Election Tracker - Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 6:20 am

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Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant, Mike Sonko, says he turned down a direct nomination by DP William Ruto's UDA to run for the Nairobi gubernatorial post.

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Women drawn from the larger Tharaka Nithi county step up calls to have Narc Kenya leader, Martha Karua, picked as Raila Odinga's running mate.

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Prof Peter Kagwanja says politicians should run clean campaigns devoid of voter bribery, asks them to remain true to servant leadership. 

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Ex-Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, and his deputy Polycarp Igathe put aside their differences, agree to work together under Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party.

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Aden Duale claims President Uhuru Kenyatta is playing delay tactics in power transfer by failing to appoint Secretary to the Cabinet who will oversee the assumption of office by next President.

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Azimio La Umoja presidential hopeful, Raila Odinga, says his government will prioritize the fight against corruption and debt lowering as well as stabilising the economy.

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Migori gubernatorial hopeful on ODM ticket, Ochilo Ayacko, drops 2017 ally and close friend, Lucas Mosenda, picks academician as running mate in the August 9 polls.

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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) warns aspirants against falling prey to con artists purporting to issue party nomination certificates at a fee.

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Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, says her office has cleared 5,471 aspirants to contest as independent candidates in the August 9 election

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Incumbent Mogotio MP, Daniel Tuituek, resigns from United Democratic Alliance (UDA) after losing in primaries, to run as an independent candidate.

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Professional Women of Nairobi caucus endorse Narc Kenya's Martha Wangari Karua as the Azimio La Umoja coalition presidential running mate.

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Senator Johnson Sakaja says he settled on banker James Njoroge Muchiri as his gubernatorial running mate as he easily connects with the people of Nairobi.

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Former Machakos First Lady, Lilian Ng'ang'a, advises politicians to take care of their mental health and brace for rejections after elections.

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Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant, Polycarp Igathe, says he resigned from the Deputy Governor post over fears of being part of a cartel that runs City Hall.

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Jubilee Director of Elections, Kanini Kega, denies that the party refused to nominate Kangema MP, Muturi Kigano, because of his advanced age.

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Jubilee Party says it has not issued nomination certificates to individuals who won in the party primaries, notes the exercise will take place by Thursday, April 28.

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A section of leaders from Mt Kenya East want DP William Ruto to pick National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, as his running mate in the August 9 polls.

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Jubilee says an earlier agreement with Azimio La Umoja affiliate parties led to the withdrawal of Kevin Kioko alias Bahati's nomination certificate.

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Residents of Nyalenda Ward in Kisumu county protest the decision by ODM to cancel the nomination results, accuse the party of trying to impose a candidate.

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Bonchari MP, Pavel Oimeke, bows out of the 2022 General Election after losing in the ODM primaries, he had only served for 15 months.

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The Service Party (TSP) issues Kipipiri parliamentary nomination certificate to Kiragu Muriithi, to face off with National Assembly Majority Leader, Amos Kimunya.

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Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, says a ticket of Raila Odinga and himself is one that cannot be defeated, argues they have never lost an election together.

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A group of women from Kirinyaga county pressure DP William Ruto to pick governor Anne Waiguru as his running mate in the August 9 polls.

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United Democratic Alliance (UDA) issues nomination certificates to aspirants who emerged victorious in the April 14 primaries.

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Mombasa gubernatorial hopeful, Hassan Omar Hassan, says should he be elected on August 9, he will make the coastal county a model human rights county.

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Raila Odinga and his team holds a roundtable discussion with thought leaders at the Centre for Global Development in Washington DC.

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NCIC, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions clash over the failure to charge Meru Senator Mithika Linturi in a hate speech case.

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Musalia Mudavadi presents nomination certificates to 1,800 candidates who will fly the ANC flag in the August 9th General Election.

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Azimio la Umoja names 7-member team to sit in the panel to come up with a suitable candidate to be Raila Odinga's running mate.

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Lawyer Paul Makokha to vie for the Mumias East Parliamentary seat on a Ford Asili ticket.

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Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu drops her gubernatorial bid, agrees to support Azimio flag-bearer Polycarp Igathe.

 

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Azimio-OKA presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga concludes his US visit, which he cut short to return home and mourn the late President Mwai Kibaki

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Senator Charles Kibiru to fly Jubilee party's gubernatorial ticket in Kirinyaga county after striking a deal with the deputy governor Peter Ndambiri.

 

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Kakamega Deputy Governor Prof. Philip Kutima ditches Azimio for Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza.

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Azimio-OKA flag-bearer Raila Odinga pledges to address unemployment and cost of living in his first 100 days in office.