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Controversy surrounding EALA nominees deepens

Controversy surrounding Kenyan nominees to the regional assembly deepened Thursday, with an applicant filing a petition in court to stop Parliament from going ahead with the election.

Activist Okiya Omtata argued that Parliament has allocated all the nine slots to political parties and locked out independent candidates who also want to serve the country at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).

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