A record 7,200 independent candidates, among them 46 presidential candidates had by last evening been cleared to vie in the August 9 General Election.
It was a beehive of activities at the Registrar of Political Parties’ temporary base at Westlands Primary School grounds yesterday as more candidates rushed to beat the deadline.
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Record 7,200 to run as independent candidates
A record 7,200 independent candidates, among them 46 presidential candidates had by last evening been cleared to vie in the August 9 General Election.
It was a beehive of activities at the Registrar of Political Parties’ temporary base at Westlands Primary School grounds yesterday as more candidates rushed to beat the deadline.
Nderitu also confirmed that by last evening, 46 presidential candidates had been cleared to run as independents, making it the highest number to ever apply for the top seat.
The presidential candidates cleared include perennial contestant Nazlin Omar. Others are Nixon Kukubo, Muthiora Kariara who vied in 2017 as a running-mate, gospel artiste Reuben Kigame and former Presbyterian Church of East Africa Moderator David Githii.
At least 7,300 had been cleared by Sunday evening, I expect the number to go up as more seek to beat the deadline,” Nderitu said.
By Fred Azelwa.