Governors cleared to defend their seats

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho (left) displays his clearance certificate with his running mate William Kazungu after they were cleared by IEBC returning officer Nancy Wanjiko Kariuki. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

The electoral agency Thursday cleared a number of governors to defend their seats, signifying the beginning of a titanic battle across the country.

The most titillating confrontation was set off in Kakamega where the deputy party leaders of two National Super Alliance (NASA) affiliate parties are entangled in a do-or-die duel as they fight for control of Western region’s seat of power.