Election Countdown: 73 days to go

27 May 2022
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〜 by Kennedy Osore

Election timelines and activities

Activity	Timeline
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the Presidential Election	29^th May, 2022 to 6^th June, 2022.
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the National Assembly Elections	29^th May, 2022 to 31^st May, 2022
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the Senate Elections	29^th May, 2022 to 31^st May, 2022
Official campaign period.	29^thMay, 2022 – 6^th August, 2022
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Woman Member to the National Assembly elections.	1^st June, 2022 to 3^rd June, 2022.
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Assembly Elections	1^st June to 7^th June, 2022.
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for the County Governor Elections.	4^th June to 7^th June, 2022
Lodging and determination of disputes arising from nominations	9^th June, 2022
Political parties participating in the General Election to submit their Party List to IEBC	25^th June, 2022
Political parties and candidates to appoint and submit to the IEBC the names of the County Tallying Centre Election Agents	25^th July, 2022
For presidential elections, political parties and candidates to be appointed and submit the names of the National and Constituency Chief Election Agents to IEBC.	25^th July, 2022
General Election day	9th August, 2022

Significant political event of the week:

Deputy President William Ruto asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to forgive him during the National Prayer Breakfast that was held at Safari Park this week on Thursday.

Speaking during the prayer breakfast, Dr Ruto acknowledged he had fallen short of his boss’s expectations and said he had also forgiven others who had hurt him.

President Kenyatta, on the other hand, said he looked forward to peace and enjoyment as he heads into retirement.

It was noticeable that the two leaders did not share a table during the event.

Next upcoming significant event:

The official campaign period commences on 29th May, 2022.
Nomination of political party candidates and independent candidates for:
- Presidential Elections;
- National Assembly Elections – Members of Parliament
- Senate Elections – Senators