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Zoning an affront to aspirants, democracy

Azimio la Umoja One-Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

With just 39 days to the August 9 General Election, major political coalitions are grappling with the headache of zoning for outright wins.  

Clearly, formation of coalitions in a bid to whittle down presidential candidates was the easy part, but the fielding of candidates, especially at the parliamentary level, presents a conundrum for the coalitions.

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