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More than 900 aspirants seek consent to run as independent candidates

Ballot boxes and other election materials at Moi Secondary School in Nakuru on March 2, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

More than 900 aspirants have so far applied to run as independent candidates in the August 9 General Election amid fears that party primaries scheduled for early next month will be manipulated.  

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