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MCA or Senator? Why allure of political jobs is hard to resist

Recent reports from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) show that some 40,000 aspirants are eyeing the Member of County Assembly (MCA) position in the August 8 elections.

With a total of 1,450 wards in the country represented by the MCAs, this works out to an average of nearly 28 aspirants per ward.

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