mombasa accuses Mike Sonko of falsely claiming a grave belonging to their mother belonged to his maternal mother, tells him to practice decency in politics.

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Businesswoman Agnes Kagure to contest for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat as an independent candidate after failing to clinch Jubilee Party's ticket.

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Exiled lawyer, Miguna Miguna, says a repeat of ODM primaries in Westlands will aid the party in imposing Tim Wanyonyi on the residents, says Michael Gumo should be given the ticket.

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Azimio selection panel searching for Raila Odinga's running mate says it will only engage willing candidates after Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka called for negotiations.

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CS Peter Munya and governor Lee Kinyanjui nominated by their parties for the running mate position in Azimio La Umoja, selection panel adds them to the list of applicants. 

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Former Kiambu governor, William Kabogo, promises to minimise the cost of doing business in the county especially for MSMEs should he win the county's top seat in August.