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Kenya: 46 Presidential Candidates Going Independent in August Election
Capital FM, 3 May 2022
Forty-six presidential candidates are among 7,212 independent candidates cleared to vie in the August 9 General Election. Read more »
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Kenya: Odinga Explains Kenyatta's Absence in His Mt Kenya Campaigns
Capital FM, 3 May 2022
Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga concluded his two-day tour of the Mt Kenya region by meeting the coalition aspirants in Kiambu on… Read more »
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Kenya: Abdulswamad Most Preferred Gubernatorial Candidate in Mombasa - Tifa Poll
Capital FM, 3 May 2022
Mvita legislator Abdulswamad Nassir is the most preferred gubernatorial candidate in Mombasa County, a new survey conducted by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) shows. Read more »
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Kenya: Odinga Most Preferred Presidential Candidate in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Makueni - Tifa
Capital FM, 3 May 2022
Azimio La Umoja -One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga is the most preferred candidate in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Makueni counties in the upcoming August 9 polls, according… Read more »
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Kenya: Sakaja Preferred Candidate for Nairobi Governorship with 23% - Poll
Capital FM, 3 May 2022
With less than 100 days to the General Election, 53 percent of Nairobians don't know the candidate they will vote for as governor in the August 9 polls, a new poll conducted by… Read more »
Kenya Registers 46 Independent Candidates For August Poll
The Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu, has confirmed that 46 presidential candidates have been cleared to run as independents in the August 9, 2023 general election, making it the highest number to ever apply for the top seat.
Out of the 7,212 independent candidates, 106 are aspirant governors, 147 senators, 110 women representatives, 958 members of the national assembly and 5,845 members of the county assembly.
The number has beaten the 2017 figure of 4,000 independent candidates, reports Laban Wanambisi for Capital FM.
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Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commission recently listed 23 counties that are considered potential violence hotspots ahead of the country's August 2022 elections. ... Read more »
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Cai Nebe for Deutsche Welle reports that the run-up to elections, such as the August 9, 2022, general election, carries a certain sense of foreboding for aspiring politicians and ... Read more »
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The Supreme Court has sounded the death knell for the constitutional amendment process, popularly referred to as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), by ruling that it was unco Read more »
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The recent party nomination of Deputy president William Ruto as a presidential candidate sets the stage for a tight race in elections scheduled for early August 2022. Read more »
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