Independent candidates in rush to beat IEBC deadline

Some of the aspirants who lost out in the just concluded party nominations line up at the office of Registrar of political parties offices in Nairobi to be cleared to run as independents in the August election. (Photo: David Njaaga/Standard)

The police and electoral officials Tuesday had a hard time controlling thousands of politicians who wanted to be cleared to run as independents.

Police officers backed by security guards had to lock the gate to the office of Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u to control those who accessed the premises.