Battle looms as Embakasi, Wajir polls near D-day

Aspirants who lost in the 2017 General Election form the majority of the 15 candidates cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to vie for the Embakasi South by-election on April 5.

Among the 15 are two women determined to win in the constituency that has five wards - Kwa Reuben, Pipeline, Kwa Njenga, Imara Daima and Kware with a population of over 300,000 residents, but only 150,000 registered voters, according to IEBC. They are Roseline Awino (MTP), Rameshchandaraia Gorasia (DP), Urbanas Kalumba(PNU), Augustine Kavindu(GCK), Samuel Masaki (FPK), Julius Musili (WDM-K), Zablon Minyonga (KNC) and Alexander Mulatya (MCC).