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Court gives independent candidates lifeline

Justice Anthony Mrima. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The High Court has quashed a requirement that independent presidential hopefuls present signatures from a specified number of supporters before they are cleared to vie.

The order by Justice Anthony Mrima did not direct Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to include the names of the independent candidates on the ballot. It only declared sections of the elections act as unconstitutional.

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