Election Countdown: 172 days to go
Election timelines and activities
| Activity | Timeline |
| Resignation of public officers intending to vie for elective posts | 9th February, 2022 |
| Political Parties to submit party membership lists to the IEBC | 9th April, 2022. |
| Political parties intending to present candidates in the election to submit the names of persons contesting in the party primaries, the date and venues of the primaries | 9th April, 2022 |
| A political party intending to present candidates through direct nominations or party primaries to submit the names of the persons nominated to contest in the election to the IEBC. | 28th April, 2022 |
| Candidates intending to participate in this election as independent candidates to submit their names and symbols they intend to use during the election to the IEBC | 2nd May, 2022 |
| IEBC to publish in the Gazette, the names and symbols of persons intending to contest in the election as independent candidates | 13th May, 2022. |
| Presidential candidates deliver to IEBC a list of at least 2,000 voters registered in each of a majority of the counties | 23rd May, 2022 |
| Days for the nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the Presidential Election | 29th May, 2022 to 6th June, 2022. |
| Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the National Assembly Elections | 29th May, 2022 to 31st May, 2022 |
| Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the Senate Elections | 29th May, 2022 to 31st May, 2022 |
| Official campaign period | 29th May, 2022 – 6th August, 2022 |
| Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Woman Member to the National Assembly elections. | 1st June, 2022 to 3rd June, 2022. |
| Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Assembly Elections | 1st June, 2022 to 7th June, 2022. |
| Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Governor Elections. | 4th June, 2022 to 7th June, 2022 |
| Lodging and determination of disputes arising from nominations | 9th June, 2022 |
| Political parties participating in the General Election to submit their Party List to IEBC | 25th June, 2022 |
| Political parties and candidates to appoint and submit to the IEBC the names of the County Tallying Centre Election Agents | 25th July, 2022 |
| For presidential elections, political parties and candidates to appoint and submit the names of the National and Constituency Chief Election Agents to IEBC | 25th July, 2022 |
| General Election day | 9th August, 2022 |
Significant political event of the week: Equity Bank Suffers DRC Backlash Over Ruto’s Comments
Equity Group Holdings’ DRC business faces a backlash from a section of citizens of the country over controversial comments made by Deputy President William Ruto.
Ruto has been the subject of protests from a section of DRC residents including top diplomats and social media personalities for comments they deemed offensive and demeaning to their country.
Speaking in Kiswahili at a campaign event, Ruto was calling for Kenya to look to explore new markets for livestock and dairy products – and referenced the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stating that “a country of 90 million doesn’t have a single cow”.
If elected, Ruto has to contend with reconciling relations with the DRC following the remarks made.
(Source: Business Today)
Next upcoming significant event: Political Parties to submit party membership lists to the IEBC on 9th April 2022.