Reprieve for independent aspirants as IEBC clears air on deadline

Ezekiel Obonyo of Registrar for Political parties with the various aspirants at the at the Register of political parties offices,Lion's Place,Westlands,Nairobi, to be cleared to run as independent Tharaka Nithi Gubernaterial candidate in the August poll, ahead of the slated deadline .PHOTO/Elvis Ogina (STANDARD} May 05, 2017

Aspirants seeking to run as independent candidates have until Monday to obtain clearance from the electoral commission.

Hundreds of politicians have been flocking the office of the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) in Nairobi to submit their applications.